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

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Jonathan Howe, the co-host and producer of Rainer on Leadership and The SBC This Week, about what it takes to start and run a successful podcast. Podcasting is booming as a medium and is a fresh way to share content and extend the reach of one’s influence. It is a great tool for leaders and organizations (or anyone with a particular interest). We answer the following questions:

* Why should someone start a podcast?

* What are some of the formats of podcasts for people to consider?

* How can someone choose the content and format that’s right for them?

* How do you host and launch a podcast?

* What are your favorite podcasts?

BEST QUOTES

“If you already have a blog or platform a Podcast is an extension.”

“If writing isn’t your thing podcasting is a great way to get started”

“Podcasts work well for expanding your audience.”

“If something is your heartbeat, what you do, talking about it is really easy.”

“A podcast, like a blog, should not be a place where you can just go on and throw all your unfiltered thoughts about anything or everything to the world.”

“Think of it as a way to inform, educate, or entertain.”

“There needs to be a uniqueness to your voice.”

“Be prepared: it comes every week. It is always there.”

“Don’t start a podcast unless you’re already doing something in that space.”

“Think about the audience and how they can consume the podcast.”

“Most people can’t do monologues.”

“In the interview format the success of the podcast is based on the strength of the guests.”

“Before you start, invest a LOT of time up front. Count the cost.”

“Learn from others before you make your own mistakes.”

“The nice thing about podcasts is that you can change.”

“If you get in the podcast space you begin to see everything through that lens.”

“Podcasting is not expensive, but it’s also not free.”

“You need a web presence. Get a legit website. Get a site that’s self hosted.”

“It’s good for us to do show notes. It’s good to share the best quotes.”

“You need to have equipment, software, and artwork.”

“Lawyer up on your music.”

“You have to have a place on line for people to connect to it and you have to be present in social media.”

“Beg people for ratings and reviews.”

“This is iTunes’s world and we just live in it.”

“Podcasting and blogging is not a place for people to be overly humble.”

“Drop content constantly.”

“Don’t be afraid to share the podcast episode multiple times.”

“One of the best ways to prepare to launch a podcast is to listen to lots of podcasts.”

“Listen to podcasts because it’s one of the best ways to engage all different kinds of content.”

“You have a better chance of succeeding with a podcast than with a blog if you do it well.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Rainer on Leadership with Thom Rainer and Jonathan Howe

SBC This Week with Jonathan Howe and Amy Whitfield

The Happy Rant with Barnabas Piper, Ted Kluck, and Ronnie Martin

Amazon S3 Server

Libsyn

BluBrry

Blue Host

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Jonathan Howe, the co-host and producer of Rainer on Leadership and The SBC This Week, about what it takes to start and run a successful podcast. Podcasting is booming as a medium and is a fresh way to share content and extend the reach of one’s influence. It is a great tool for leaders and organizations (or anyone with a particular interest). We answer the following questions:

* Why should someone start a podcast?

* What are some of the formats of podcasts for people to consider?

* How can someone choose the content and format that’s right for them?

* How do you host and launch a podcast?

* What are your favorite podcasts?

BEST QUOTES

“If you already have a blog or platform a Podcast is an extension.”

“If writing isn’t your thing podcasting is a great way to get started”

“Podcasts work well for expanding your audience.”

“If something is your heartbeat, what you do, talking about it is really easy.”

“A podcast, like a blog, should not be a place where you can just go on and throw all your unfiltered thoughts about anything or everything to the world.”

“Think of it as a way to inform, educate, or entertain.”

“There needs to be a uniqueness to your voice.”

“Be prepared: it comes every week. It is always there.”

“Don’t start a podcast unless you’re already doing something in that space.”

“Think about the audience and how they can consume the podcast.”

“Most people can’t do monologues.”

“In the interview format the success of the podcast is based on the strength of the guests.”

“Before you start, invest a LOT of time up front. Count the cost.”

“Learn from others before you make your own mistakes.”

“The nice thing about podcasts is that you can change.”

“If you get in the podcast space you begin to see everything through that lens.”

“Podcasting is not expensive, but it’s also not free.”

“You need a web presence. Get a legit website. Get a site that’s self hosted.”

“It’s good for us to do show notes. It’s good to share the best quotes.”

“You need to have equipment, software, and artwork.”

“Lawyer up on your music.”

“You have to have a place on line for people to connect to it and you have to be present in social media.”

“Beg people for ratings and reviews.”

“This is iTunes’s world and we just live in it.”

“Podcasting and blogging is not a place for people to be overly humble.”

“Drop content constantly.”

“Don’t be afraid to share the podcast episode multiple times.”

“One of the best ways to prepare to launch a podcast is to listen to lots of podcasts.”

