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 Robby Gallaty, lead pastor of Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville, Tenn., and author of The Disciple's Study Bible and The Forgotten Jesus. During their conversation, they discuss getting to know your congregation and the importance of growing leaders.

BEST QUOTES

“You don’t want to just read from one stream.”

“You want to eat the fish and spit out the bones. You have to discern the difference.”

“God convicted me a few years ago, “Why are you reading books about what I say, when you can just read what I say?”

“Healthy things grow. If we could create a top down healthy staff it would trickle down to the congregation.”

“The overall process of our disciple making strategy is both inviting people to church and then investing in those we invite.”

“A good leader is a leader who is raising up and developing other leaders."

“I think developing leaders who come after you is a stewardship issue that Jesus is going to hold us accountable to.”

“There’s no impact without contact.”

“Most pastors stop learning as a leader the day they finish school.”

“Information without application is useless information.”

“We tell our kids all the time, “We want you to have a love for Jesus and His word that you have and not based on what Mom and Dad have.”

“I emulated before them what I would later expect from them.”

“Discipleship of both husbands and wives exponentially changes the home.”

“Leaders are learners. You are never learning for yourself, you are actually learning for the guy who is coming behind you.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Leadership Pipeline Learning Community

Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering by Tim Keller

Behold the Man! by Dwight Pryor

Poet & Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes by Kenneth Bailey

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes by Kenneth Bailey

Jcstudies.org

Walking in the Dust of  Rabbi Jesus by Lois Tverberg

Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus by Lois Tverberg

Our Father Abraham by Marvin Wilson

Growing Up by Robby Gallaty

Firmly Planted by Robby Gal...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Robby Gallaty, lead pastor of Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville, Tenn., and author of The Disciple’s Study Bible and The Forgotten Jesus. During their conversation, they discuss getting to know your congregation and the importance of growing leaders.

BEST QUOTES

“You don’t want to just read from one stream.”

“You want to eat the fish and spit out the bones. You have to discern the difference.”

“God convicted me a few years ago, “Why are you reading books about what I say, when you can just read what I say?”

“Healthy things grow. If we could create a top down healthy staff it would trickle down to the congregation.”

“The overall process of our disciple making strategy is both inviting people to church and then investing in those we invite.”

“A good leader is a leader who is raising up and developing other leaders.”

“I think developing leaders who come after you is a stewardship issue that Jesus is going to hold us accountable to.”

“There’s no impact without contact.”

“Most pastors stop learning as a leader the day they finish school.”

“Information without application is useless information.”

“We tell our kids all the time, “We want you to have a love for Jesus and His word that you have and not based on what Mom and Dad have.”

“I emulated before them what I would later expect from them.”

“Discipleship of both husbands and wives exponentially changes the home.”

“Leaders are learners. You are never learning for yourself, you are actually learning for the guy who is coming behind you.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Leadership Pipeline Learning Community

Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering by Tim Keller

Behold the Man! by Dwight Pryor

Poet & Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes by Kenneth Bailey

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes by Kenneth Bailey

Jcstudies.org

Walking in the Dust of  Rabbi Jesus by Lois Tverberg

Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus by Lois Tverberg

Our Father Abraham by Marvin Wilson

Growing Up by Robby Gallaty

Firmly Planted by Robby Gallaty

Foundations by Robby & Kandi Gallaty

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Robby Gallaty, lead pastor of Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville, Tenn., and author of The Disciple’s Study Bible and The Forgotten Jesus. During their conversation, they discuss getting to know your congregation and the importance of growing leaders.

BEST QUOTES

“You don’t want to just read from one stream.”

“You want to eat the fish and spit out the bones. You have to discern the difference.”

“God convicted me a few years ago, “Why are you reading books about what I say, when you can just read what I say?”

“Healthy things grow. If we could create a top down healthy staff it would trickle down to the congregation.”

“The overall process of our disciple making strategy is both inviting people to church and then investing in those we invite.”

“A good leader is a leader who is raising up and developing other leaders.”

