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 Barnabas Piper are joined by Clayton King, the interim Senior Pastor at NewSpring Church in South Carolina, one of the largest churches in the United States. King is an author of 12 books including The True Love Waits resources. In this conversation, Clayton talks about the importance of delegation, spiritual disciplines, and coffee.

BEST QUOTES

“I believe this is the most crucial season of my life to make sure I am developing deeply true and authentic spiritual disciplines.”

“I’ve got to delegate this stuff or I’m going to kill myself.”

“I want to delegate to people who I know can do a better job than me.”

“The reason why I have such a hard time delegating to other people is my pride. As leaders, we want to do it all.”

“It’s not just enough to delegate as a leader. We have to celebrate what we delegate.”

“I’m not on my best game the rest of the day if I don’t give my first fruits to Jesus.”

“Getting up early, that has been for me the most practical thing I can do to make sure I am spiritually healthy.”

“Ministry is an easy world to isolate yourself from the common everyday person.”

“Over the last couple of years, I have learned the value of stealing away and breaking away from the grind of ministry.”

“I’m a fool if I don’t aggressively pursue the wisdom and discernment that my wife has from the Holy Spirit.”

“I can’t lead the church if I can’t lovingly lead my own family.”

“The more we read, the more equipped we are to lead.”

“Slow down. Let Jesus carry you as you carry he load.”

 

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

ClaytonKing.com

Designed to Lead by Eric Geiger

Dangerous Calling by Paul David Tripp

Overcome by Clayton King

Stronger by Clayton King

Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas are joined by Raechel Myers and Amanda Williams of She Reads Truth. She Reads Truth is an enormously popular website for women – a community really – built around reading God’s word. It features reading plans and devotionals and so much more. They have also co-authored a She Reads Truth book and put together a She Reads Truth Bible featuring studies and devotionals throughout. You will love this lively conversation, and for those wondering, yes, “Bible” really is Amanda’s maiden name.

BEST QUOTES

“Kids don’t care about pretty sentences. They keep coming back to ‘Why?’”

“We need a heresy net.”

“Refinement is getting all the dross away, the stuff that doesn’t need to be done.”

“The best way I can be a leader to my team is to crystalize what I am here for – why do they need me as a leader?”

“The responsible thing as a good leader is to be brave enough to step away from the things I know I can do well and stretch myself into learning.”

“What is it that only I can do?”

“Leadership doesn’t come naturally to me.”

“We’re learning to listen to our team.”

“When you start something it is so much easier to default to doing rather than developing others to do.”

“When we’re leading well in the home it looks like quiet confidence.”

“Being in charge doesn’t mean bing the loudest or controlling.”

“Leadership is so much about what you do that no one sees.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

SheReadsTruth.com

HeReadsTruth.com

She Reads Truth: Holding Tight to Permanent in a World That's Passing Away

She Reads Truth Bible

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas are joined by Raechel Myers and Amanda Williams of She Reads Truth. She Reads Truth is an enormously popular website for women – a community really – built around reading God’s word. It features reading plans and devotionals and so much more. They have also co-authored a She Reads Truth book and put together a She Reads Truth Bible featuring studies and devotionals throughout. You will love this lively conversation, and for those wondering, yes, “Bible” really is Amanda’s maiden name.

BEST QUOTES

“Kids don’t care about pretty sentences. They keep coming back to ‘Why?’”

“We need a heresy net.”

“Refinement is getting all the dross away, the stuff that doesn’t need to be done.”

“The best way I can be a leader to my team is to crystalize what I am here for – why do they need me as a leader?”

“The responsible thing as a good leader is to be brave enough to step away from the things I know I can do well and stretch myself into learning.”

“What is it that only I can do?”

“Leadership doesn’t come naturally to me.”

“We’re learning to listen to our team.”

“When you start something it is so much easier to default to doing rather than developing others to do.”

“When we’re leading well in the home it looks like quiet confidence.”

“Being in charge doesn’t mean bing the loudest or controlling.”

“Leadership is so much about what you do that no one sees.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

SheReadsTruth.com

HeReadsTruth.com

She Reads Truth: Holding Tight to Permanent in a World That’s Passing Away

She Reads Truth Bible

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas are joined by Raechel Myers and Amanda Williams of She Reads Truth. She Reads Truth is an enormously popular website for women – a community really – built around reading God’s word. It features reading plans and devotionals and so much more. They have also co-authored a She Reads Truth book and put together a She Reads Truth Bible featuring studies and devotionals throughout. You will love this lively conversation, and for those wondering, yes, “Bible” really is Amanda’s maiden name.

BEST QUOTES

“Kids don’t care about pretty sentences. They keep coming back to ‘Why?’”