“Listen to podcasts because it’s one of the best ways to engage all different kinds of content.”

“You have a better chance of succeeding with a podcast than with a blog if you do it well.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Rainer on Leadership with Thom Rainer and Jonathan Howe

SBC This Week with Jonathan Howe and Amy Whitfield

The Happy Rant with Barnabas Piper, Ted Kluck, and Ronnie Martin

Amazon S3 Server

Libsyn

BluBrry

Blue Host

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Bruce Ashford, the provost and dean of faculty at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Bruce also teaches theology, is an elder at Summit Church in Raleigh/Durham, and is the author of Every Square Inch and the brand new One Nation Under God: A Christian Hope for American Politics. We haven’t talked with many academics, and it was rewarding to hear from someone intent on educating leaders and focusing on learning in such a specific way. You will glean much for this episode. And as a bonus We listed a pile of excellent books, especially biographies.

BEST QUOTES

“If Christ’s lordship is as wide as creation then what we want to do in any sphere of life is try to bring that area under submission to Christ.”

“There is not one square inch of all creation over which the Lord Jesus does not say ‘It is mine.’”

“Every Christian college bloviates endlessly about how they integrate faith and learning.”

“You’ve got two kinds of people in the world: people who love the lord Christ and people who who don’t. Their hearts radiate outward in all they do either toward Christ or toward idols.”

“God’s revelation of himself should shape absolutely everything that we teach, even subjects you’d think it might not shape.”

“What is God’s creational design for this kind of activity?”

“What are the ways in which this field or business or sphere has been corrupted or misdirected by sin or idolatry?”

“How can I redirect my field toward Christ?”

“Every Christian has multiple callings.”

“Every Christian is called to a family, a church, a workplace, and a community. How do I do each in a way that is faithful?”

“I’m not primarily after perfection or success, per se. I’m after faithfulness.”

“My real test as a theologian has been teaching the bible to a five-year-old and a four-year-old.”

“It would have been helpful to select two or three leaders to emulate and really master their works and writings.”

“I don’t read a lot of fiction, so biographies fill that role.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

FREE Online Courses as SEBTS

Every Square Inch: An Introduction to Cultural Engagement for Christians by Bruce Ashford

Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introdcution – Richard Mouw

Abraham Kuyper – James Bratt

Lectures on Calvinism by Abraham Kuyper

Francis Schaeffer: An Authentic Life by Collin Duriez

Jack: A Life of C.S. Lewis by George Sayer

Richard John Neuhaus: A Life in the Public Square by Randy Boyagoda

Churchill by Paul Johnson

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Bruce Ashford, the provost and dean of faculty at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Bruce also teaches theology, is an elder at Summit Church in Raleigh/Durham, and is the author of Every Square Inch and the brand new One Nation Under God: A Christian Hope for American Politics. We haven’t talked with many academics, and it was rewarding to hear from someone intent on educating leaders and focusing on learning in such a specific way. You will glean much for this episode. And as a bonus We listed a pile of excellent books, especially biographies.

BEST QUOTES

“If Christ’s lordship is as wide as creation then what we want to do in any sphere of life is try to bring that area under submission to Christ.”

“There is not one square inch of all creation over which the Lord Jesus does not say ‘It is mine.’”

“Every Christian college bloviates endlessly about how they integrate faith and learning.”

“You’ve got two kinds of people in the world: people who love the lord Christ and people who who don’t. Their hearts radiate outward in all they do either toward Christ or toward idols.”

“God’s revelation of himself should shape absolutely everything that we teach, even subjects you’d think it might not shape.”

“What is God’s creational design for this kind of activity?”

“What are the ways in which this field or business or sphere has been corrupted or misdirected by sin or idolatry?”

“How can I redirect my field toward Christ?”

“Every Christian has multiple callings.”

“Every Christian is called to a family, a church, a workplace, and a community. How do I do each in a way that is faithful?”

“I’m not primarily after perfection or success, per se. I’m after faithfulness.”

“My real test as a theologian has been teaching the bible to a five-year-old and a four-year-old.”

“It would have been helpful to select two or three leaders to emulate and really master their works and writings.”

“I don’t read a lot of fiction, so biographies fill that role.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

FREE Online Courses as SEBTS

Every Square Inch: An Introduction to Cultural Engagement for Christians by Bruce Ashford

Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introdcution – Richard Mouw

Abraham Kuyper – James Bratt

Lectures on Calvinism by Abraham Kuyper

Francis Schaeffer: An Authentic Life by Collin Duriez

Jack: A Life of C.S. Lewis by George Sayer

Richard John Neuhaus: A Life in the Public Square by Randy Boyagoda

Churchill by Paul Johnson

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Bruce Ashford, the provost and dean of faculty at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Bruce also teaches theology, is an elder at Summit Church in Raleigh/Durham, and is the author of Every Square Inch and the brand new One Nation Under God: A Christian Hope for American Politics. We haven’t talked with many academics, and it was rewarding to hear from someone intent on educating leaders and focusing on learning in such a specific way. You will glean much for this episode. And as a bonus We listed a pile of excellent books, especially biographies.

