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 Kevin Spratt to talk about the importance of spiritual disciplines for leaders and why they are so difficult to maintain or develop in the first place. It is so easy to think of them as legalistic or dry or boring, but they are vital to both relationship with Christ and effective leadership.

* What are spiritual disciplines?

* Are spiritual disciplines “old fashioned”?

* How essential are spiritual disciplines for leadership?

* For someone struggling with these disciplines and habits, what are helpful starting points?

* What are the best books or resources on spiritual disciplines?

BEST QUOTES

“Spiritual discipline are the habits and disciplines a Christian should have for a faithful and vibrant walk with Christ.”

“Many times the delta between our knowledge and our application is immense.”

“You never graduate from the spiritual disciplines”

“Without the fundamentals you don’t have anything to build off of.”

“There are some things that there simply isn’t a newer better way to do.”

“Spiritual disciplines are old, but they aren’t old-fashioned.”

“Character is as valuable now as it ever has been, and there aren’t different versions.”

“You can’t really innovate spiritual disciplines.”

“You can’t lead people in a direction you’re not going yourself.”

“The Holy Spirit comes through spiritual disciplines. It’s a daily connection thing.”

“You can be clever and smart without spiritual disciplines, but that won’t get you anywhere.”

“If it’s not a priority in your day it will fall off your to-do list.”

“Creating habits isn’t legalistic.”

“Discipline creates a context where growth and life can happen.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney

Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper are joined by Kevin Spratt to talk about the importance of spiritual disciplines for leaders and why they are so difficult to maintain or develop in the first place. It is so easy to think of them as legalistic or dry or boring, but they are vital to both relationship with Christ and effective leadership.

* What are spiritual disciplines?

* Are spiritual disciplines “old fashioned”?

* How essential are spiritual disciplines for leadership?

* For someone struggling with these disciplines and habits, what are helpful starting points?

* What are the best books or resources on spiritual disciplines?

BEST QUOTES

“Spiritual discipline are the habits and disciplines a Christian should have for a faithful and vibrant walk with Christ.”

“Many times the delta between our knowledge and our application is immense.”

“You never graduate from the spiritual disciplines”

“Without the fundamentals you don’t have anything to build off of.”

“There are some things that there simply isn’t a newer better way to do.”

“Spiritual disciplines are old, but they aren’t old-fashioned.”

“Character is as valuable now as it ever has been, and there aren’t different versions.”

“You can’t really innovate spiritual disciplines.”

“You can’t lead people in a direction you’re not going yourself.”

“The Holy Spirit comes through spiritual disciplines. It’s a daily connection thing.”

“You can be clever and smart without spiritual disciplines, but that won’t get you anywhere.”

“If it’s not a priority in your day it will fall off your to-do list.”

“Creating habits isn’t legalistic.”

“Discipline creates a context where growth and life can happen.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney

Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster

100 episodes is a milestone worth celebrating, so in this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper do just that. They look back at some of their most memorable interviews, favorite quotes, and things they have learned. They look ahead at things they might do differently and things they  definitely won't change. They also thank listeners for consistency, interaction, feedback, suggestions, spreading the word about the podcast, and generally being awesome. As a thank you they are offering a 20% discount on registration to the Pipeline Conference for anyone who uses the discount code 5LQ by June 30.

What is your favorite answer from any guest?

What has been the biggest surprise from the podcast so far?

What is one thing you have learned that stands out?

What has been your favorite topic discussed on the podcast?

If you could change one thing about the podcast what would it be?

100 episodes is a milestone worth celebrating, so in this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper do just that. They look back at some of their most memorable interviews, favorite quotes, and things they have learned. They look ahead at things they might do differently and things they  definitely won’t change. They also thank listeners for consistency, interaction, feedback, suggestions, spreading the word about the podcast, and generally being awesome. As a thank you they are offering a 20% discount on registration to the Pipeline Conference for anyone who uses the discount code 5LQ by June 30.

