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

Eric Geiger is the Vice President of the Resources Division at LifeWay Christian Resources. (That means he’s actually our boss). He is the author or co-author of six books and he blogs regularly about leadership at EricGeiger.com.

Best Quotes

“Whatever leadership role I have is temporary, and to make the biggest impact I’m going to need to develop other leaders, not just get work done but actually develop people.”

“We view leadership development as advanced discipleship – not devoid of discipleship but part of discipleship.”

“The fruit of a believer is another believer, the fruit of a leader is another leader, the fruit of a disciple is another disciple.”

“How I lead my family is with a lot of time.”

“If you’re 20-years-old just start leading something.”

“You will learn more in the experience of leadership than you ever will by any book. Test all these big ideas you have about leadership by actually leading.”

Recommended Resources

Eric’s Leadership Blog

Transformational Groups: Creating a New Scorecard for Groups by Eric Geiger and Ed Stetzer

Simple Church: Returning to God’s Process for Making Disciples by Eric Geiger and Thom Rainer

Eric Geiger is the Vice President of the Resources Division at LifeWay Christian Resources. (That means he’s actually our boss). He is the author or co-author of six books and he blogs regularly about leadership at EricGeiger.com.

Best Quotes

“Whatever leadership role I have is temporary, and to make the biggest impact I’m going to need to develop other leaders, not just get work done but actually develop people.”

“We view leadership development as advanced discipleship – not devoid of discipleship but part of discipleship.”

“The fruit of a believer is another believer, the fruit of a leader is another leader, the fruit of a disciple is another disciple.”

“How I lead my family is with a lot of time.”

“If you’re 20-years-old just start leading something.”

“You will learn more in the experience of leadership than you ever will by any book. Test all these big ideas you have about leadership by actually leading.”

Recommended Resources

Eric’s Leadership Blog

Transformational Groups: Creating a New Scorecard for Groups by Eric Geiger and Ed Stetzer

Simple Church: Returning to God’s Process for Making Disciples by Eric Geiger and Thom Rainer

Leaders are learners. One of the best ways to learn is to read. That means leaders are readers.

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Question podcast Todd Adkins, Eric Geiger, and I talk about leaders as readers. We discuss the best ways to engage books, how to create reading habits in the midst of a busy schedule, and which particular books are the most helpful. We answer the following questions.

* How important is reading for leading?

* What are the best ways to absorb a book? How do you read a book?

* What are good reading habits and how can you set goals as a reader?

* How does non-book material (articles/blogs/etc.) fit in?

* What are the best books for leaders on: Favorite/Best over all, Leading Change, Communication, Soul of a Leader, and Leading a Team

Enjoy the podcast then go stock up your library (and feedreader)!

Leaders are learners. One of the best ways to learn is to read. That means leaders are readers.

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Question podcast Todd Adkins, Eric Geiger, and I talk about leaders as readers. We discuss the best ways to engage books, how to create reading habits in the midst of a busy schedule, and which particular books are the most helpful. We answer the following questions.

* How important is reading for leading?

* What are the best ways to absorb a book? How do you read a book?

* What are good reading habits and how can you set goals as a reader?

* How does non-book material (articles/blogs/etc.) fit in?

* What are the best books for leaders on: Favorite/Best over all, Leading Change, Communication, Soul of a Leader, and Leading a Team

Enjoy the podcast then go stock up your library (and feedreader)!

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd and I have a rich conversation with Tami Heim. Tami has been the president and CEO of Christian Leadership Alliance since January 2012. She also serves on the advisory council for Ministry Grid. Her professional career includes executive leadership experience in the technology, marketing, publishing and retail industries. She has served as a partner in The A Group – Brand Development, executive vice president and chief publishing officer for Thomas Nelson Publishers, and as the president of Borders, Inc. during their heyday.

Tami and her husband, Dale, are actively involved in ministry at Long Hollow Baptist Church. Since 2010, they have been leading mission teams to Haiti and are wholeheartedly committed to bringing the love of Christ to hundreds of orphans. This past year they were thrilled to adopt a daughter from Haiti after a long and tenuous process.

What all that adds up to is a wealth of leadership wisdom. Tami offers a unique blend of business savvy and passion for serving Jesus and raising up leaders. You will enjoy this episode!

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd and I have a rich conversation with Tami Heim. Tami has been the president and CEO of Christian Leadership Alliance since January 2012. She also serves on the advisory council for Ministry Grid. Her professional career includes executive leadership experience in the technology, marketing, publishing and retail industries. She has served as a partner in The A Group – Brand Development, executive vice president and chief publishing officer for Thomas Nelson Publishers, and as the president of Borders, Inc. during their heyday.

Tami and her husband, Dale, are actively involved in ministry at Long Hollow Baptist Church. Since 2010, they have been leading mission teams to Haiti and are wholeheartedly committed to bringing the love of Christ to hundreds of orphans. This past year they were thrilled to adopt a daughter from Haiti after a long and tenuous process.

What all that adds up to is a wealth of leadership wisdom. Tami offers a unique blend of business savvy and passion for serving Jesus and raising up leaders. You will enjoy this episode!

“Profiling” gets a bad rap. But isn’t that what many leaders do when they use Strengths Finder, DISC, or Myers-Briggs during the hiring process? Ok, maybe you don’t like that term. You think of these as “assessments” instead of profiles. Or maybe you see them as evaluations. Or gifting tests.

No matter what, they are tools LOTS of leaders use when hiring and building a team, and for good reason. But there are a million ways to misuse them too. In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Barnabas, Todd, and Daniel Im ask 5 questions about the best ways to use profiles and assessments to craft the best team.

* Which assessments are available?

* Which do you use? Why?

* What are you looking for in the results?

* What part of the overall hiring decision should an assessment be?

* How would you respond to people who doesn’t like these assessments for some reason? (They put people in a box. They don;t leave room for God’s guidance. Etc.)

“Profiling” gets a bad rap. But isn’t that what many leaders do when they use Strengths Finder, DISC, or Myers-Briggs during the hiring process? Ok, maybe you don’t like that term. You think of these as “assessments” instead of profiles. Or maybe you see them as evaluations. Or gifting tests.

No matter what, they are tools LOTS of leaders use when hiring and building a team, and for good reason. But there are a million ways to misuse them too. In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Barnabas, Todd, and Daniel Im ask 5 questions about the best ways to use profiles and assessments to craft the best team.

* Which assessments are available?

* Which do you use? Why?

* What are you looking for in the results?

* What part of the overall hiring decision should an assessment be?

* How would you respond to people who doesn’t like these assessments for some reason? (They put people in a box. They don;t leave room for God’s guidance. Etc.)