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 Daniel Im are joined by Jason Allen, president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. During their conversation, they discuss the importance of being a learner and daily patterns for success.

BEST QUOTES

“To be a leader is to be a learner.”

“The leader who is sitting on top of a totem pole wanting everyone to bow down to him, is detached and removed, and not only is it off-putting to those who you lead, it also is robbing you of the intellectual contributions those people you lead can make.”

“Know your own self, Your own context. You are bumping into a youth minister or a pastor. Ask them based on their expertise: What are you reading? Where are you learning?”

“Leadership is contextual. You have to know yourself, your life context, know the context in which God has called you to lead and serve. And you are having to adjust and to lead and to learn based upon that context and those contextual needs.”

“I would rather have a really big intake valve, whether it’s podcasts, books, subscriptions that I can collate quickly and cull quickly, and just knock to the side stuff that’s not helpful, than have a small tunnel and wishing I had more resources and information coming in,”

“The way God has wired me, I just kind of get up and go. I find joy in productivity.”

“Our kids have received a steady diet of confession and repentance and forgiveness from me and my wife.”

“A lot of imperfection and a lot of intentionality are the two words that define our house.”

“Take yourself less seriously, take your calling more seriously.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Ministrygrid.com

Discerning Your Call to Ministry by Jason K. Allen

Being a Christian by James K. Allen

Portraits of a Pastor 

Craig Groeschel Leadership podcast

Peter Drucker books

Presidential podcast

Malcolm Gladwell

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

For the Church blog

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Jason Allen, president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. During their conversation, they discuss the importance of being a learner and daily patterns for success.

BEST QUOTES

“To be a leader is to be a learner.”

“The leader who is sitting on top of a totem pole wanting everyone to bow down to him, is detached and removed, and not only is it off-putting to those who you lead, it also is robbing you of the intellectual contributions those people you lead can make.”

“Know your own self, Your own context. You are bumping into a youth minister or a pastor. Ask them based on their expertise: What are you reading? Where are you learning?”

“Leadership is contextual. You have to know yourself, your life context, know the context in which God has called you to lead and serve. And you are having to adjust and to lead and to learn based upon that context and those contextual needs.”

“I would rather have a really big intake valve, whether it’s podcasts, books, subscriptions that I can collate quickly and cull quickly, and just knock to the side stuff that’s not helpful, than have a small tunnel and wishing I had more resources and information coming in,”

“The way God has wired me, I just kind of get up and go. I find joy in productivity.”

“Our kids have received a steady diet of confession and repentance and forgiveness from me and my wife.”

“A lot of imperfection and a lot of intentionality are the two words that define our house.”

“Take yourself less seriously, take your calling more seriously.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Ministrygrid.com

Discerning Your Call to Ministry by Jason K. Allen

Being a Christian by James K. Allen

Portraits of a Pastor 

Craig Groeschel Leadership podcast

Peter Drucker books

Presidential podcast

Malcolm Gladwell

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

For the Church blog

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Paul Tripp, author of Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family and What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage. During their conversation, they discuss the following questions:

* What is a conflict or a failure that has benefited you in leadership?

* Who or what in your life has been the greatest influence?

* What do you want your leadership legacy to be?

* What habits or practices do you focus on so you can continue to learn as a leader?

* What’s the best piece of leadership advice that you’ve ever been given?

BEST QUOTES

"God doesn’t always promise me a perfect instrument that is going to speak to me."

"I want to be humble enough to say that even in this hurtful message there is something that I need to hear."

"Every leader needs that older guy, whose been in the battle, who understands the issue. You can talk to the guy in shorthand and he gets it right away. He is trustworthy. He won’t carry private things to somebody else. He loves you. He will follow up with you to make sure you are doing OK. Everybody needs this."

"I think my ministry is a community project. I wasn’t wired to do this by myself. It’s been great to walk through that with somebody who knows me, knows ministry, has wisdom and integrity."

"Every pastor needs to be pastored. There’s no indication in the New Testament that there is any leader who is safe living up above or outside of the body of Christ."

"To need to be lead is not just a condition of being a follower. It’s a condition of humanity. Every leader needs to be lead."

"I don’t want to have a leadership legacy. I want my work to be my legacy."

"We have too much of a leader-centric leadership culture."

"I’m a person in the middle of my own development. I want to read, I want to learn, I want to study."

"No one is going to say no for you. You have to say it. It’s not always spiritual to say yes."

"Sometimes the most God-honoring thing I can say is, “no.”

"There’s no specific clear or detailed discussion in the New Testament that assumes the tension between ministry and family."

"If I accept this, what will be the impact on other areas that I have to be committed to?"

"Where’s the church going to get mature leaders if immature leaders run?"

"You’re not in ministry or in leadership because you are able, but because your Lord is able."

"You’ve got to be willing to be weak and to fail and not run."

"Maturity is the product of staying and continuing. People who run every time they get exposed or they get discouraged, miss all the lessons that are there. All the growth that is possible just hanging in there."

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Myleadershippipeline.com/learningcommunity

 

The Faith Playbook

Paultripp.com

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Paul Tripp, author of Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family and What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage. During their conversation, they discuss the following questions:

* What is a conflict or a failure that has benefited you in leadership?

