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 talk with Thomas Terry, hip hop artist as well as co-founder and current owner of Humble Beast. Humble Beast is a record label and a community of creative people seeking to show Jesus to the world and express truth with creativity and excellence. They do this through music, apparel, conferences and events, and even coffee in the past. The conversation is wide ranging and has a unique flavor because of Thomas’s and Humble Beast’s emphasis on creativity and artistry.

BEST QUOTES

“Discipleship is at the very core of Humble Beast.”

“We want to cultivate not just art but healthy Christianity.”

“Hip Hop gave me a voice and a means of expression.”

“More important than meetings are the way my pastors engage with me in life.”

“I learn a lot from example and observing people’s life and conduct.”

“We might see fiscal fruit, but are we seeing ministry fruit?”

“We worship an excellent God and it drives us to make excellent things.”

“I hate to have meetings in the morning.”

“Leadership in my home looks a lot like service.”

“Leadership looks like serving people.”

“Real effective leadership looks like being connected to people.”

“It’s much easier to manage tasks and goals than it is to invest in people.”

“The entry point to relationship with people is to listen a lot more and talk a lot less.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

HumbleBeast.com

Beautiful Euology

We’d like to thank our sponsor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. SEBTS is always asking the question, “Where are you going?” They want to equip pastors, missionaries, theologians, scholars and more to obey the commands of Jesus to make disciples anywhere and everywhere God calls them to go. Wherever students are going, Southeastern can help them get there. Southeastern Seminary has a wide range of degrees at many levels and all M.Div. programs now have a stronger core curriculum to better equip students biblically, theologically and practically for their current and future ministries. In addition to a stronger core, the total number of hours required to complete an M.Div. has been reduced to 81-84. They even offer distance education options for those who cannot relocate to North Carolina to study.

Apply now to begin your theological education at Southeastern. Use the code 5LQ to receive a discount on your application for any degree.

Vist SEBTS.edu/5LQ.

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions Podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with Thomas Terry, hip hop artist as well as co-founder and current owner of Humble Beast. Humble Beast is a record label and a community of creative people seeking to show Jesus to the world and express truth with creativity and excellence. They do this through music, apparel, conferences and events, and even coffee in the past. The conversation is wide ranging and has a unique flavor because of Thomas’s and Humble Beast’s emphasis on creativity and artistry.

BEST QUOTES

“Discipleship is at the very core of Humble Beast.”

“We want to cultivate not just art but healthy Christianity.”

“Hip Hop gave me a voice and a means of expression.”

“More important than meetings are the way my pastors engage with me in life.”

“I learn a lot from example and observing people’s life and conduct.”

“We might see fiscal fruit, but are we seeing ministry fruit?”

“We worship an excellent God and it drives us to make excellent things.”

“I hate to have meetings in the morning.”

“Leadership in my home looks a lot like service.”

“Leadership looks like serving people.”

“Real effective leadership looks like being connected to people.”

“It’s much easier to manage tasks and goals than it is to invest in people.”

“The entry point to relationship with people is to listen a lot more and talk a lot less.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

HumbleBeast.com

Beautiful Euology

We’d like to thank our sponsor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. SEBTS is always asking the question, “Where are you going?” They want to equip pastors, missionaries, theologians, scholars and more to obey the commands of Jesus to make disciples anywhere and everywhere God calls them to go. Wherever students are going, Southeastern can help them get there. Southeastern Seminary has a wide range of degrees at many levels and all M.Div. programs now have a stronger core curriculum to better equip students biblically, theologically and practically for their current and future ministries. In addition to a stronger core, the total number of hours required to complete an M.Div. has been reduced to 81-84. They even offer distance education options for those who cannot relocate to North Carolina to study.

Apply now to begin your theological education at Southeastern. Use the code 5LQ to receive a discount on your application for any degree.

Vist SEBTS.edu/5LQ.

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Barnabas Piper, and Kevin Spratt discuss the differences between competition and partnership in ministry (and business). It is so easy for organizations and churches to try to out-do one another instead of working with each other. The same thing happens to teams within a single organization too. More often than not this hinders success instead of accelerating it.

