5 Leadership Questions Podcast on Church Leadership with Todd Adkins and Dan Iten

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins spoke with Louie Giglio who is the lead pastor of Passion City Church, founder of the Passion movement and conferences, author, and speaker. Louie is best known for his work with college students and young adults and his passion for Christ to be proclaimed and to save lives. The Passion conferences draw tens of thousands of students each year with no sign of decline and they have changed and shaped the lives of many of Christianity’s rising leaders. Louie’s new book, The Comeback uses story and teaching to show that it is never too late for God to use someone and His grace sufficient always. You will hear Louie’s passion, his insights, and curiosity and drive to keep growing.

BEST QUOTES

“When you can’t start over you can start again.”

“The best leaders learn from anything and anybody.”

“Curiosity is the key to genius.”

“If you meet people who are dialed into Netflix every night and aren’t very good question askers they probably aren’t going to revolutionize very much.”

“The greatest leaders are the curious ones.”

“Dissatisfied customers are terrorists to your organization.”

“You don’t go to work to do a job; you go to work to be excellent.”

“Leaders don’t do exceptional things, they do ordinary things exceptionally well.”

“You just don’t want static people in your organization.”

“Out of galvanized vision you usually see exponential expansion.”

“Leading in the pastoral role is humbly remembering that God put me here in this moment to lead.”

“We’ve tried to wire change into our culture. We need to incubate a culture of change.”

“If the gospel is real then people are going to come from death to life. If people come from death to life then there will be a whole lot more people in our mix. And if there are more people in our mix a whole lot of things will have to change.”

“The gospel is the engine of your church.”

“The systems are where the growth potential is for everything.”

“You gain ground when you write things down.”

“Most leaders forget to include themselves in the leadership equation of the home.”

“What women want, I think, is a guy who has a clue where they’re going and where they’re family is going.”

“Don’t try to get the mic, try to have something to say.”

“Every great thing that’s ever happened has required patience.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

The Comeback by Louie Giglio

Passion Conferences

Passion City Church

Horst Schulze

Bill Hybels

It's a new year and maybe you have new prospects - a new job or a promotion on the horizon. Well, we want to help you get off tot the strongest start possible. In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Jenni Catron, and I discuss what it takes to start a new position or a new job well. We ask the following questions.

* What is so important about getting off to a strong start as a new employee/leader?

* How can someone make a good first impression when starting a new position?

* What are some common mistakes people make when starting a new role or position?

* What are the significant differences between starting at different levels or in different kinds of organizations (Executive vs. Mid-level; Ministry vs. Business)?

* How long does someone have as the “new person” and how should they take advantage of that status?

BEST QUOTES

“What does it look like for me to be authentically who I am?”

“Talking about your previous experience is not necessarily part of starting well. We want to know you want to be here.”

“You’re proving yourself in those first days.”

“Self awareness and understanding how people perceive you is increasingly so important for leaders.”

“Even in a leadership seat it’s normal to worry about ‘do they like me?’”

“Attack the job you have with vigor.”

“Come in with a learning posture, but don’t make somebody else do your job.”

“Show up on time.”

“Leaders set the pace.”

“Don’t assume you fully understand the culture.”

“People make the mistake of not finding out enough information before they start.”

“In the marketplace productivity is usually first. In ministry relationships tend to be first.”

“Your feelings don’t matter quite as much as doing good work, so do better work.”

“If you’re hired as an employee you’re really only worried about yourself. If you’re hired as a leader you’re worried about your job and connecting with everybody under you.”

“You get the space to ask the questions that might stir the culture in a good way.”

“A person in a new position’s aim should be to take full advantage of it for as short a time as possible.”

“Ask your boss for a 90-day review.”

“Take the initiative to seek feedback and clarity on expectations.”

“Speak into the expectations or else you’re subject to the tacit ones that already exist.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

The First 90 Days – Michael Watkins

Primal Leadership – Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, & Annie McKee

 

It’s a new year and maybe you have new prospects – a new job or a promotion on the horizon. Well, we want to help you get off tot the strongest start possible. In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Jenni Catron, and I discuss what it takes to start a new position or a new job well. We ask the following questions.

* What is so important about getting off to a strong start as a new employee/leader?