What is your favorite answer from any guest?

What has been the biggest surprise from the podcast so far?

What is one thing you have learned that stands out?

What has been your favorite topic discussed on the podcast?

If you could change one thing about the podcast what would it be?

100 episodes is a milestone worth celebrating, so in this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper do just that. They look back at some of their most memorable interviews, favorite quotes, and things they have learned. They look ahead at things they might do differently and things they  definitely won’t change. They also thank listeners for consistency, interaction, feedback, suggestions, spreading the word about the podcast, and generally being awesome. As a thank you they are offering a 20% discount on registration to the Pipeline Conference for anyone who uses the discount code 5LQ by June 30.

What is your favorite answer from any guest?

What has been the biggest surprise from the podcast so far?

What is one thing you have learned that stands out?

What has been your favorite topic discussed on the podcast?

If you could change one thing about the podcast what would it be?

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Barnabas Piper, and Kevin Spratt discuss the unique challenges and benefits of leading a start-up. They explore the following questions.

* What are myths people believe about leading a start up?

* What are the advantages in leading in a start-up situation?

* What kind of team members should a start-up leader look to hire and how do they differ from those in a more established venture?

* What are the unique challenges or pitfalls one encounters when leading a start-up situation?

* What is the one most important lesson you have learned from your start-up efforts.

BEST QUOTES

“Entrepreneurialism is sort of an idol in the workplace today.”

“Every over night success took a decade.”

“Your idea may not be the best or most original out there.”

“Even as an entrepreneur you still need to function by a pretty strict set of rules if you want to succeed.”

“It takes discipline, discipline, discipline to start something.”

“You have to build an infrastructure.”

“You are not saddled with the debt or baggage of an existing business.”

“There is freedom of ideas in an entrepreneurial venture.”

“There are very few policies to squash you.”

“I’m a believer in hiring the person not the position.”

“People need passion and attitude. You can teach anyone a skill.”

“You’re limited by who in the room can do what.”

“If you have an unlimited budget you usually have limited creativity.”

“What people think they want is not always what they want.”

“Start small and focus on getting better.”

“Leverage your successes with the right kind of stories.”

“Your good idea may be awesome, but you have to communicate properly so people buy in and get it.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

What's Behind a Ten Year Overnight Success?

Start with Why by Simon Sinek

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Barnabas Piper, and Kevin Spratt discuss the unique challenges and benefits of leading a start-up. They explore the following questions.

* What are myths people believe about leading a start up?

* What are the advantages in leading in a start-up situation?

* What kind of team members should a start-up leader look to hire and how do they differ from those in a more established venture?

* What are the unique challenges or pitfalls one encounters when leading a start-up situation?

* What is the one most important lesson you have learned from your start-up efforts.

BEST QUOTES

“Entrepreneurialism is sort of an idol in the workplace today.”

“Every over night success took a decade.”

“Your idea may not be the best or most original out there.”

“Even as an entrepreneur you still need to function by a pretty strict set of rules if you want to succeed.”

“It takes discipline, discipline, discipline to start something.”

“You have to build an infrastructure.”

“You are not saddled with the debt or baggage of an existing business.”

“There is freedom of ideas in an entrepreneurial venture.”

“There are very few policies to squash you.”

“I’m a believer in hiring the person not the position.”

“People need passion and attitude. You can teach anyone a skill.”

“You’re limited by who in the room can do what.”

“If you have an unlimited budget you usually have limited creativity.”

“What people think they want is not always what they want.”

“Start small and focus on getting better.”

“Leverage your successes with the right kind of stories.”

“Your good idea may be awesome, but you have to communicate properly so people buy in and get it.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

What’s Behind a Ten Year Overnight Success?

Start with Why by Simon Sinek

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Barnabas Piper, and Kevin Spratt discuss the unique challenges and benefits of leading a start-up. They explore the following questions.