* Why is partnership between organizations, or teams within an organization, healthier than competition between them (especially in ministry)?

* What mindset do leaders need to keep partnership at the forefront of their efforts?

* What are the most common obstacles to partnership?

* If interactions between teams or organizations have been competitive in the past what steps can be taken to move toward cooperation?

* What are the key elements of effective partnership?

BEST QUOTES

“In ministry working together to multiply effectiveness is crucial.”

“There can be healthy competition. It can push you to be better than what you are.”

“Your competition is wherever you were yesterday.”

“Competition can make you lose focus on your customer and focus on your competitor.”

“In friendly competition everyone wins if one team wins.”

“Partnership adds to our strengths.”

“Just because you’re not in competition doesn’t mean you’re partnering.”

“Establish what the score card is and establish lead and lag measures.”

“You need a cadence of accountability.”

“Churches are often very insular. They don’t look at other churches to see what they are good at.”

“Partnership has to be modeled at the senior leader level.”

“Ego is the enemy of partnership.”

“Ego goes hand-in-hand with insecurity.”

“One significant obstacle to partnership is that it’s a lot of work.”

“It’s easier to do something yourself than to work with others. Its usually less effective too.”

“Somebody just needs to take the step, to take the initiative.”

“Put your ego aside and ask others to teach you something.”

“Cast a vision of accomplishing the good for both parties involved.”

“Partnership is not reaching my ends with your help; it’s reach our ends together, a common goal.”

“If you oversell yourself or undersell your weaknesses you’re setting a partnership up for failure.”

“Good contracts make good friends.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath

5LQ with Simon Sinek

Team of Rivals by Dorothy Kearns Goodwin

Four Disciplines of Execution 

 

We'd like to thank our sponsor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. SEBTS is always asking the question, “Where are you going?” They want to equip pastors, missionaries, theologians, scholars and more to obey the commands of Jesus to make disciples anywhere and everywhere God calls them to go. Wherever students are going, Southeastern can help them get there. Southeastern Seminary has a wide range of degrees at many levels and all M.Div. programs now have a stronger core curriculum to better equip students biblically, theologically and practically for their current and future ministries. In addition to a stronger core, the total number of hours required to complete an M.Div. has been reduced to 81-84. They even offer distance education options for those who cannot relocate to North ...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Barnabas Piper, and Kevin Spratt discuss the differences between competition and partnership in ministry (and business). It is so easy for organizations and churches to try to out-do one another instead of working with each other. The same thing happens to teams within a single organization too. More often than not this hinders success instead of accelerating it.

* Why is partnership between organizations, or teams within an organization, healthier than competition between them (especially in ministry)?

* What mindset do leaders need to keep partnership at the forefront of their efforts?

* What are the most common obstacles to partnership?

* If interactions between teams or organizations have been competitive in the past what steps can be taken to move toward cooperation?

* What are the key elements of effective partnership?

BEST QUOTES

“In ministry working together to multiply effectiveness is crucial.”

“There can be healthy competition. It can push you to be better than what you are.”

“Your competition is wherever you were yesterday.”

“Competition can make you lose focus on your customer and focus on your competitor.”

“In friendly competition everyone wins if one team wins.”

“Partnership adds to our strengths.”

“Just because you’re not in competition doesn’t mean you’re partnering.”

“Establish what the score card is and establish lead and lag measures.”

“You need a cadence of accountability.”

“Churches are often very insular. They don’t look at other churches to see what they are good at.”

“Partnership has to be modeled at the senior leader level.”

“Ego is the enemy of partnership.”

“Ego goes hand-in-hand with insecurity.”

“One significant obstacle to partnership is that it’s a lot of work.”

“It’s easier to do something yourself than to work with others. Its usually less effective too.”

“Somebody just needs to take the step, to take the initiative.”

“Put your ego aside and ask others to teach you something.”

“Cast a vision of accomplishing the good for both parties involved.”

“Partnership is not reaching my ends with your help; it’s reach our ends together, a common goal.”