* How can someone make a good first impression when starting a new position?

* What are some common mistakes people make when starting a new role or position?

* What are the significant differences between starting at different levels or in different kinds of organizations (Executive vs. Mid-level; Ministry vs. Business)?

* How long does someone have as the “new person” and how should they take advantage of that status?

BEST QUOTES

“What does it look like for me to be authentically who I am?”

“Talking about your previous experience is not necessarily part of starting well. We want to know you want to be here.”

“You’re proving yourself in those first days.”

“Self awareness and understanding how people perceive you is increasingly so important for leaders.”

“Even in a leadership seat it’s normal to worry about ‘do they like me?’”

“Attack the job you have with vigor.”

“Come in with a learning posture, but don’t make somebody else do your job.”

“Show up on time.”

“Leaders set the pace.”

“Don’t assume you fully understand the culture.”

“People make the mistake of not finding out enough information before they start.”

“In the marketplace productivity is usually first. In ministry relationships tend to be first.”

“Your feelings don’t matter quite as much as doing good work, so do better work.”

“If you’re hired as an employee you’re really only worried about yourself. If you’re hired as a leader you’re worried about your job and connecting with everybody under you.”

“You get the space to ask the questions that might stir the culture in a good way.”

“A person in a new position’s aim should be to take full advantage of it for as short a time as possible.”

“Ask your boss for a 90-day review.”

“Take the initiative to seek feedback and clarity on expectations.”

“Speak into the expectations or else you’re subject to the tacit ones that already exist.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

The First 90 Days – Michael Watkins

Primal Leadership – Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, & Annie McKee

 

It’s a new year and maybe you have new prospects – a new job or a promotion on the horizon. Well, we want to help you get off tot the strongest start possible. In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Jenni Catron, and I discuss what it takes to start a new position or a new job well. We ask the following questions.

* What is so important about getting off to a strong start as a new employee/leader?

* How can someone make a good first impression when starting a new position?

* What are some common mistakes people make when starting a new role or position?

* What are the significant differences between starting at different levels or in different kinds of organizations (Executive vs. Mid-level; Ministry vs. Business)?

* How long does someone have as the “new person” and how should they take advantage of that status?

BEST QUOTES

“What does it look like for me to be authentically who I am?”

“Talking about your previous experience is not necessarily part of starting well. We want to know you want to be here.”

“You’re proving yourself in those first days.”

“Self awareness and understanding how people perceive you is increasingly so important for leaders.”

“Even in a leadership seat it’s normal to worry about ‘do they like me?’”

“Attack the job you have with vigor.”

“Come in with a learning posture, but don’t make somebody else do your job.”

“Show up on time.”

“Leaders set the pace.”

“Don’t assume you fully understand the culture.”

“People make the mistake of not finding out enough information before they start.”

“In the marketplace productivity is usually first. In ministry relationships tend to be first.”

“Your feelings don’t matter quite as much as doing good work, so do better work.”

“If you’re hired as an employee you’re really only worried about yourself. If you’re hired as a leader you’re worried about your job and connecting with everybody under you.”

“You get the space to ask the questions that might stir the culture in a good way.”

“A person in a new position’s aim should be to take full advantage of it for as short a time as possible.”

“Ask your boss for a 90-day review.”

“Take the initiative to seek feedback and clarity on expectations.”

“Speak into the expectations or else you’re subject to the tacit ones that already exist.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

The First 90 Days – Michael Watkins

Primal Leadership – Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, & Annie McKee

 

In this, the first episode of 5 Leadership Questions released in 2016, we are starting with a bang. We talked with Donald Miller, the best-selling author of several books most notably Blue Like Jazz and most recently Scary Close. On top of being a gifted author, Don started a company called Story Brand that works with many of the world's leading companies to help them find and communicate their message, identity, and story. If you are in leadership this conversation will very likely reframe how you want to communicate your organizations purpose and vision. It is insightful, deep, eye-opening, and enjoyable. It will get your 2016 started well.

BEST QUOTES

“We experienced rapid growth based on clarifying our message.”

“Willie Nelson said ‘weigh your press, don’t read it.’”

“Clarity is everything.”

“Story is random events organized and submitted to principles and rules that make sense to the human brain.”

