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 speak with Eric Mason, pastor of Epiphany Fellowship in Philadelphia, author of several books, and founder of Thriving. Their conversation covers the usual five questions but ranges from urban missiology, urban ministry, leadership development in the church, volunteer training, and is generally a masters class in development structure for churches. Mason is both a scholar and a practitioner, a deep thinker and an implementer. You will enjoy this wide-ranging and thoughtful conversation.

BEST QUOTES

“Planting a church out of your church is more like having a baby than being a god parent.”

“In an urban context there is a different evangelism narrative that needs to be engaged.”

“Cities are living systems already and third places are in abundance.”

“I’ve always seen friendship evangelism on the neighborhood. I’ve always seen proclamational evangelism in the neighborhood.”

“System thinking is a way in which a person begins to view and exegete their city by knowing the visible and invisible systems of their city in order that they may engage it with the gospel.”

“If you’ve grown up in a system there’s a natural common ground that you don’t have to bridge since you already have relationships.”

“We need to see how things work here before we begin doing work.”

“If momma (the church) isn’t healthy other things won’t be healthy.”

“We want to have an infrastructure in place administratively to help make sure that the focus of gospel ministry and discipleship happens.”

“We want to help young men in our neighborhood aspire to be more than ball players and rappers.”

“We want to show that the gospel has comprehensive affect on our life in every single area.”

“People talk about a carbon footprint – we want to have a gospel footprint on our neighborhood.”

“We want you to be fruitful as a single, but we want you to be living – we don’t want the entirety of your life to be built around ministry.”

“All of our leaders have to have apprentices.”

“Smart goals are specific, measurable, relevant, achievable, and time-bound.”

“Every January we set a family vision.”

“As a pastor it’s easier to have a better vision and leadership in the church than in your home.”

“The Christian life and leadership is a marathon, not a sprint.”

“Being patient with people is one of the best lessons to learn in leadership.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Manhood Restored

Urban Apologetics by Christopher Brooks

Doctrine that Dances by Robert Smith Jr.

The Present Future by Reggie McNeal

The Shaping of Things to Come by Alan Hirsch & Michael Frost

Transforming Mission by David Bosch

Urban Ministry by Manual Ortiz & Harvie Conn

Thriving

Pipeline Conference

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper speak with Eric Mason, pastor of Epiphany Fellowship in Philadelphia, author of several books, and founder of Thriving. Their conversation covers the usual five questions but ranges from urban missiology, urban ministry, leadership development in the church, volunteer training, and is generally a masters class in development structure for churches. Mason is both a scholar and a practitioner, a deep thinker and an implementer. You will enjoy this wide-ranging and thoughtful conversation.

BEST QUOTES

“Planting a church out of your church is more like having a baby than being a god parent.”

“In an urban context there is a different evangelism narrative that needs to be engaged.”

“Cities are living systems already and third places are in abundance.”

“I’ve always seen friendship evangelism on the neighborhood. I’ve always seen proclamational evangelism in the neighborhood.”

“System thinking is a way in which a person begins to view and exegete their city by knowing the visible and invisible systems of their city in order that they may engage it with the gospel.”

“If you’ve grown up in a system there’s a natural common ground that you don’t have to bridge since you already have relationships.”

“We need to see how things work here before we begin doing work.”

“If momma (the church) isn’t healthy other things won’t be healthy.”

“We want to have an infrastructure in place administratively to help make sure that the focus of gospel ministry and discipleship happens.”

“We want to help young men in our neighborhood aspire to be more than ball players and rappers.”

“We want to show that the gospel has comprehensive affect on our life in every single area.”

“People talk about a carbon footprint – we want to have a gospel footprint on our neighborhood.”

“We want you to be fruitful as a single, but we want you to be living – we don’t want the entirety of your life to be built around ministry.”

“All of our leaders have to have apprentices.”

“Smart goals are specific, measurable, relevant, achievable, and time-bound.”

“Every January we set a family vision.”

“As a pastor it’s easier to have a better vision and leadership in the church than in your home.”

“The Christian life and leadership is a marathon, not a sprint.”

“Being patient with people is one of the best lessons to learn in leadership.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Manhood Restored

Urban Apologetics by Christopher Brooks

Doctrine that Dances by Robert Smith Jr.