BEST QUOTES

“If Christ’s lordship is as wide as creation then what we want to do in any sphere of life is try to bring that area under submission to Christ.”

“There is not one square inch of all creation over which the Lord Jesus does not say ‘It is mine.’”

“Every Christian college bloviates endlessly about how they integrate faith and learning.”

“You’ve got two kinds of people in the world: people who love the lord Christ and people who who don’t. Their hearts radiate outward in all they do either toward Christ or toward idols.”

“God’s revelation of himself should shape absolutely everything that we teach, even subjects you’d think it might not shape.”

“What is God’s creational design for this kind of activity?”

“What are the ways in which this field or business or sphere has been corrupted or misdirected by sin or idolatry?”

“How can I redirect my field toward Christ?”

“Every Christian has multiple callings.”

“Every Christian is called to a family, a church, a workplace, and a community. How do I do each in a way that is faithful?”

“I’m not primarily after perfection or success, per se. I’m after faithfulness.”

“My real test as a theologian has been teaching the bible to a five-year-old and a four-year-old.”

“It would have been helpful to select two or three leaders to emulate and really master their works and writings.”

“I don’t read a lot of fiction, so biographies fill that role.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

FREE Online Courses as SEBTS

Every Square Inch: An Introduction to Cultural Engagement for Christians by Bruce Ashford

Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introdcution – Richard Mouw

Abraham Kuyper – James Bratt

Lectures on Calvinism by Abraham Kuyper

Francis Schaeffer: An Authentic Life by Collin Duriez

Jack: A Life of C.S. Lewis by George Sayer

Richard John Neuhaus: A Life in the Public Square by Randy Boyagoda

Churchill by Paul Johnson

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with Jenni Catron, a church leader and author, about how leaders can best make hard decisions and communicate about them well. Every leader is faced with difficult choices, sometimes almost paralyzingly difficult ones. Some leaders over-analyze and others see only a bright (if fictional) future. So how can leaders make such decisions well and then communicate the best way with their teams? We ask the following questions.

* What is the hardest decision you’ve ever had to make as a leader?

* How does a leader balance potential positive vs. potential negative impact when making a decision?

* When should leaders make decisions themselves and when should they work with a team to make them?

* How should leaders communicate with their organization about difficult and/or momentous decisions?

* How should leaders respond when a difficult decision goes bad?

BEST QUOTES

“The hardest decision always involve staff . . . firing people.”

“The most important leadership decision you are going to make is who you marry.”

“What you can do in ministry is severely limited if you’re married to someone who is not on board with it.”

“The hardest decisions we make on a regular basis are just day-to-day decisions that we put off.”

“One of the hardest decisions is letting other people decide.”

“I know who God has created me to be. I know how I’m wired.”

“The church is more than a community of people with a gifted pastor. The church is a community of gifted people.”

“The negative is always louder and usually clearer.”

“You need wise council; don’t make the decision on your own.”

“Sometimes a leader must be compelled that he is right.”

“There’s a big difference between getting counsel and making it a vote.”

“Make the decisions only you can make.”

“People will follow you if you’re uncertain; they won’t follow you if you’re unclear.”

“Pay attention to the formal and informal communication chains.”

“In communication I’m always asking ‘who needs to know, what do they need to know, and when do they need to know it?’”

“If you don’t give enough information people are going to fill in the blanks with their own narrative.”

“When a decision goes wrong own it.”

“Be willing to admit whatever part is your fault.”

“When a decision goes wrong the you-know-what rolls uphill.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

JenniCatron.com

The Four Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership by Jenni Catron

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with Jenni Catron, a church leader and author, about how leaders can best make hard decisions and communicate about them well. Every leader is faced with difficult choices, sometimes almost paralyzingly difficult ones. Some leaders over-analyze and others see only a bright (if fictional) future. So how can leaders make such decisions well and then communicate the best way with their teams? We ask the following questions.

* What is the hardest decision you’ve ever had to make as a leader?

* How does a leader balance potential positive vs. potential negative impact when making a decision?

* When should leaders make decisions themselves and when should they work with a team to make them?

* How should leaders communicate with their organization about difficult and/or momentous decisions?

* How should leaders respond when a difficult decision goes bad?

BEST QUOTES

“The hardest decision always involve staff . . . firing people.”