“If you oversell yourself or undersell your weaknesses you’re setting a partnership up for failure.”

“Good contracts make good friends.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath

5LQ with Simon Sinek

Team of Rivals by Dorothy Kearns Goodwin

Four Disciplines of Execution 

 

We’d like to thank our sponsor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. SEBTS is always asking the question, “Where are you going?” They want to equip pastors, missionaries, theologians, scholars and more to obey the commands of Jesus to make disciples anywhere and everywhere God calls them to go. Wherever students are going, Southeastern can help them get there. Southeastern Seminary has a wide range of degrees at many levels and all M.Div. programs now have a stronger core curriculum to better equip students biblically, theologically and practically for their current and future ministries. In addition to a stronger core, the total number of hours required to complete an M.Div. has been reduced to 81-84. They even offer distance education options for those who cannot relocate to North Carolina to study.

Apply now to begin your theological education at Southeastern. Use the code 5LQ to receive a discount on your application for any degree.

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Barnabas Piper, and Kevin Spratt discuss the differences between competition and partnership in ministry (and business). It is so easy for organizations and churches to try to out-do one another instead of working with each other. The same thing happens to teams within a single organization too. More often than not this hinders success instead of accelerating it.

* Why is partnership between organizations, or teams within an organization, healthier than competition between them (especially in ministry)?

* What mindset do leaders need to keep partnership at the forefront of their efforts?

* What are the most common obstacles to partnership?

* If interactions between teams or organizations have been competitive in the past what steps can be taken to move toward cooperation?

* What are the key elements of effective partnership?

BEST QUOTES

“In ministry working together to multiply effectiveness is crucial.”

“There can be healthy competition. It can push you to be better than what you are.”

“Your competition is wherever you were yesterday.”

“Competition can make you lose focus on your customer and focus on your competitor.”

“In friendly competition everyone wins if one team wins.”

“Partnership adds to our strengths.”

“Just because you’re not in competition doesn’t mean you’re partnering.”

“Establish what the score card is and establish lead and lag measures.”

“You need a cadence of accountability.”

“Churches are often very insular. They don’t look at other churches to see what they are good at.”

“Partnership has to be modeled at the senior leader level.”

“Ego is the enemy of partnership.”

“Ego goes hand-in-hand with insecurity.”

“One significant obstacle to partnership is that it’s a lot of work.”

“It’s easier to do something yourself than to work with others. Its usually less effective too.”

“Somebody just needs to take the step, to take the initiative.”

“Put your ego aside and ask others to teach you something.”

“Cast a vision of accomplishing the good for both parties involved.”

“Partnership is not reaching my ends with your help; it’s reach our ends together, a common goal.”

“If you oversell yourself or undersell your weaknesses you’re setting a partnership up for failure.”

“Good contracts make good friends.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath

5LQ with Simon Sinek

Team of Rivals by Dorothy Kearns Goodwin

Four Disciplines of Execution 

 

We’d like to thank our sponsor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. SEBTS is always asking the question, “Where are you going?” They want to equip pastors, missionaries, theologians, scholars and more to obey the commands of Jesus to make disciples anywhere and everywhere God calls them to go. Wherever students are going, Southeastern can help them get there. Southeastern Seminary has a wide range of degrees at many levels and all M.Div. programs now have a stronger core curriculum to better equip students biblically, theologically and practically for their current and future ministries. In addition to a stronger core, the total number of hours required to complete an M.Div. has been reduced to 81-84. They even offer distance education options for those who cannot relocate to North Carolina to study.

Apply now to begin your theological education at Southeastern. Use the code 5LQ to receive a discount on your application for any degree.

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with Ronnie Floyd, pastor of Cross Church in Northwest Arkansas and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Floyd has been in pastoral ministry for 40 years with 30 having been at the same church. His church is in a strategic area - the home of Walmart which means the home to offices for numerous multinational companies. In this episode they discuss leadership habits and leading with faithfulness.

BEST QUOTES

“Being teachable is a mark of the Holy Spirit and one of the great qualities of a leader.”