“I think developing leaders who come after you is a stewardship issue that Jesus is going to hold us accountable to.”

“There’s no impact without contact.”

“Most pastors stop learning as a leader the day they finish school.”

“Information without application is useless information.”

“We tell our kids all the time, “We want you to have a love for Jesus and His word that you have and not based on what Mom and Dad have.”

“I emulated before them what I would later expect from them.”

“Discipleship of both husbands and wives exponentially changes the home.”

“Leaders are learners. You are never learning for yourself, you are actually learning for the guy who is coming behind you.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Leadership Pipeline Learning Community

Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering by Tim Keller

Behold the Man! by Dwight Pryor

Poet & Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes by Kenneth Bailey

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes by Kenneth Bailey

Jcstudies.org

Walking in the Dust of  Rabbi Jesus by Lois Tverberg

Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus by Lois Tverberg

Our Father Abraham by Marvin Wilson

Growing Up by Robby Gallaty

Firmly Planted by Robby Gallaty

Foundations by Robby & Kandi Gallaty

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Eric Geiger are joined by Brian Dodd, author of Timeless: 10 Enduring Practices of Apex Leaders. During their conversation, they discuss increasing capacity and the importance of quiet times.

BEST QUOTES

"The main thing I am working on personally is just trying to accomplish everything God wants me to accomplish, and that’s generally a little bit more than I am already doing by myself so I need to do some stuff to fill the gaps."

"As people who God has called to be in leadership, we can forget the basics. There are fundamentals that provide the foundation for anybody’s leadership. The number one things that I did last year that gave me the biggest benefits is waking up at 6 o’clock gave me the margin to really focus on my morning quiet time."

"There’s leader development and leadership development. Those are two completely different things. Leadership development is acquiring the skills, talents, and abilities to accomplish a task or assignment from God. Leader development is becoming the type of person who can accomplish a task or assignment given to you by God."

"If you’re not careful, your skills, talents, and abilities will outpace your character and it will take you to a place your character can’t sustain you."

"That quiet time that I’ve designated into my schedule has totally taken my leadership to a completely different level."

"Understand the journey you are about to take. It’s about the journey, not the destination."

"There are two kinds of people in this world. Those are humble and those who are about to be humbled. And this journey is going to be a humbling journey."

"Don’t focus so much on production that you miss the joys along the way."

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Leadership Pipeline Learning Community

Briandoddonleadership.com

Timeless: Ten Enduring Practices of Apex Leadership by Brian Dodd (GET IT FOR 25% OFF HERE)

Demolishing Strongholds by Dr. Johnny Hunt

 The Forgotten Jesus by Robby Gallaty 

The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle

Getting To Us by Seth Davis

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Eric Geiger are joined by Brian Dodd, author of Timeless: 10 Enduring Practices of Apex Leaders. During their conversation, they discuss increasing capacity and the importance of quiet times.

BEST QUOTES

“The main thing I am working on personally is just trying to accomplish everything God wants me to accomplish, and that’s generally a little bit more than I am already doing by myself so I need to do some stuff to fill the gaps.”

“As people who God has called to be in leadership, we can forget the basics. There are fundamentals that provide the foundation for anybody’s leadership. The number one things that I did last year that gave me the biggest benefits is waking up at 6 o’clock gave me the margin to really focus on my morning quiet time.”

“There’s leader development and leadership development. Those are two completely different things. Leadership development is acquiring the skills, talents, and abilities to accomplish a task or assignment from God. Leader development is becoming the type of person who can accomplish a task or assignment given to you by God.”

“If you’re not careful, your skills, talents, and abilities will outpace your character and it will take you to a place your character can’t sustain you.”

“That quiet time that I’ve designated into my schedule has totally taken my leadership to a completely different level.”

“Understand the journey you are about to take. It’s about the journey, not the destination.”

“There are two kinds of people in this world. Those are humble and those who are about to be humbled. And this journey is going to be a humbling journey.”

