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 Eric Geiger are joined by Conna Nelson, the head of Human Resources at LifeWay. During their conversation, they talk reverse mentoring, continuously improving, and the balance of urgency and grace.

BEST QUOTES

“Learn where you are and from the people who are all around you.”

“You need to know your brand and who you are.”

“People grow when they know they have the support of a leader”

“We need to know what is expected, we need to commit to what we promise, and then we need to give more than we promise.”

“It is important for people to have a roadmap.”

“Start out by leading with humility, grace, integrity, and urgency.”

“Urgency can often times override treating people with kindness.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney

The Janitor by Todd Hopkins

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Eric Geiger are joined by Conna Nelson, the head of Human Resources at LifeWay. During their conversation, they talk reverse mentoring, continuously improving, and the balance of urgency and grace.

BEST QUOTES

“Learn where you are and from the people who are all around you.”

“You need to know your brand and who you are.”

“People grow when they know they have the support of a leader”

“We need to know what is expected, we need to commit to what we promise, and then we need to give more than we promise.”

“It is important for people to have a roadmap.”

“Start out by leading with humility, grace, integrity, and urgency.”

“Urgency can often times override treating people with kindness.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney

The Janitor by Todd Hopkins

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Eric Geiger are joined by Levi Lusko, the lead pastor of Fresh Life church in Montana and Utah. You may also know Levi from his books Swipe Right and Through the Eyes of a Lion. During this conversation, they talk about building a leadership pipeline, setting lead and lag metrics, and developing leaders in your church.

BEST QUOTES

“Our greatest emphasis organizationally is building our leadership pipeline so that we not only have the crop of people for the job today, but so that we have the systems in place that will create the people for the hires tomorrow.”

“Everybody you need for every position is probably at your church.”

“I bet God has probably put within your organization who you need.”

“Your people will not be developed unless you do it.”

“We want to take active steps to develop our current leadership quotient and then casting the vision for everybody to be a multiplier.”

“If I was hit by a school bus tomorrow, who would do this job?”

“You can’t just say let’s win. You need to establish some lead measures that will produce the win.”

“It is so easy to be a critic of your own work.”

“I would tell my 20 year old self that this is going to hurt more than you think it will, but God will do more than you think he can.”

“Think about scalability and your leadership pipeline issue sooner rather than later.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Swipe Right by Levi Lusko

Through the Eyes of a Lion by Levi Lusko

The Great Bridge by David McCullough

The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney

Passion Conference

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Eric Geiger are joined by Levi Lusko, the lead pastor of Fresh Life church in Montana and Utah. You may also know Levi from his books Swipe Right and Through the Eyes of a Lion. During this conversation, they talk about building a leadership pipeline, setting lead and lag metrics, and developing leaders in your church.

BEST QUOTES

“Our greatest emphasis organizationally is building our leadership pipeline so that we not only have the crop of people for the job today, but so that we have the systems in place that will create the people for the hires tomorrow.”

“Everybody you need for every position is probably at your church.”

“I bet God has probably put within your organization who you need.”

“Your people will not be developed unless you do it.”

“We want to take active steps to develop our current leadership quotient and then casting the vision for everybody to be a multiplier.”

“If I was hit by a school bus tomorrow, who would do this job?”

“You can’t just say let’s win. You need to establish some lead measures that will produce the win.”

“It is so easy to be a critic of your own work.”

“I would tell my 20 year old self that this is going to hurt more than you think it will, but God will do more than you think he can.”

“Think about scalability and your leadership pipeline issue sooner rather than later.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Swipe Right by Levi Lusko

Through the Eyes of a Lion by Levi Lusko

The Great Bridge by David McCullough

The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney

Passion Conference

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Eric Geiger are joined by Levi Lusko, the lead pastor of Fresh Life church in Montana and Utah. You may also know Levi from his books Swipe Right and Through the Eyes of a Lion. During this conversation, they talk about building a leadership pipeline, setting lead and lag metrics, and developing leaders in your church.

BEST QUOTES

“Our greatest emphasis organizationally is building our leadership pipeline so that we not only have the crop of people for the job today, but so that we have the systems in place that will create the people for the hires tomorrow.”

“Everybody you need for every position is probably at your church.”

“I bet God has probably put within your organization who you need.”

“Your people will not be developed unless you do it.”

“We want to take active steps to develop our current leadership quotient and then casting the vision for everybody to be a multiplier.”

“If I was hit by a school bus tomorrow, who would do this job?”