* Who or what in your life has been the greatest influence?

* What do you want your leadership legacy to be?

* What habits or practices do you focus on so you can continue to learn as a leader?

* What’s the best piece of leadership advice that you’ve ever been given?

BEST QUOTES

“God doesn’t always promise me a perfect instrument that is going to speak to me.”

“I want to be humble enough to say that even in this hurtful message there is something that I need to hear.”

“Every leader needs that older guy, whose been in the battle, who understands the issue. You can talk to the guy in shorthand and he gets it right away. He is trustworthy. He won’t carry private things to somebody else. He loves you. He will follow up with you to make sure you are doing OK. Everybody needs this.”

“I think my ministry is a community project. I wasn’t wired to do this by myself. It’s been great to walk through that with somebody who knows me, knows ministry, has wisdom and integrity.”

“Every pastor needs to be pastored. There’s no indication in the New Testament that there is any leader who is safe living up above or outside of the body of Christ.”

“To need to be lead is not just a condition of being a follower. It’s a condition of humanity. Every leader needs to be lead.”

“I don’t want to have a leadership legacy. I want my work to be my legacy.”

“We have too much of a leader-centric leadership culture.”

“I’m a person in the middle of my own development. I want to read, I want to learn, I want to study.”

“No one is going to say no for you. You have to say it. It’s not always spiritual to say yes.”

“Sometimes the most God-honoring thing I can say is, “no.”

“There’s no specific clear or detailed discussion in the New Testament that assumes the tension between ministry and family.”

“If I accept this, what will be the impact on other areas that I have to be committed to?”

“Where’s the church going to get mature leaders if immature leaders run?”

“You’re not in ministry or in leadership because you are able, but because your Lord is able.”

“You’ve got to be willing to be weak and to fail and not run.”

“Maturity is the product of staying and continuing. People who run every time they get exposed or they get discouraged, miss all the lessons that are there. All the growth that is possible just hanging in there.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Myleadershippipeline.com/learningcommunity

 

The Faith Playbook

Paultripp.com

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Paul Tripp, author of Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family and What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage. During their conversation, they discuss the following questions:

* What is a conflict or a failure that has benefited you in leadership?

* Who or what in your life has been the greatest influence?

* What do you want your leadership legacy to be?

* What habits or practices do you focus on so you can continue to learn as a leader?

* What’s the best piece of leadership advice that you’ve ever been given?

BEST QUOTES

“God doesn’t always promise me a perfect instrument that is going to speak to me.”

“I want to be humble enough to say that even in this hurtful message there is something that I need to hear.”

“Every leader needs that older guy, whose been in the battle, who understands the issue. You can talk to the guy in shorthand and he gets it right away. He is trustworthy. He won’t carry private things to somebody else. He loves you. He will follow up with you to make sure you are doing OK. Everybody needs this.”

“I think my ministry is a community project. I wasn’t wired to do this by myself. It’s been great to walk through that with somebody who knows me, knows ministry, has wisdom and integrity.”

“Every pastor needs to be pastored. There’s no indication in the New Testament that there is any leader who is safe living up above or outside of the body of Christ.”

“To need to be lead is not just a condition of being a follower. It’s a condition of humanity. Every leader needs to be lead.”

“I don’t want to have a leadership legacy. I want my work to be my legacy.”

“We have too much of a leader-centric leadership culture.”

“I’m a person in the middle of my own development. I want to read, I want to learn, I want to study.”

“No one is going to say no for you. You have to say it. It’s not always spiritual to say yes.”

“Sometimes the most God-honoring thing I can say is, “no.”

“There’s no specific clear or detailed discussion in the New Testament that assumes the tension between ministry and family.”

“If I accept this, what will be the impact on other areas that I have to be committed to?”

“Where’s the church going to get mature leaders if immature leaders run?”

“You’re not in ministry or in leadership because you are able, but because your Lord is able.”

“You’ve got to be willing to be weak and to fail and not run.”

“Maturity is the product of staying and continuing. People who run every time they get exposed or they get discouraged, miss all the lessons that are there. All the growth that is possible just hanging in there.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Myleadershippipeline.com/learningcommunity

 

The Faith Playbook

Paultripp.com

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Jerry Vines, former pastor of First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, FL and editor of the Vines Expository Bible. During their conversation, they discuss being a leader in your home and how to handle criticism.

BEST QUOTES

“My emphasis is to try to be an encouragement to pastors and to people.”

“The secret of a person’s life is always behind the scenes.”

“High on my priority list is telling my wife how much I love her and how much she means to me.”

“Every teacher and every Christian should be a student.”

“Being the leader in your home does not mean that you are the dictator and that you are always right.”

“Be willing to be used of God wherever He puts you.”

“Face your problems. Be willing to learn from your problems and be willing to apply what you know to be true.”

“You will find some of the greatest Christians in the world in small places. It’s not a bad thing to build your life in a small place."