“Don’t focus so much on production that you miss the joys along the way.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Leadership Pipeline Learning Community

Briandoddonleadership.com

Timeless: Ten Enduring Practices of Apex Leadership by Brian Dodd (GET IT FOR 25% OFF HERE)

Demolishing Strongholds by Dr. Johnny Hunt

 The Forgotten Jesus by Robby Gallaty 

The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle

Getting To Us by Seth Davis

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Eric Geiger are joined by Brian Dodd, author of Timeless: 10 Enduring Practices of Apex Leaders. During their conversation, they discuss increasing capacity and the importance of quiet times.

BEST QUOTES

“The main thing I am working on personally is just trying to accomplish everything God wants me to accomplish, and that’s generally a little bit more than I am already doing by myself so I need to do some stuff to fill the gaps.”

“As people who God has called to be in leadership, we can forget the basics. There are fundamentals that provide the foundation for anybody’s leadership. The number one things that I did last year that gave me the biggest benefits is waking up at 6 o’clock gave me the margin to really focus on my morning quiet time.”

“There’s leader development and leadership development. Those are two completely different things. Leadership development is acquiring the skills, talents, and abilities to accomplish a task or assignment from God. Leader development is becoming the type of person who can accomplish a task or assignment given to you by God.”

“If you’re not careful, your skills, talents, and abilities will outpace your character and it will take you to a place your character can’t sustain you.”

“That quiet time that I’ve designated into my schedule has totally taken my leadership to a completely different level.”

“Understand the journey you are about to take. It’s about the journey, not the destination.”

“There are two kinds of people in this world. Those are humble and those who are about to be humbled. And this journey is going to be a humbling journey.”

“Don’t focus so much on production that you miss the joys along the way.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Leadership Pipeline Learning Community

Briandoddonleadership.com

Timeless: Ten Enduring Practices of Apex Leadership by Brian Dodd (GET IT FOR 25% OFF HERE)

Demolishing Strongholds by Dr. Johnny Hunt

 The Forgotten Jesus by Robby Gallaty 

The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle

Getting To Us by Seth Davis

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Eric Geiger are joined by Pete Scazzero, the founder of New Life Fellowship Church in Queens, New York City and author of The Emotionally Healthy Leader. During their conversation, they discuss discipleship being the foundation of leadership.

BEST QUOTES

"Pondering a text, prayerfully before God, that’s where revelation comes."

"I realize why the American church doesn’t do discipleship. It’s so demanding. It’s so counter-cultural to American evangelicalism. So we water down discipleship to grow-serve-connect. It’s so radical to how we do church today."

"I think the Americanisms in our Christianity is so enormous we can’t even see it."

"We are going to invest our lives to change the way the church does discipleship, so that our mission is effective around the world and so that we are raising up leaders. Because you are never going to have leaders develop without a serious discipleship that deeply changes people."

"There are certain things I can’t do that are limits given by God as a gift that other leaders can do."

"My whole life is structured around being with Jesus. All of my leadership flows out of that. And without that I would not be here."

"Leadership in the home is always first, after Jesus, of course. I don’t segment my leadership, my walk with Jesus, from my marriage. I want to be one with Jesus. I want to be one with my wife."

"Our greatest gift to the world, I believe, is our marriage. We model something of the depth and the love of Jesus as a sign and wonder to the church and the world."

"Slow down your life. And recognize there are gods, idols, that are in the church as much as they are in the world. And if you bow down to them they will destroy you. The two biggest gods are numbers and what people think, impressing people."

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Leadership Pipeline Learning Community

The Emotionally Healthy Leader by Pete Scazzero

Matthew: A Commentary Vol. 1 by Frederick Dale Bruner

Matthew: A Commentary Vol. 2 by Frederick Dale Bruner

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Eric Geiger are joined by Pete Scazzero, the founder of New Life Fellowship Church in Queens, New York City and author of The Emotionally Healthy Leader. During their conversation, they discuss discipleship being the foundation of leadership.