“You can’t just say let’s win. You need to establish some lead measures that will produce the win.”

“It is so easy to be a critic of your own work.”

“I would tell my 20 year old self that this is going to hurt more than you think it will, but God will do more than you think he can.”

“Think about scalability and your leadership pipeline issue sooner rather than later.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Swipe Right by Levi Lusko

Through the Eyes of a Lion by Levi Lusko

The Great Bridge by David McCullough

The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney

Passion Conference

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions, Todd Adkins is joined by Lisa Harper, an accomplished author and a sought-after Bible teacher and speaker. You may know her for her books including A Perfect Mess, Untamed, or Stumbling Into Grace. During this fun conversation, Lisa and Todd talk about learning from their children, the need for community, and the lie of acting like you have it all together.

Best Quotes

“You don’t really understand something until you can explain it in a simple way.”

“We have a perfect God who is absolutely in love with broken people.”

“Culture is shared behavior.”

“Run hard in your own lane.”

“When you compare it leads to despair.”

“Community is the most effective hermeneutic of the gospel.”

“In order to lead well, there must be some level of receiving.”

“Don’t expend one ounce of energy in looking like you have it all together.”

Recommended Resources

The Sacrament of Happy by Lisa Harper

Pipeline Conference

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions, Todd Adkins is joined by Lisa Harper, an accomplished author and a sought-after Bible teacher and speaker. You may know her for her books including A Perfect Mess, Untamed, or Stumbling Into Grace. During this fun conversation, Lisa and Todd talk about learning from their children, the need for community, and the lie of acting like you have it all together.

Best Quotes

“You don’t really understand something until you can explain it in a simple way.”

“We have a perfect God who is absolutely in love with broken people.”

“Culture is shared behavior.”

“Run hard in your own lane.”

“When you compare it leads to despair.”

“Community is the most effective hermeneutic of the gospel.”

“In order to lead well, there must be some level of receiving.”

“Don’t expend one ounce of energy in looking like you have it all together.”

Recommended Resources

The Sacrament of Happy by Lisa Harper

Pipeline Conference

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions, Todd Adkins is joined by Lisa Harper, an accomplished author and a sought-after Bible teacher and speaker. You may know her for her books including A Perfect Mess, Untamed, or Stumbling Into Grace. During this fun conversation, Lisa and Todd talk about learning from their children, the need for community, and the lie of acting like you have it all together.

Best Quotes

“You don’t really understand something until you can explain it in a simple way.”

“We have a perfect God who is absolutely in love with broken people.”

“Culture is shared behavior.”

“Run hard in your own lane.”

“When you compare it leads to despair.”

“Community is the most effective hermeneutic of the gospel.”

“In order to lead well, there must be some level of receiving.”

“Don’t expend one ounce of energy in looking like you have it all together.”

Recommended Resources

The Sacrament of Happy by Lisa Harper

Pipeline Conference

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Will Heath, a Lead Navigator for Auxano and specializes in leadership transition. During this conversation, they discuss how to plan for succession, the barriers involved, and how a volunteer in your church can plan for succession as well.

* What are the most significant barriers for succession planning in the church?

* What are some best practices to ensure that succession goes well?

* What are good timelines for different kinds of succession?

* What does succession look like at other ministry levels?

* How do I bring up the topic of succession to my pastor?

BEST QUOTES

“In succession planning, the language we use absolutely matters.”

“When leaders sit around the table, they need to be honest and be courageous.”

“When it comes to succession, you have to do more than stick a name in an envelope.”

“Succession happens most at the volunteer level of the church.”

“Succession is personal long before it is tactical.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Free Preview: Succession Planning Video Library

Pipeline Conference

Pipeline: Succession at Every Level booklet

Auxano Boot Camps

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Will Heath, a Lead Navigator for Auxano and specializes in leadership transition. During this conversation, they discuss how to plan for succession, the barriers involved, and how a volunteer in your church can plan for succession as well.

* What are the most significant barriers for succession planning in the church?

* What are some best practices to ensure that succession goes well?

* What are good timelines for different kinds of succession?

* What does succession look like at other ministry levels?

* How do I bring up the topic of succession to my pastor?

BEST QUOTES

“In succession planning, the language we use absolutely matters.”

“When leaders sit around the table, they need to be honest and be courageous.”

“When it comes to succession, you have to do more than stick a name in an envelope.”

“Succession happens most at the volunteer level of the church.”

“Succession is personal long before it is tactical.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Pipeline Conference

Pipeline: Succession at Every Level booklet

Auxano Boot Camps