* What are myths people believe about leading a start up?

* What are the advantages in leading in a start-up situation?

* What kind of team members should a start-up leader look to hire and how do they differ from those in a more established venture?

* What are the unique challenges or pitfalls one encounters when leading a start-up situation?

* What is the one most important lesson you have learned from your start-up efforts.

BEST QUOTES

“Entrepreneurialism is sort of an idol in the workplace today.”

“Every over night success took a decade.”

“Your idea may not be the best or most original out there.”

“Even as an entrepreneur you still need to function by a pretty strict set of rules if you want to succeed.”

“It takes discipline, discipline, discipline to start something.”

“You have to build an infrastructure.”

“You are not saddled with the debt or baggage of an existing business.”

“There is freedom of ideas in an entrepreneurial venture.”

“There are very few policies to squash you.”

“I’m a believer in hiring the person not the position.”

“People need passion and attitude. You can teach anyone a skill.”

“You’re limited by who in the room can do what.”

“If you have an unlimited budget you usually have limited creativity.”

“What people think they want is not always what they want.”

“Start small and focus on getting better.”

“Leverage your successes with the right kind of stories.”

“Your good idea may be awesome, but you have to communicate properly so people buy in and get it.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

What’s Behind a Ten Year Overnight Success?

Start with Why by Simon Sinek

On this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Barnabas Piper is joined by Chris Martin, a fellow LifeWay employee as well as a blogger at MillennialEvangelical.com to talk about the stereotypes, reputation, and reality of millennials in the workplace as well as how to manage them well. Millennials are the largest generation and are quickly overtaking the workforce, so this is a pertinent topic for anyone in leadership.

* What exactly is a millennial?

* What are the stereotypes, the reputation, of millennials as workers?

* Which parts of that reputation are true and which are false?

* What are the key differences between the millennial workforce and prior generations?

* What one piece of advice would you give people in the position of managing millennials?

BEST QUOTES

“The beginning of the millennial generation is 1980.”

“The end of the millennial generation is up for debate, but I like to place it at that ’94-’95 time because a lot happened between 1995 and 2000. The internet happened.”

“The internet is the one thing that defines the millennial generation.”

“The three most common stereotypes I hear are these: millennials are lazy, millennials are entitled, and millennials are narcissistic.”

“Here’s why I’m a millennial even though I listen to NPR stuff – I’m not accessing it via the radio; I’m accessing it via podcast.”

“Millennials tend to be more fulfillment and cause driven in their work as opposed to results and monetarily motivated. They want to do a job that matters.”

“If you want to recruit the best and sharpest minds you need to present yourself not as successful business-wise, but as doing something for a purpose.”

“Every generation reacts to their parents’ generation.”

“We do things differently. Time will tell if we do them better.”

“The one thing that sets millennials apart is their diversity.”

“No other generation has had the distinct “privilege” of being looked at under the microscope of the internet by the entire world during their most formative years.”

“There are more thoughts being published every day than there probably ever have been on Gen Xers.”

“Millennials are the first digital natives.”

“The research on millennials is affecting the development of millennials.”

“Millennials work from any where at any time.”

“Millennials have a really sensitive B.S. meter and formality often looks like B.S.”

“Changing jobs frequently is common for millennials.”

“Results matter more than titles, more than time, more than anything.”

“As millennials become parents that ability to work any time anywhere is incredibly beneficial.”

“Managers, you have to trust the people who work for you.”

“If you can’t trust your employee to work from home instead of sitting in a cubicle did you hire the right person?”

“Encourage younger workers who work from anywhere to set up time barriers.”

“What tone are you setting for your younger employees?”

“Clearly communicate expectations.”

“Clearly communicated expectations are one of the most beneficial things a young employee, especially in their first job, can have.”

“Clearly communicate feedback.”

“Do your best to not think of millennials as millennials.”

“How do I lead that person well, not how do I lead that generational figure well.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Millennialevangelical.com