“We need a heresy net.”

“Refinement is getting all the dross away, the stuff that doesn’t need to be done.”

“The best way I can be a leader to my team is to crystalize what I am here for – why do they need me as a leader?”

“The responsible thing as a good leader is to be brave enough to step away from the things I know I can do well and stretch myself into learning.”

“What is it that only I can do?”

“Leadership doesn’t come naturally to me.”

“We’re learning to listen to our team.”

“When you start something it is so much easier to default to doing rather than developing others to do.”

“When we’re leading well in the home it looks like quiet confidence.”

“Being in charge doesn’t mean bing the loudest or controlling.”

“Leadership is so much about what you do that no one sees.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

SheReadsTruth.com

HeReadsTruth.com

She Reads Truth: Holding Tight to Permanent in a World That’s Passing Away

She Reads Truth Bible

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper are joined by J.D. Greear, lead pastor at The Summit Church in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina. Greear is an author of several books, and The Summit Church is a planting hub both within North Carolina and around the world. In this conversation J.D. talks about the importance of work rhythm, accountability and close relationships, and working with people you like and respect.

BEST QUOTES

“Be where you are; serve where you live.”

“The local church ought to be local.”

“My call to the pastorate began as a call to the mission field and I’m fulfilling my call to missions by being a pastor.”

“Do awesome things with awesome people.”

“[Many leaders who fell] didn’t have equality in community.”

“As a leader I like to be unchallenged, but that’s bad leadership.”

“I lose votes to our elder team,. And it’s frustrating, but it’s the healthiest thing.”

“I need to have people who are not that impressed by me.”

“People start to have a vested interest in your success, so nobody wants to tell you ‘no’ since they’re part of the gravy train.”

“Fame is always making yourself accessible to a bunch of people you don’t care about at the expense of people who do.”

“I work best when I clear everything out of my morning except the Word of God, prayer, sermon writing, and other writing.”

“Working in blocks of time is most effective, but 10 -12 hour blocks are too long.”

“Show me a person who is walking with God and has a strong family life and they can withstand so much.”

“We know how to exegete texts. We don’t know how to exegete white spaces in life.”

“Every single church leader in the Bible had a time when they served when they thought they ought to be leading.”

“Glory in serving.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

JDGreear.com

Creativity Inc. by Ed Catmull

7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper are joined by J.D. Greear, lead pastor at The Summit Church in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina. Greear is an author of several books, and The Summit Church is a planting hub both within North Carolina and around the world. In this conversation J.D. talks about the importance of work rhythm, accountability and close relationships, and working with people you like and respect.

BEST QUOTES

“Be where you are; serve where you live.”

“The local church ought to be local.”

“My call to the pastorate began as a call to the mission field and I’m fulfilling my call to missions by being a pastor.”

“Do awesome things with awesome people.”

“[Many leaders who fell] didn’t have equality in community.”

“As a leader I like to be unchallenged, but that’s bad leadership.”

“I lose votes to our elder team,. And it’s frustrating, but it’s the healthiest thing.”

“I need to have people who are not that impressed by me.”

“People start to have a vested interest in your success, so nobody wants to tell you ‘no’ since they’re part of the gravy train.”

“Fame is always making yourself accessible to a bunch of people you don’t care about at the expense of people who do.”

“I work best when I clear everything out of my morning except the Word of God, prayer, sermon writing, and other writing.”

“Working in blocks of time is most effective, but 10 -12 hour blocks are too long.”

“Show me a person who is walking with God and has a strong family life and they can withstand so much.”

“We know how to exegete texts. We don’t know how to exegete white spaces in life.”

“Every single church leader in the Bible had a time when they served when they thought they ought to be leading.”

“Glory in serving.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

JDGreear.com

Creativity Inc. by Ed Catmull

7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper are joined by J.D. Greear, lead pastor at The Summit Church in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina. Greear is an author of several books, and The Summit Church is a planting hub both within North Carolina and around the world. In this conversation J.D. talks about the importance of work rhythm, accountability and close relationships, and working with people you like and respect.

BEST QUOTES

“Be where you are; serve where you live.”

“The local church ought to be local.”

“My call to the pastorate began as a call to the mission field and I’m fulfilling my call to missions by being a pastor.”

“Do awesome things with awesome people.”

“[Many leaders who fell] didn’t have equality in community.”

“As a leader I like to be unchallenged, but that’s bad leadership.”

“I lose votes to our elder team,. And it’s frustrating, but it’s the healthiest thing.”

“I need to have people who are not that impressed by me.”

“People start to have a vested interest in your success, so nobody wants to tell you ‘no’ since they’re part of the gravy train.”