“Story hijacks the human brain.”

“The magic of a great writer isn’t what they say; it’s what they don’t say.”

“The enemy of a great story is clutter.”

“What we really do with companies is help them filter their messaging down to the core narrative that people will engage.”

“Story may be something that originated from the facts of our existence, which would parallel the gospel.”

“A perfect villain is a character that embodies all the things you most fear about yourself.”

“The hero has redeemed their suffering but the villain is bitter about it and seeking vengeance.”

“I’m a big fan of formulas. In my twenties I hated them, in my forties I love them.”

“I think it’s a great calling of humanity to create order out of chaos.”

“If you position yourself as the hero of the story you will lose.”

“My story is no longer going to be about me. My story is going to be about serving the narrative of people around me.”

“If you’re serving others, if you’re loving others, if you’re caring for others your organization wins in the end.”

“One of the values we have here at LifeWay is making heroes out of church leaders.”

“Leadership development isn’t a program or a product; it’s really a relationship.”

“The two things the guide must have are resonance and authority.”

“I staffed my flaws.”

“I’ve made the mistake many times of projecting my own skill set onto others.”

“Emphasize your core values and people self-regulate whether they should be on board or not.”

“Leaders have to be the biggest servants and they get the least credit.”

“I forget how much leadership is a service industry.”

“In narrative people do not grow or improve in character unless they’re in pain. It’s true in story because it’s true in life.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

StoryBrand.com

StoryBrand.com/Trump

Scary Close

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

The Seven Basic Plots – Christopher Booker

Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need - Blake Snyder

In this, the first episode of 5 Leadership Questions released in 2016, we are starting with a bang. We talked with Donald Miller, the best-selling author of several books most notably Blue Like Jazz and most recently Scary Close. On top of being a gifted author, Don started a company called Story Brand that works with many of the world’s leading companies to help them find and communicate their message, identity, and story. If you are in leadership this conversation will very likely reframe how you want to communicate your organizations purpose and vision. It is insightful, deep, eye-opening, and enjoyable. It will get your 2016 started well.

BEST QUOTES

“We experienced rapid growth based on clarifying our message.”

“Willie Nelson said ‘weigh your press, don’t read it.’”

“Clarity is everything.”

“Story is random events organized and submitted to principles and rules that make sense to the human brain.”

“Story hijacks the human brain.”

“The magic of a great writer isn’t what they say; it’s what they don’t say.”

“The enemy of a great story is clutter.”

“What we really do with companies is help them filter their messaging down to the core narrative that people will engage.”

“Story may be something that originated from the facts of our existence, which would parallel the gospel.”

“A perfect villain is a character that embodies all the things you most fear about yourself.”

“The hero has redeemed their suffering but the villain is bitter about it and seeking vengeance.”

“I’m a big fan of formulas. In my twenties I hated them, in my forties I love them.”

“I think it’s a great calling of humanity to create order out of chaos.”

“If you position yourself as the hero of the story you will lose.”

“My story is no longer going to be about me. My story is going to be about serving the narrative of people around me.”

“If you’re serving others, if you’re loving others, if you’re caring for others your organization wins in the end.”

“One of the values we have here at LifeWay is making heroes out of church leaders.”

“Leadership development isn’t a program or a product; it’s really a relationship.”

“The two things the guide must have are resonance and authority.”

“I staffed my flaws.”

“I’ve made the mistake many times of projecting my own skill set onto others.”

“Emphasize your core values and people self-regulate whether they should be on board or not.”

“Leaders have to be the biggest servants and they get the least credit.”

“I forget how much leadership is a service industry.”

“In narrative people do not grow or improve in character unless they’re in pain. It’s true in story because it’s true in life.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

StoryBrand.com

StoryBrand.com/Trump

Scary Close

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

The Seven Basic Plots – Christopher Booker

Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need – Blake Snyder

In this, the first episode of 5 Leadership Questions released in 2016, we are starting with a bang. We talked with Donald Miller, the best-selling author of several books most notably Blue Like Jazz and most recently Scary Close. On top of being a gifted author, Don started a company called Story Brand that works with many of the world’s leading companies to help them find and communicate their message, identity, and story. If you are in leadership this conversation will very likely reframe how you want to communicate your organizations purpose and vision. It is insightful, deep, eye-opening, and enjoyable. It will get your 2016 started well.

