1 Ministry Question Podcast

On this episode of the 1 Ministry Question podcast, Todd Adkins and Dan Iten discuss how to and how not to run an internship program.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 18

"Interns aren't free or cheap labor. From a time perspective and an investment perspective they shouldn't be.""Interns are a great way to develop new people and recruit staff.""Competency is developed through knowledge, experience, and coaching. Those elements make a good internship program.""You should have a job description for the intern of what they are going to be working on in specific roles.""Try and create a community of interns."

On this episode of the 1 Ministry Question podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im discuss what a healthy annual review process looks like.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 17

"Within every church, this review process has to flow from the top.""Helping them understand the posture of the review is important.""This is a great opportunity to have an annual reenlistment approach.""An annual performance review, if you have paid staff, is a healthy practice for both you as an employer and manager and for your team member.""Self-reflection is vitally important to the review process.""Individuals don't quit organizations, they quit managers.""Are you creating a culture where people feel free to share and to have healthy communication in every direction?"

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“Rapid Recruiting and Ministry Realignment” includes Job Descriptions and Ministry Audits

On this episode of the 1 Ministry Question podcast, Todd Adkins and Dan Iten are joined by Mark Satterfield. They discuss how to fire a volunteer who is not performing well in the role they are in.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 16

"Take a hard look at your volunteer recruitment process, and maybe you need to fire your game plan.""It's really easy to blame a volunteer not doing their job, but there is an excellent chance we have set them up for failure, not success.""You might not be clear on what you are asking them to do.""Sometimes we want to fire people because they aren't doing it the way we want them to do it.""Annually, do a review with every volunteer."

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“Rapid Recruiting and Ministry Realignment” includes Job Descriptions and Ministry Audits

On this episode of the 1 Ministry Question podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im discuss good conflict resolution.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 15

"You've got to have the courage to confront.""As the leader, you want to be the one who is setting the tone for the culture of your church, your staff, or the group of leaders you are leading.""We are not ever going to get it 100% right where there is a complete absence of conflict.""Conflict often comes up when you are trying to advocate for change."

On this episode of the 1 Ministry Question podcast, Todd Adkins and Dan Iten are joined by Mark Satterfield. They discuss what makes a good lead pastor and executive pastor relationship.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 14

"If you trust one another you are going to be able to have hard conversations, and hard conversations are just part of the journey.""The lead pastor and the executive pastor both have to assume the best.""You can't work in isolation. You have to be able to work together and have a level of collaboration.""It's good to know what the long term plan is for that number two guy.""From a really practical perspective, whether it is a volunteer or a staff person, it is so critical for the lead pastor and this person in the number two role to have really clear boundaries about what is in whose job description."

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"Second in Command: The Misunderstood Role of the Chief Operating Officer" from the Harvard Business Review

On this episode of the 1 Ministry Question podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im discuss how you determine God's calling on your life as a minister.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 13

"All of us are called to know God and be known by Him fully.""I would stand firmly against the notion that some are called and some aren't.""God is saying He has uniquely talented you and here is now the role that He wants you to play in the Kingdom.""Don't make any huge decisions without first spending time with Jesus."

On this episode of the 1 Ministry Question podcast, Todd Adkins and Dan Iten discuss how you balance the responsibility of leading the church and also being a vulnerable active member of the church.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 12

"Ministry is life and life is ministry, and your role within the church as a professional staff person is something that we've made up in the last 50 years.""Often we don't see a healthy balance of people being able to lead the church and being vulnerable with the people they lead.""A leader that is humble and shows humility to their congregation is inspiring.""There are ways to share that there is something you need prayer for without sharing confidential information.""It's important to be in biblical community, but it is also important to choose wisely who is in that community."

On this episode of the 1 Ministry Question podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im discuss how you balance running a church professionally, but keep from people thinking the church is too businesslike.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 11

"There are two examples of a church leader in Scripture. One is a shepherd, one is a steward.""You could say your role as a church leader is to create and cultivate culture that reflects Jesus.""You can't get away from the professional side of it because that is stewardship."

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90 Second Leadership - What is Your Leadership Style?

On this episode of the 1 Ministry Question podcast, Todd Adkins and Dan Iten discuss how to lead and work with people you don't like.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 10

"It's OK to like some people more than others. It's not OK to have that posture that is visible.""When push comes to shove, you are the leader and you are called to help them become who God created them to be to equip the saints for the ministry.""The smaller your congregation is, the more expectations there are that you are going to like everybody.""If their work is satisfactory, then you owe it to yourself and to them to take a good hard look at what it is you find so irritating.""First, get to know them outside of the ministry context.""Learning something from them puts you in a humble position."

On this episode of the 1 Ministry Question podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im discuss how to lead a church through culture change when many are resisting it.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 9

"Keepers of the status quo will always be with us.""Too many of us are people pleasers, and because we want to please we don't like it when people resist.""Meet with anybody that has a problem, listen to them, but don't spend all your time there. Spend your time with people who are ready for change.""It's not your job to keep everybody. It is your job to lead forward in a way that is healthy and growing as many people toward God as possible.""Don't underestimate the power of story."

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Leading Change by John Kotter

The Heart of Change by John Kotter