“Fame is always making yourself accessible to a bunch of people you don’t care about at the expense of people who do.”

“I work best when I clear everything out of my morning except the Word of God, prayer, sermon writing, and other writing.”

“Working in blocks of time is most effective, but 10 -12 hour blocks are too long.”

“Show me a person who is walking with God and has a strong family life and they can withstand so much.”

“We know how to exegete texts. We don’t know how to exegete white spaces in life.”

“Every single church leader in the Bible had a time when they served when they thought they ought to be leading.”

“Glory in serving.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

JDGreear.com

Creativity Inc. by Ed Catmull

7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper are joined by Nancy Guthrie. Nancy is a prolific author and speaker, hosts her own podcast, and works with her husband to serve couples who have lost children. She is a bible teacher and theologian and she is also a lot of fun. In this episode Nancy shares her story of loss and how God has used that to put her and her husband, Dave, in a position to care for others. You will appreciate and enjoy this conversation

BEST QUOTES

“Christ makes a difference in the lowest place of life.”

“I was desperate for something real with God.”

“I can’t think of anything more significant to do with my lie than teaching the Bible because people’s lives change.”

“You haven’t mastered something until you can teach it.”

“My way of learning to teach the bible is listening to people who do it well.”

“I want my delight in, my energy over, my passion for the scriptures to be catching.”

“I want them to walk away thinking the Bible is worthy of being that interested.”

“A woman can know, present, and think through rich theology and it doesn’t have to be dry.”

“A lot of times what omen se other women do up front is give a talk that is funny, emotional, or motivational but not rooted in the text.”

“Some women are so committed to the text that they refuse to insert any personality into it.”

“Women often times are afraid to actually call people to something.”

“My model is a grateful sense of authority.”

“Since I have such a sad story I love that I can make women laugh.”

“I hate to be emotionally manipulated and I don’t want to emotionally manipulate.”

“Women who are teaching the Bible have an opportunity to call women to something, not just give a nice little talk.”

“I’ve gotta laugh.”

“Laughter is like going on a vaction.”

“Laughter is bonding.”

“I’ve studied how comedians tell stories.”

“It’s not my goal to be funny. It’s my goal to use humor to connect with those women as they listen to me give out God’s word.”

“Laughter breaks down barriers.”

“Don’t put logs on the fire of resentment.”

“Depend on the Holy Spirit for the grace you need to forgive.”

“I will not be all about opening doors for myself but rather preparing myself for the doors God opens.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

NancyGuthrie.com

Holding On To Hope

The One-Year Book of Hope

The One-Year Book of Discovering Jesus in the Old Testament

Seeing Jesus

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper are joined by Nancy Guthrie. Nancy is a prolific author and speaker, hosts her own podcast, and works with her husband to serve couples who have lost children. She is a bible teacher and theologian and she is also a lot of fun. In this episode Nancy shares her story of loss and how God has used that to put her and her husband, Dave, in a position to care for others. You will appreciate and enjoy this conversation

BEST QUOTES

“Christ makes a difference in the lowest place of life.”

“I was desperate for something real with God.”

“I can’t think of anything more significant to do with my lie than teaching the Bible because people’s lives change.”

“You haven’t mastered something until you can teach it.”

“My way of learning to teach the bible is listening to people who do it well.”

“I want my delight in, my energy over, my passion for the scriptures to be catching.”

“I want them to walk away thinking the Bible is worthy of being that interested.”

“A woman can know, present, and think through rich theology and it doesn’t have to be dry.”

“A lot of times what omen se other women do up front is give a talk that is funny, emotional, or motivational but not rooted in the text.”

“Some women are so committed to the text that they refuse to insert any personality into it.”

“Women often times are afraid to actually call people to something.”

“My model is a grateful sense of authority.”

“Since I have such a sad story I love that I can make women laugh.”

“I hate to be emotionally manipulated and I don’t want to emotionally manipulate.”

“Women who are teaching the Bible have an opportunity to call women to something, not just give a nice little talk.”

“I’ve gotta laugh.”

“Laughter is like going on a vaction.”

“Laughter is bonding.”

“I’ve studied how comedians tell stories.”

“It’s not my goal to be funny. It’s my goal to use humor to connect with those women as they listen to me give out God’s word.”

“Laughter breaks down barriers.”

“Don’t put logs on the fire of resentment.”

“Depend on the Holy Spirit for the grace you need to forgive.”

“I will not be all about opening doors for myself but rather preparing myself for the doors God opens.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

NancyGuthrie.com

Holding On To Hope

The One-Year Book of Hope

The One-Year Book of Discovering Jesus in the Old Testament

Seeing Jesus