BEST QUOTES

“We experienced rapid growth based on clarifying our message.”

“Willie Nelson said ‘weigh your press, don’t read it.’”

“Clarity is everything.”

“Story is random events organized and submitted to principles and rules that make sense to the human brain.”

“Story hijacks the human brain.”

“The magic of a great writer isn’t what they say; it’s what they don’t say.”

“The enemy of a great story is clutter.”

“What we really do with companies is help them filter their messaging down to the core narrative that people will engage.”

“Story may be something that originated from the facts of our existence, which would parallel the gospel.”

“A perfect villain is a character that embodies all the things you most fear about yourself.”

“The hero has redeemed their suffering but the villain is bitter about it and seeking vengeance.”

“I’m a big fan of formulas. In my twenties I hated them, in my forties I love them.”

“I think it’s a great calling of humanity to create order out of chaos.”

“If you position yourself as the hero of the story you will lose.”

“My story is no longer going to be about me. My story is going to be about serving the narrative of people around me.”

“If you’re serving others, if you’re loving others, if you’re caring for others your organization wins in the end.”

“One of the values we have here at LifeWay is making heroes out of church leaders.”

“Leadership development isn’t a program or a product; it’s really a relationship.”

“The two things the guide must have are resonance and authority.”

“I staffed my flaws.”

“I’ve made the mistake many times of projecting my own skill set onto others.”

“Emphasize your core values and people self-regulate whether they should be on board or not.”

“Leaders have to be the biggest servants and they get the least credit.”

“I forget how much leadership is a service industry.”

“In narrative people do not grow or improve in character unless they’re in pain. It’s true in story because it’s true in life.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

StoryBrand.com

StoryBrand.com/Trump

Scary Close

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

The Seven Basic Plots – Christopher Booker

Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need – Blake Snyder

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and I talk with Cameron Strang, the founder and president of RELEVANT. RELEVANT is a magazine, website, and podcast reaching tens of millions pf people each month to help them change the world for Jesus. We had a fun and engaging conversation about the challenges of staying, well, relevant as culture changes and Christians age and about personally growing in character as leaders.

BEST QUOTES

“When things are digital it’s easier to start and easier to quit.”

“Some people have overnight success, but most don’t. Most people have to do a daily discipline of just sticking with it until something happens.”

“The lucky people usually work the hardest.”

“We’re learning from our audience every day. I know exactly what they want.”

“It’s important to have missional clarity and not just do low hanging fruit.”

“The leader is the one who takes it home.”

“Counseling has softened me and given e a better perspective on what’s really important.”

“My big thing is why? Why would Relevant do that?”

“Our mission is to empower a generation to change the world for Christ.”

“I don’t see the unknown of media as an obstacle; I see it as an opportunity.”

“Wonder lives at the frontiers of your ignorance.”

“Your struggling is going to make you better.”

“You stagnate when you get everything you want.”

“Dream dreams that are so big that without God you would fail.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

RELEVANT

Enneagram

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and I talk with Cameron Strang, the founder and president of RELEVANT. RELEVANT is a magazine, website, and podcast reaching tens of millions pf people each month to help them change the world for Jesus. We had a fun and engaging conversation about the challenges of staying, well, relevant as culture changes and Christians age and about personally growing in character as leaders.

BEST QUOTES

“When things are digital it’s easier to start and easier to quit.”

“Some people have overnight success, but most don’t. Most people have to do a daily discipline of just sticking with it until something happens.”

“The lucky people usually work the hardest.”

“We’re learning from our audience every day. I know exactly what they want.”

“It’s important to have missional clarity and not just do low hanging fruit.”

“The leader is the one who takes it home.”

“Counseling has softened me and given e a better perspective on what’s really important.”

“My big thing is why? Why would Relevant do that?”

“Our mission is to empower a generation to change the world for Christ.”

“I don’t see the unknown of media as an obstacle; I see it as an opportunity.”

“Wonder lives at the frontiers of your ignorance.”

“Your struggling is going to make you better.”

“You stagnate when you get everything you want.”

“Dream dreams that are so big that without God you would fail.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

RELEVANT

Enneagram