“We need ministers of the gospel returning to Ephesians 4:11-12.”

“If you haven’t pastored a local church in the last five or ten years it’s really hard to identify with that leadership.”

“Starting my day with God is imperative.”

“We need to be fit and ready to do what God asks us to do.”

“Leadership is a discipline and is about establishing disciplines in your life.”

“Ministry or leadership is a grind. Ministry is about seasons.”

“All people matter.”

“Walk slowly through the crowd.”

“You can go faster alone, but you can go further with others.”

“Not every hill is worth dying on, and you need to define as a leader which ones are.”

“Leadership is not about having the last word. It’s about doing the right thing.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

RonnieFloyd.com

Forward by Ronnie Floyd

Rainer on Leadership Podcast

Vanderbloemen Leadership Podcast

The Cross Church School of Ministry

 

We'd like to thank our sponsor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. SEBTS is always asking the question, “Where are you going?” They want to equip pastors, missionaries, theologians, scholars and more to obey the commands of Jesus to make disciples anywhere and everywhere God calls them to go. Wherever students are going, Southeastern can help them get there. Southeastern Seminary has a wide range of degrees at many levels and all M.Div. programs now have a stronger core curriculum to better equip students biblically, theologically and practically for their current and future ministries. In addition to a stronger core, the total number of hours required to complete an M.Div. has been reduced to 81-84. They even offer distance education options for those who cannot relocate to North Carolina to study.

Apply now to begin your theological education at Southeastern. Use the code 5LQ to receive a discount on your application for any degree.

Vist SEBTS.edu/5LQ.

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with Ronnie Floyd, pastor of Cross Church in Northwest Arkansas and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Floyd has been in pastoral ministry for 40 years with 30 having been at the same church. His church is in a strategic area – the home of Walmart which means the home to offices for numerous multinational companies. In this episode they discuss leadership habits and leading with faithfulness.

BEST QUOTES

“Being teachable is a mark of the Holy Spirit and one of the great qualities of a leader.”

“We need ministers of the gospel returning to Ephesians 4:11-12.”

“If you haven’t pastored a local church in the last five or ten years it’s really hard to identify with that leadership.”

“Starting my day with God is imperative.”

“We need to be fit and ready to do what God asks us to do.”

“Leadership is a discipline and is about establishing disciplines in your life.”

“Ministry or leadership is a grind. Ministry is about seasons.”

“All people matter.”

“Walk slowly through the crowd.”

“You can go faster alone, but you can go further with others.”

“Not every hill is worth dying on, and you need to define as a leader which ones are.”

“Leadership is not about having the last word. It’s about doing the right thing.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

RonnieFloyd.com

Forward by Ronnie Floyd

Rainer on Leadership Podcast

Vanderbloemen Leadership Podcast

The Cross Church School of Ministry

 

We’d like to thank our sponsor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. SEBTS is always asking the question, “Where are you going?” They want to equip pastors, missionaries, theologians, scholars and more to obey the commands of Jesus to make disciples anywhere and everywhere God calls them to go. Wherever students are going, Southeastern can help them get there. Southeastern Seminary has a wide range of degrees at many levels and all M.Div. programs now have a stronger core curriculum to better equip students biblically, theologically and practically for their current and future ministries. In addition to a stronger core, the total number of hours required to complete an M.Div. has been reduced to 81-84. They even offer distance education options for those who cannot relocate to North Carolina to study.

Apply now to begin your theological education at Southeastern. Use the code 5LQ to receive a discount on your application for any degree.

Vist SEBTS.edu/5LQ.

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with Ronnie Floyd, pastor of Cross Church in Northwest Arkansas and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Floyd has been in pastoral ministry for 40 years with 30 having been at the same church. His church is in a strategic area – the home of Walmart which means the home to offices for numerous multinational companies. In this episode they discuss leadership habits and leading with faithfulness.

BEST QUOTES

“Being teachable is a mark of the Holy Spirit and one of the great qualities of a leader.”