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Ministrygrid.com

The Inspiration and Authority of Bible by B.B. Warfield

Thy Word Is Truth by E.J. Young

"Fundamentalism" and the Word of God by J.I. Packer

Why I Preach That the Bible is Literally True by W.A. Criswell

Warren Wiersbe – B Series

Power In The Pulpit by Jerry Vines and Jim Shaddix

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Jerry Vines, former pastor of First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, FL and editor of the Vines Expository Bible. During their conversation, they discuss being a leader in your home and how to handle criticism.

BEST QUOTES

“My emphasis is to try to be an encouragement to pastors and to people.”

“The secret of a person’s life is always behind the scenes.”

“High on my priority list is telling my wife how much I love her and how much she means to me.”

“Every teacher and every Christian should be a student.”

“Being the leader in your home does not mean that you are the dictator and that you are always right.”

“Be willing to be used of God wherever He puts you.”

“Face your problems. Be willing to learn from your problems and be willing to apply what you know to be true.”

“You will find some of the greatest Christians in the world in small places. It’s not a bad thing to build your life in a small place.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Ministrygrid.com

The Inspiration and Authority of Bible by B.B. Warfield

Thy Word Is Truth by E.J. Young

“Fundamentalism” and the Word of God by J.I. Packer

Why I Preach That the Bible is Literally True by W.A. Criswell

Warren Wiersbe – B Series

Power In The Pulpit by Jerry Vines and Jim Shaddix

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Jerry Vines, former pastor of First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, FL and editor of the Vines Expository Bible. During their conversation, they discuss being a leader in your home and how to handle criticism.

BEST QUOTES

“My emphasis is to try to be an encouragement to pastors and to people.”

“The secret of a person’s life is always behind the scenes.”

“High on my priority list is telling my wife how much I love her and how much she means to me.”

“Every teacher and every Christian should be a student.”

“Being the leader in your home does not mean that you are the dictator and that you are always right.”

“Be willing to be used of God wherever He puts you.”

“Face your problems. Be willing to learn from your problems and be willing to apply what you know to be true.”

“You will find some of the greatest Christians in the world in small places. It’s not a bad thing to build your life in a small place.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Ministrygrid.com

The Inspiration and Authority of Bible by B.B. Warfield

Thy Word Is Truth by E.J. Young

“Fundamentalism” and the Word of God by J.I. Packer

Why I Preach That the Bible is Literally True by W.A. Criswell

Warren Wiersbe – B Series

Power In The Pulpit by Jerry Vines and Jim Shaddix

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Chris Brown, host of Life Money Hope podcast. During their conversation, they discuss the importance of gratitude and moving past the baggage you have in life.

BEST QUOTES

"A lot of times we judge ourselves based on our intentions and others on reality and that’s not fair."

"When I think about leadership in the home, it’s just so much harder than leadership in an organization. It’s less clinical. It’s a lot more emotional."

"No matter your context is, whether you are in the marketplace or in church, whatever the duties are, the tasks are, the responsibilities, the weight is. You’ve got to have this whole I do, we do, you do idea."

"Generosity and gratitude are contagious. Opportunity is attracted to generosity. Generosity is the currency of gratitude. It’s gratitude in action. Silent gratitude is absolutely useless."

"When you are not filled with gratitude, you are not going one inch outside your job description."

"Solve the biggest problems. Sometimes you can really work 60 hours a week solving problems no one is even noticing."

"I do not want to be the 36th person on this roster. I want to be the person that people pass the rock too."

"Managing God’s blessings in God’s way for God’s glory."

"I don’t call it baggage; I call it ammo. It’s arsenal that I can use to shoot toward the Devil. And I can win people for Christ using my experience and what God has pulled me through."

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Ministrygrid.com

Brene Brown

To subscribe to Life Money Hope podcast, text LMHpodcast to 33789 or go to stewardship.com for more information.

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Chris Brown, host of Life Money Hope podcast. During their conversation, they discuss the importance of gratitude and moving past the baggage you have in life.

BEST QUOTES

“A lot of times we judge ourselves based on our intentions and others on reality and that’s not fair.”

“When I think about leadership in the home, it’s just so much harder than leadership in an organization. It’s less clinical. It’s a lot more emotional.”

“No matter your context is, whether you are in the marketplace or in church, whatever the duties are, the tasks are, the responsibilities, the weight is. You’ve got to have this whole I do, we do, you do idea.”

“Generosity and gratitude are contagious. Opportunity is attracted to generosity. Generosity is the currency of gratitude. It’s gratitude in action. Silent gratitude is absolutely useless.”

“When you are not filled with gratitude, you are not going one inch outside your job description.”

“Solve the biggest problems. Sometimes you can really work 60 hours a week solving problems no one is even noticing.”

“I do not want to be the 36th person on this roster. I want to be the person that people pass the rock too.”

“Managing God’s blessings in God’s way for God’s glory.”

“I don’t call it baggage; I call it ammo. It’s arsenal that I can use to shoot toward the Devil. And I can win people for Christ using my experience and what God has pulled me through.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Ministrygrid.com

Brene Brown

To subscribe to Life Money Hope podcast, text LMHpodcast to 33789 or go to stewardship.com for more information.