BEST QUOTES

“Pondering a text, prayerfully before God, that’s where revelation comes.”

“I realize why the American church doesn’t do discipleship. It’s so demanding. It’s so counter-cultural to American evangelicalism. So we water down discipleship to grow-serve-connect. It’s so radical to how we do church today.”

“I think the Americanisms in our Christianity is so enormous we can’t even see it.”

“We are going to invest our lives to change the way the church does discipleship, so that our mission is effective around the world and so that we are raising up leaders. Because you are never going to have leaders develop without a serious discipleship that deeply changes people.”

“There are certain things I can’t do that are limits given by God as a gift that other leaders can do.”

“My whole life is structured around being with Jesus. All of my leadership flows out of that. And without that I would not be here.”

“Leadership in the home is always first, after Jesus, of course. I don’t segment my leadership, my walk with Jesus, from my marriage. I want to be one with Jesus. I want to be one with my wife.”

“Our greatest gift to the world, I believe, is our marriage. We model something of the depth and the love of Jesus as a sign and wonder to the church and the world.”

“Slow down your life. And recognize there are gods, idols, that are in the church as much as they are in the world. And if you bow down to them they will destroy you. The two biggest gods are numbers and what people think, impressing people.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Leadership Pipeline Learning Community

The Emotionally Healthy Leader by Pete Scazzero

Matthew: A Commentary Vol. 1 by Frederick Dale Bruner

Matthew: A Commentary Vol. 2 by Frederick Dale Bruner

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Eric Geiger are joined by Pete Scazzero, the founder of New Life Fellowship Church in Queens, New York City and author of The Emotionally Healthy Leader. During their conversation, they discuss discipleship being the foundation of leadership.

BEST QUOTES

“Pondering a text, prayerfully before God, that’s where revelation comes.”

“I realize why the American church doesn’t do discipleship. It’s so demanding. It’s so counter-cultural to American evangelicalism. So we water down discipleship to grow-serve-connect. It’s so radical to how we do church today.”

“I think the Americanisms in our Christianity is so enormous we can’t even see it.”

“We are going to invest our lives to change the way the church does discipleship, so that our mission is effective around the world and so that we are raising up leaders. Because you are never going to have leaders develop without a serious discipleship that deeply changes people.”

“There are certain things I can’t do that are limits given by God as a gift that other leaders can do.”

“My whole life is structured around being with Jesus. All of my leadership flows out of that. And without that I would not be here.”

“Leadership in the home is always first, after Jesus, of course. I don’t segment my leadership, my walk with Jesus, from my marriage. I want to be one with Jesus. I want to be one with my wife.”

“Our greatest gift to the world, I believe, is our marriage. We model something of the depth and the love of Jesus as a sign and wonder to the church and the world.”

“Slow down your life. And recognize there are gods, idols, that are in the church as much as they are in the world. And if you bow down to them they will destroy you. The two biggest gods are numbers and what people think, impressing people.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Leadership Pipeline Learning Community

The Emotionally Healthy Leader by Pete Scazzero

Matthew: A Commentary Vol. 1 by Frederick Dale Bruner

Matthew: A Commentary Vol. 2 by Frederick Dale Bruner

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Michael Kelley, the Director of Groups Ministry for Lifeway Christian Resources and author of the new book Growing Down. During their conversation, they discuss the similarities and differences between discipleship and leadership development.

BEST QUOTES

“Discipleship is an intentional progression toward Christlikeness.”

“Leadership is the joyful taking hold of responsibility.”

“Leaders are the ones who don’t run from responsibility, but they take hold of it.”

“We have to take a posture of intentionality toward those we are discipling or developing.”

“Character is manifested in big moments, but it is made in small ones.” - Phillip Brooks

“Often throughout history, the people who make disciples get lost as time goes by.”

“The greatest way that you may impact the world is through someone else that you influenced.”

“Part of leadership is understanding who you are and then maximizing what you have been given for the sake of others.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Growing Down by Michael Kelley

MichaelKelley.co

MinistryGrid.com