“We need ministers of the gospel returning to Ephesians 4:11-12.”

“If you haven’t pastored a local church in the last five or ten years it’s really hard to identify with that leadership.”

“Starting my day with God is imperative.”

“We need to be fit and ready to do what God asks us to do.”

“Leadership is a discipline and is about establishing disciplines in your life.”

“Ministry or leadership is a grind. Ministry is about seasons.”

“All people matter.”

“Walk slowly through the crowd.”

“You can go faster alone, but you can go further with others.”

“Not every hill is worth dying on, and you need to define as a leader which ones are.”

“Leadership is not about having the last word. It’s about doing the right thing.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

RonnieFloyd.com

Forward by Ronnie Floyd

Rainer on Leadership Podcast

Vanderbloemen Leadership Podcast

The Cross Church School of Ministry

 

We’d like to thank our sponsor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. SEBTS is always asking the question, “Where are you going?” They want to equip pastors, missionaries, theologians, scholars and more to obey the commands of Jesus to make disciples anywhere and everywhere God calls them to go. Wherever students are going, Southeastern can help them get there. Southeastern Seminary has a wide range of degrees at many levels and all M.Div. programs now have a stronger core curriculum to better equip students biblically, theologically and practically for their current and future ministries. In addition to a stronger core, the total number of hours required to complete an M.Div. has been reduced to 81-84. They even offer distance education options for those who cannot relocate to North Carolina to study.

Apply now to begin your theological education at Southeastern. Use the code 5LQ to receive a discount on your application for any degree.

Vist SEBTS.edu/5LQ.

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Barnabas Piper, and Kevin Spratt talk about how organizations, and even churches, can offer the best customer service. They cover everything from what attitude and outlook it takes to how leaders can deal with unruly customers (or church members).

* Is the customer always right?

* If a customer is wrong, how should a customer service rep respond?

* How should a customer service rep help if they don’t know the answer to customer’s question or can’t give them the answer they want?

* What do you do when a customer doesn’t want help and they just want to air grievances?

* What is the over all effect of good customer service?

BEST QUOTES

“The posture you have should be one of empathy.”

“The customer is not always right, but the customer always deserves respect.”

“A customer’s perception is their reality.”

“Nobody reads the fine print.”

“You can apologize for someone’s frustration without apologizing for doing anything wrong.”

“Give people an out, a gracious exit.”

“As a business or ministry it’s really important how you respond when you’re wrong.”

“Every leader should practice saying ‘I don’t know, but I will find out and get back to you.’”

“Explaining yourself is ok, but that needs to be followed immediately by an apology and a solution.”

“A customer service rep needs to be empowered to solve people’s problems.”

“Customers want the weight of what they are saying to be heard by someone who can make a decision.”

“Telling someone to calm down is like putting gasoline on a fire.”

“It is ok to politely and firmly deny crazy requests.”

“As a manager or leader it is crucial to back up your employees.”

“The reason customers think they are always right is because organizations allow them to think they are always right.”

“Customer service is probably the best way to stand out as a business.”

“In the ministry world it’s a shift from customer loyalty to relationship and trust.”

“If you target effective customer service for the good of the business and not the customer you will miss your target.”

“Have the heart of someone serving, not someone trying to improve the bottom line.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

The Nordstrom Way to Customer Service Excellence by Robert Spector

We'd like to thank our sponsor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. SEBTS is always asking the question, “Where are you going?” They want to equip pastors, missionaries, theologians, scholars and more to obey the commands of Jesus to make disciples anywhere and everywhere God calls them to go. Wherever students are going, Southeastern can help them get there. Southeastern Seminary has a wide range of degrees at many levels and all M.Div. programs now have a stronger core curriculum to better equip students biblically, theologically and practically for their current and future ministries. In addition to a stronger core, the total number of hours required to complete an M.Div. has been reduced to 81-84. They even offer distance education options for those who cannot relocate to North Carolina to study.

Apply now to begin your theological education at Southeastern. Use the code 5LQ to receive a discount on your application for any degree.

Vist SEBTS.edu/5LQ.