In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Dan Rockwell, better known as the Leadership Freak, joins Todd Adkins to talk about the importance and best practices of coaching. Every leader needs coaching, but is the right time and what does that look like? Rockwell is a ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
7 Enemies of Organizational Health - Ron Edmondson
Over the years of leading, Ron's observed a few things which can be the enemy of organizational health. They keep health from happening and – if not dealt with – can eventually destroy an organization – even a local church.
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3 Things to Remember When A Leader Falls –
Sometimes it seems like every time we turn around, there’s another church leader admitting moral failure. On the one hand, this shouldn’t surprise us. We’re each fallen human beings, one rebellious step away from making a decision like the Prodigal Son—to do it our way instead of ...
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How to Get and Keep Men in Small Groups –
Some men just don’t like small groups. I can’t blame them. Those of us who write about and train people to lead groups are guilty of asking a group leader to create an environment that would drive a man’s man to clean the house before attending a small group meeting.
A few ...
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5LQ Episode 85 – Trevin Wax –
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas speak with Trevin Wax. Trevin is the managing editor of The Gospel Project as well as a respected author and blogger. The Gospel Project is one of Lifeway's three primary lines of Bible study ...
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The Gospel Compels an Available Posture –
The word posture is defined like this: “position, condition, or state, as of affairs.”
In a physical sense, your posture is how you generally hold yourself. It’s not a static term, meaning that you always are sitting or standing or bending. All of us do those things a thousand ...
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Best Quotes from Together For The Gospel –
10,000 Pastors converged on Louisville, KY last week for 3 days of growing together in the Scriptures and the gospel at "Together for the Gospel 2016".
Here are some of the most powerful quotes from the gathering:
The martyrs did not die because they believed the gospel, they ...
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5LQ Episode 84 – Introverts in Leadership –
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper are joined by their teammate at lifeWay Leadership, Kevin Spratt, to talk about introverts in leadership and the distinct challenges, advantages, and disadvantages introverts have. Leadership is ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
How To Keep The People You're Reaching - Rick Warren
There are only two ways to experience net growth as a church: reach new people, and keep the people you reach. And you must focus on doing both of these.
Before You Send That Angry Email - Michael Hyatt
In any relationship, you ...
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Defining Missional Leadership –
The subjects "missional" and "leadership" have filled up books for many years. Over the last century, the terms have been paired in books, articles, and conferences. However, in all of my reading, listening and learning, I have not found an authoritative definition for the phrase ...
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4 Reasons to Believe in Young Leaders –
For a long time, I was the young leader. I took my first role on a church staff just before I turned 19. When I moved to Cincinnati to serve as student pastor, I flew into the airport and was too young to rent a car. I moved to Miami to serve as executive pastor of Christ ...
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5LQ Episode 83 – Faith Whatley –
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas talk with Faith Whatley, Director of Adult Ministries at Lifeway Christian Resources. Faith shares awesome stories of helping launch the first Beth Moore event Lifeway did and Living Proof Live when ...
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