“The most important leadership decision you are going to make is who you marry.”

“What you can do in ministry is severely limited if you’re married to someone who is not on board with it.”

“The hardest decisions we make on a regular basis are just day-to-day decisions that we put off.”

“One of the hardest decisions is letting other people decide.”

“I know who God has created me to be. I know how I’m wired.”

“The church is more than a community of people with a gifted pastor. The church is a community of gifted people.”

“The negative is always louder and usually clearer.”

“You need wise council; don’t make the decision on your own.”

“Sometimes a leader must be compelled that he is right.”

“There’s a big difference between getting counsel and making it a vote.”

“Make the decisions only you can make.”

“People will follow you if you’re uncertain; they won’t follow you if you’re unclear.”

“Pay attention to the formal and informal communication chains.”

“In communication I’m always asking ‘who needs to know, what do they need to know, and when do they need to know it?’”

“If you don’t give enough information people are going to fill in the blanks with their own narrative.”

“When a decision goes wrong own it.”

“Be willing to admit whatever part is your fault.”

“When a decision goes wrong the you-know-what rolls uphill.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

JenniCatron.com

The Four Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership by Jenni Catron

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with Jenni Catron, a church leader and author, about how leaders can best make hard decisions and communicate about them well. Every leader is faced with difficult choices, sometimes almost paralyzingly difficult ones. Some leaders over-analyze and others see only a bright (if fictional) future. So how can leaders make such decisions well and then communicate the best way with their teams? We ask the following questions.

* What is the hardest decision you’ve ever had to make as a leader?

* How does a leader balance potential positive vs. potential negative impact when making a decision?

* When should leaders make decisions themselves and when should they work with a team to make them?

* How should leaders communicate with their organization about difficult and/or momentous decisions?

* How should leaders respond when a difficult decision goes bad?

BEST QUOTES

“The hardest decision always involve staff . . . firing people.”

“The most important leadership decision you are going to make is who you marry.”

“What you can do in ministry is severely limited if you’re married to someone who is not on board with it.”

“The hardest decisions we make on a regular basis are just day-to-day decisions that we put off.”

“One of the hardest decisions is letting other people decide.”

“I know who God has created me to be. I know how I’m wired.”

“The church is more than a community of people with a gifted pastor. The church is a community of gifted people.”

“The negative is always louder and usually clearer.”

“You need wise council; don’t make the decision on your own.”

“Sometimes a leader must be compelled that he is right.”

“There’s a big difference between getting counsel and making it a vote.”

“Make the decisions only you can make.”

“People will follow you if you’re uncertain; they won’t follow you if you’re unclear.”

“Pay attention to the formal and informal communication chains.”

“In communication I’m always asking ‘who needs to know, what do they need to know, and when do they need to know it?’”

“If you don’t give enough information people are going to fill in the blanks with their own narrative.”

“When a decision goes wrong own it.”

“Be willing to admit whatever part is your fault.”

“When a decision goes wrong the you-know-what rolls uphill.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

JenniCatron.com

The Four Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership by Jenni Catron

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with William Vanderbloemen, the founder and CEO of The Vanderbloemen Search Group, an agency that helps churches and Christian organizations with their staffing needs as well as consulting. They work with may of most influential churches and Christian organizations in the country (including LifeWay).William is a former pastor and cares deeply about the local church and is the co-author of Next: Pastoral Succession that Works with Warren Bird.

BEST QUOTES

“For churches and pastors it’s not the typical employer/employee relationship. It’s much more like a family.”

“Every pastor is an interim pastor.”

“One of three things will happen at the end of your ministry; You’ll run your church into the ground and it’ll close, you’ll be the pastor when Jesus returns, or someone is going to come after you.”

“Millennials are the largest segment of the U.S. work force and no one has any idea what to do with them.”

“Every day of my life I get less flexible. It’s true of everybody.”

“Every day your organization is alive it’s going to calcify unless you do something about it.”

“The main point of emphasis for our leadership team in building a system that will last is culture.”

“If you don’t match our culture no one is going to be happy.”

“Culture is a buzzword, but it’s a buzzword for a reason.”

“My annual review is one question: ‘Did you make yourself less essential to the growth and running of the firm?’”

“I work on broken things and new things.”

“What’s the next lid and how do we remove it before we hit it?”

“I don’t ever use a personality test to say yes or no to hire, but as a communication tool.”

“Parenting is a daily exercise in the art of learning to let go.”

“The tragedy of life is that we age too quickly and get wise too slowly.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

The Vanderbloemen Search Group

Vanderbloemen Leadership Podcast

Next: Pastoral Succession that Works by William Vanderbloemen & Warren Bird

The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson