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

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Tyler Reagin, the President of Catalyst and author of The Life-Giving Leader. During their conversation, they discuss why self-awareness is important and knowing your own influence.

BEST QUOTES

“What’s unique about us is we are not necessarily on the frontline serving kids in Haiti, but we are serving those who serve the kids in Haiti.”

“Learning myself, I realized that the one thing that he felt like was a void in my wiring and leadership capacity was actually what God wanted to use to move me into the position and now sitting in the seat I’m in.”

“As a boss, I want to make sure I am not putting people in a position where they are operating in learned behavior all the time, because they are going to be exhausted.”

“One of the biggest challenges in leadership is you have to find time to work on the business, not in it.”

“What are you doing with your influence?”

“If we are followers of Jesus, people are watching. How we manage that seat, no matter what seat it is, is bringing God glory, it’s trying to honor Him, it’s trying to love the people He has entrusted to us.”

“Everybody has a little bit of influence. You might have influence with literally one other person. How you steward that influence is going to dictate how much more influence you get outside that circle.”

“I will take the physical struggle of a red eye, of lack of sleep here and there, to make sure that my kids aren’t getting second-best and to make sure that Catalyst isn’t getting second-best.”

“I want us to figure out ways to make the sound God has uniquely made us to make.”

“As a leader, life can flow one of two ways: it can flow to you or it can flow from you.”

BEST QUOTES

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Catalyst

The Life-Giving Leader by Tyler Reagin

The Leadership Engine by Noel Tichy

Right Path

Enneagram

Emotional Intelligence

StrengthsFinder

Myers -Briggs

The Power of Moments by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Start With Why by Simon Sinek

Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek

Simon Sinek Ted Talk

The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Ed Stetzer, co-host of New Churches podcast. Ed holds the Billy Graham Chair of Church, Mission, and Evangelism at Wheaton College and serves as Executive Director of the Billy Graham Center. During their conversation, they discuss being a successful leader of a large team and aggressive time management.

BEST QUOTES

"The more I grow in the leadership roles that I'm doing, the more I need to learn from sources that think about leadership in our culture, and simultaneously the more I need to grow in my own spiritual formation."

"The Bible is not a leadership handbook. There are leadership examples in the Bible. The Bible is the story of God's redemptive plan."

"As I learn to be a better leader, I also need to learn to be a servant and one who loves Jesus more everyday and is growing in my knowledge of Him."

"I've got to move from being an effective executive to now building an effective senior leadership team of effective executives."

"If you are the leader, you can't offload the championing of new ideas that are being introduced into a system that has to be walked through."

"Aggressive time management is hard because you have to shift some of the access that people have."

"When you exercise aggressive time management so you can be a good steward all people see are that you are saying no to things they think are important."

"Every leader of a large organization does a lot of things, but they have a team to help them do those things."

"Part of leadership in the home is helping my teenagers navigate what is a very different cultural world than what I went through as a teenager. Social media has changed everything."

"My hobbies are being with my kids, and most, of not all, of my time is investing with them."

"Leadership is something you learn, not something you step into."

"I underestimated what I could learn from other people. I underestimated how much I would need leadership. I really underestimated how much leadership would define ultimately my ministry."

"Leadership is not the answer to everything, it's not a magic potion."

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

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New Churches podcast

Designed to Lead by Eric Geiger and Kevin Peck

The Master Plan of Discipleship by Robert Coleman

Great at Work by Morten Hanson

Brand vs. Wild by Jonathan David Lewis

The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker

Missional Churches by Ed Stetzer

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Ed Stetzer, co-host of New Churches podcast. Ed holds the Billy Graham Chair of Church, Mission, and Evangelism at Wheaton College and serves as Executive Director of the Billy Graham Center. During their conversation, they discuss being a successful leader of a large team and aggressive time management.

BEST QUOTES

“The more I grow in the leadership roles that I’m doing, the more I need to learn from sources that think about leadership in our culture, and simultaneously the more I need to grow in my own spiritual formation.”

“The Bible is not a leadership handbook. There are leadership examples in the Bible. The Bible is the story of God’s redemptive plan.”

“As I learn to be a better leader, I also need to learn to be a servant and one who loves Jesus more everyday and is growing in my knowledge of Him.”

“I’ve got to move from being an effective executive to now building an effective senior leadership team of effective executives.”

“If you are the leader, you can’t offload the championing of new ideas that are being introduced into a system that has to be walked through.”

“Aggressive time management is hard because you have to shift some of the access that people have.”

“When you exercise aggressive time management so you can be a good steward all people see are that you are saying no to things they think are important.”

“Every leader of a large organization does a lot of things, but they have a team to help them do those things.”

“Part of leadership in the home is helping my teenagers navigate what is a very different cultural world than what I went through as a teenager. Social media has changed everything.”

“My hobbies are being with my kids, and most, of not all, of my time is investing with them.”

“Leadership is something you learn, not something you step into.”

“I underestimated what I could learn from other people. I underestimated how much I would need leadership. I really underestimated how much leadership would define ultimately my ministry.”

“Leadership is not the answer to everything, it’s not a magic potion.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Pipeline 2018 conference

New Churches podcast

Designed to Lead by Eric Geiger and Kevin Peck

The Master Plan of Discipleship by Robert Coleman

Great at Work by Morten Hanson

Brand vs. Wild by Jonathan David Lewis

The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker

Missional Churches by Ed Stetzer

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Ed Stetzer, co-host of New Churches podcast. Ed holds the Billy Graham Chair of Church, Mission, and Evangelism at Wheaton College and serves as Executive Director of the Billy Graham Center. During their conversation, they discuss being a successful leader of a large team and aggressive time management.

BEST QUOTES

“The more I grow in the leadership roles that I’m doing, the more I need to learn from sources that think about leadership in our culture, and simultaneously the more I need to grow in my own spiritual formation.”

“The Bible is not a leadership handbook. There are leadership examples in the Bible. The Bible is the story of God’s redemptive plan.”

“As I learn to be a better leader, I also need to learn to be a servant and one who loves Jesus more everyday and is growing in my knowledge of Him.”

“I’ve got to move from being an effective executive to now building an effective senior leadership team of effective executives.”

“If you are the leader, you can’t offload the championing of new ideas that are being introduced into a system that has to be walked through.”

“Aggressive time management is hard because you have to shift some of the access that people have.”

“When you exercise aggressive time management so you can be a good steward all people see are that you are saying no to things they think are important.”

“Every leader of a large organization does a lot of things, but they have a team to help them do those things.”

“Part of leadership in the home is helping my teenagers navigate what is a very different cultural world than what I went through as a teenager. Social media has changed everything.”

“My hobbies are being with my kids, and most, of not all, of my time is investing with them.”

“Leadership is something you learn, not something you step into.”

“I underestimated what I could learn from other people. I underestimated how much I would need leadership. I really underestimated how much leadership would define ultimately my ministry.”

“Leadership is not the answer to everything, it’s not a magic potion.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Pipeline 2018 conference

New Churches podcast

Designed to Lead by Eric Geiger and Kevin Peck

The Master Plan of Discipleship by Robert Coleman

Great at Work by Morten Hanson

Brand vs. Wild by Jonathan David Lewis

The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker

Missional Churches by Ed Stetzer

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Bruce Ashford, provost at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and author of Letters to an American Christian. During their conversation, they discuss what it looks like to have discussions with people you disagree with from a Christian perspective.

BEST QUOTES

"What the people around me need me to do is to lead in a fully convictional manner with fear of the Lord guiding me, not fear of other people."

"Fear of man is really just putting other people at the center instead of God."

"If Christ is Lord, then how does his Lordship relate to areas of life that aren't so obviously religious, like art, science, politics, Washington, D.C., and New York?"

"The disposition and demeanor of many Americans today is inherently demeaning and degrading, that there is not humane respect for the person with whom we argue."

"Truth without grace makes you a political bully or a jerk; grace without truth makes you a political wimp or a non-entity."

"I would like it to be said, that I really and truly tried to take a distinctively Christian approach to my different leadership endeavors."

"Civility is not political correctness. It's when we stand there in the moment and put our cards on the table and speak our minds with respect for the person with whom we are dialoguing."

"In relation to truth content, we have to discipline ourselves to become informed and educated."

"If we can practice some self-control, then we have a chance to honor the Lord and maybe even make a difference."

"When people make harsh attacks on Christianity, we have to defend Christianity very firmly."

"I get almost everything big done before 8 o'clock in the morning."

"When you get to make a decision, that is a fantastic opportunity to bring positive change to an organization or to a group of people."

"Give dignity to other people. Even when other people are in the wrong, allow them their God-given dignity. Treat them with love and respect."

"When we become isolated, we are not held accountable by other people, we become divorced from reality, and make foolish decisions."

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Ministrygrid.com

Every Square Inch by Bruce Ashford

One Nation Under God by Bruce Ashford

Letters to an American Christian by Bruce Ashford

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Bruce Ashford, provost at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and author of Letters to an American Christian. During their conversation, they discuss what it looks like to have discussions with people you disagree with from a Christian perspective.

BEST QUOTES

“What the people around me need me to do is to lead in a fully convictional manner with fear of the Lord guiding me, not fear of other people.”

“Fear of man is really just putting other people at the center instead of God.”

“If Christ is Lord, then how does his Lordship relate to areas of life that aren’t so obviously religious, like art, science, politics, Washington, D.C., and New York?”

“The disposition and demeanor of many Americans today is inherently demeaning and degrading, that there is not humane respect for the person with whom we argue.”

“Truth without grace makes you a political bully or a jerk; grace without truth makes you a political wimp or a non-entity.”

“I would like it to be said, that I really and truly tried to take a distinctively Christian approach to my different leadership endeavors.”

“Civility is not political correctness. It’s when we stand there in the moment and put our cards on the table and speak our minds with respect for the person with whom we are dialoguing.”

“In relation to truth content, we have to discipline ourselves to become informed and educated.”

“If we can practice some self-control, then we have a chance to honor the Lord and maybe even make a difference.”

“When people make harsh attacks on Christianity, we have to defend Christianity very firmly.”

“I get almost everything big done before 8 o’clock in the morning.”

“When you get to make a decision, that is a fantastic opportunity to bring positive change to an organization or to a group of people.”

“Give dignity to other people. Even when other people are in the wrong, allow them their God-given dignity. Treat them with love and respect.”

“When we become isolated, we are not held accountable by other people, we become divorced from reality, and make foolish decisions.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Ministrygrid.com

Every Square Inch by Bruce Ashford

One Nation Under God by Bruce Ashford

Letters to an American Christian by Bruce Ashford

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Bruce Ashford, provost at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and author of Letters to an American Christian. During their conversation, they discuss what it looks like to have discussions with people you disagree with from a Christian perspective.

BEST QUOTES

“What the people around me need me to do is to lead in a fully convictional manner with fear of the Lord guiding me, not fear of other people.”

“Fear of man is really just putting other people at the center instead of God.”

“If Christ is Lord, then how does his Lordship relate to areas of life that aren’t so obviously religious, like art, science, politics, Washington, D.C., and New York?”

“The disposition and demeanor of many Americans today is inherently demeaning and degrading, that there is not humane respect for the person with whom we argue.”

“Truth without grace makes you a political bully or a jerk; grace without truth makes you a political wimp or a non-entity.”

“I would like it to be said, that I really and truly tried to take a distinctively Christian approach to my different leadership endeavors.”

“Civility is not political correctness. It’s when we stand there in the moment and put our cards on the table and speak our minds with respect for the person with whom we are dialoguing.”

“In relation to truth content, we have to discipline ourselves to become informed and educated.”

“If we can practice some self-control, then we have a chance to honor the Lord and maybe even make a difference.”

“When people make harsh attacks on Christianity, we have to defend Christianity very firmly.”

“I get almost everything big done before 8 o’clock in the morning.”

“When you get to make a decision, that is a fantastic opportunity to bring positive change to an organization or to a group of people.”

“Give dignity to other people. Even when other people are in the wrong, allow them their God-given dignity. Treat them with love and respect.”

“When we become isolated, we are not held accountable by other people, we become divorced from reality, and make foolish decisions.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Ministrygrid.com

Every Square Inch by Bruce Ashford

One Nation Under God by Bruce Ashford

Letters to an American Christian by Bruce Ashford

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Eric Geiger are joined by Louie Giglio, pastor of Passion City Church, founder of the Passion movement, and author of Goliath Must Fall. During their conversation, they discuss the following questions:

* Do you feel the depression you went through would have happened regardless of your circumstances or do you feel leaders are more susceptible to that?

* What is a warning signal for someone who’s need for control has moved from a healthy sense of responsibility to an unhealthy or sinful hold on control that isn’t trusting God?

* How do I know if this discontent is an unholy discontent and a holy discontent?

BEST QUOTES

“We do not like to major on our minors, we like to major on our majors.”

“The number one thing you need to do for a person in a state of anxiety or depression is say, ‘It’s not a one size fits all. You are not crazy.’”

“It’s not just the pressure and the weight of leadership, it’s the spiritual fight.”

“I was more addicted to the approval of people than I thought I was.”

“If you need the approval of people and  you are a controller, planting a church is a bad idea because you don’t have control and you are not going to be approved.”

“There has to be a place in all our lives where we are willing to lay it down. If you aren’t willing to lay it down, it’s unhealthy.”

“God has a way of reinforcing the idea that we are not in charge of very much in life.”

“You want a leader who is a possibility thinker like Jesus.”

“Growth requires relinquishing.”

“In the relinquishing, what you hope is that you have taught a value system enough that the little things are going to come through in the end.”

“We don’t know our own hearts, so we have to ask God to search our hearts.”

“The way I know is that an unholy discontent, I am at the end of that journey. A holy discontent, the people are at the end of that journey.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

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Goliath Must Fall by Louie Giglio

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Eric Geiger are joined by Louie Giglio, pastor of Passion City Church, founder of the Passion movement, and author of Goliath Must Fall. During their conversation, they discuss the following questions:

* Do you feel the depression you went through would have happened regardless of your circumstances or do you feel leaders are more susceptible to that?

* What is a warning signal for someone who’s need for control has moved from a healthy sense of responsibility to an unhealthy or sinful hold on control that isn’t trusting God?

* How do I know if this discontent is an unholy discontent and a holy discontent?

BEST QUOTES

“We do not like to major on our minors, we like to major on our majors.”

“The number one thing you need to do for a person in a state of anxiety or depression is say, ‘It’s not a one size fits all. You are not crazy.’”

“It’s not just the pressure and the weight of leadership, it’s the spiritual fight.”

“I was more addicted to the approval of people than I thought I was.”

“If you need the approval of people and  you are a controller, planting a church is a bad idea because you don’t have control and you are not going to be approved.”

“There has to be a place in all our lives where we are willing to lay it down. If you aren’t willing to lay it down, it’s unhealthy.”

“God has a way of reinforcing the idea that we are not in charge of very much in life.”

“You want a leader who is a possibility thinker like Jesus.”

“Growth requires relinquishing.”

“In the relinquishing, what you hope is that you have taught a value system enough that the little things are going to come through in the end.”

“We don’t know our own hearts, so we have to ask God to search our hearts.”

“The way I know is that an unholy discontent, I am at the end of that journey. A holy discontent, the people are at the end of that journey.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Pipeline 2018 conference

Goliath Must Fall by Louie Giglio

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Eric Geiger are joined by Louie Giglio, pastor of Passion City Church, founder of the Passion movement, and author of Goliath Must Fall. During their conversation, they discuss the following questions:

* Do you feel the depression you went through would have happened regardless of your circumstances or do you feel leaders are more susceptible to that?

* What is a warning signal for someone who’s need for control has moved from a healthy sense of responsibility to an unhealthy or sinful hold on control that isn’t trusting God?

* How do I know if this discontent is an unholy discontent and a holy discontent?

BEST QUOTES

“We do not like to major on our minors, we like to major on our majors.”

“The number one thing you need to do for a person in a state of anxiety or depression is say, ‘It’s not a one size fits all. You are not crazy.’”

“It’s not just the pressure and the weight of leadership, it’s the spiritual fight.”

“I was more addicted to the approval of people than I thought I was.”

“If you need the approval of people and  you are a controller, planting a church is a bad idea because you don’t have control and you are not going to be approved.”

“There has to be a place in all our lives where we are willing to lay it down. If you aren’t willing to lay it down, it’s unhealthy.”

“God has a way of reinforcing the idea that we are not in charge of very much in life.”

“You want a leader who is a possibility thinker like Jesus.”

“Growth requires relinquishing.”

“In the relinquishing, what you hope is that you have taught a value system enough that the little things are going to come through in the end.”

“We don’t know our own hearts, so we have to ask God to search our hearts.”

“The way I know is that an unholy discontent, I am at the end of that journey. A holy discontent, the people are at the end of that journey.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Pipeline 2018 conference

Goliath Must Fall by Louie Giglio