The Present Future by Reggie McNeal

The Shaping of Things to Come by Alan Hirsch & Michael Frost

Transforming Mission by David Bosch

Urban Ministry by Manual Ortiz & Harvie Conn

Thriving

Pipeline Conference

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Dan Rockwell, better known as the Leadership Freak, joins Todd Adkins to talk about the importance and best practices of coaching. Every leader needs coaching, but is the right  time and what does that look like? Rockwell is a respected coach and has one himself, so he is the perfect guest to help break this down.

* Why does coaching matter?

* How is coaching different from consulting?

* Who’s the best example of a professional coach you’ve seen?

* What are best practices and frameworks for a good coaching relationships?

* When are the times a leader will need a coach the most?

Best Quotes

“You don’t always have to be a good practitioner to help others be better.”

“Coaching is a logical extension of servant leadership.”

“Coaching matters because leaders are doing way too much work.”

“Learn to coach your people so they can do the business and you can work on the business.”

“Your coach doesn’t need to be an expert in your field.”

“A coach doesn’t have to be the best. A coach has to bring out the player’s best.”

“Consultants give answers. Coaches don’t do that. Coaches help people discover answers.”

“Coaches can spend too much time on problems and not nearly enough on solutions.”

“A healthy coaching relationship is a partnership of equals.”

Recommended Resources

@LeadershipFreak

Leadership Freak Blog

Manager as Coach by Jenny Rogers

Coaching for Engagement by Bob Hancox, Russell Hunter, & Kristinn Boudreau

 

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Dan Rockwell, better known as the Leadership Freak, joins Todd Adkins to talk about the importance and best practices of coaching. Every leader needs coaching, but is the right  time and what does that look like? Rockwell is a respected coach and has one himself, so he is the perfect guest to help break this down.

* Why does coaching matter?

* How is coaching different from consulting?

* Who’s the best example of a professional coach you’ve seen?

* What are best practices and frameworks for a good coaching relationships?

* When are the times a leader will need a coach the most?

Best Quotes

“You don’t always have to be a good practitioner to help others be better.”

“Coaching is a logical extension of servant leadership.”

“Coaching matters because leaders are doing way too much work.”

“Learn to coach your people so they can do the business and you can work on the business.”

“Your coach doesn’t need to be an expert in your field.”

“A coach doesn’t have to be the best. A coach has to bring out the player’s best.”

“Consultants give answers. Coaches don’t do that. Coaches help people discover answers.”

“Coaches can spend too much time on problems and not nearly enough on solutions.”

“A healthy coaching relationship is a partnership of equals.”

Recommended Resources

@LeadershipFreak

Leadership Freak Blog

Manager as Coach by Jenny Rogers

Coaching for Engagement by Bob Hancox, Russell Hunter, & Kristinn Boudreau

 

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Dan Rockwell, better known as the Leadership Freak, joins Todd Adkins to talk about the importance and best practices of coaching. Every leader needs coaching, but is the right  time and what does that look like? Rockwell is a respected coach and has one himself, so he is the perfect guest to help break this down.

* Why does coaching matter?

* How is coaching different from consulting?

* Who’s the best example of a professional coach you’ve seen?

* What are best practices and frameworks for a good coaching relationships?

* When are the times a leader will need a coach the most?

Best Quotes

“You don’t always have to be a good practitioner to help others be better.”

“Coaching is a logical extension of servant leadership.”

“Coaching matters because leaders are doing way too much work.”

“Learn to coach your people so they can do the business and you can work on the business.”

“Your coach doesn’t need to be an expert in your field.”

“A coach doesn’t have to be the best. A coach has to bring out the player’s best.”

“Consultants give answers. Coaches don’t do that. Coaches help people discover answers.”

“Coaches can spend too much time on problems and not nearly enough on solutions.”

“A healthy coaching relationship is a partnership of equals.”

Recommended Resources

@LeadershipFreak

Leadership Freak Blog

Manager as Coach by Jenny Rogers

Coaching for Engagement by Bob Hancox, Russell Hunter, & Kristinn Boudreau

 

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas speak with Trevin Wax. Trevin is the managing editor of The Gospel Project as well as a respected author and blogger. The Gospel Project is one of LifeWay's three primary lines of Bible study curriculum, and is used boy more than 1,000,000 people around the country each week. Trevin helped launch it a few years ago and now helps over see and assist many other projects at LifeWay as well. He is a prolific and popular blogger and writer and an engaging guest as you will soon find out.

BEST QUOTES

“I have a front row seat to top shelf leaders.”

“When I find an author who really resonates with me I gobble everything they have done.”

“Lateral leadership is leading when all your influence isn’t reflected on the org chart.”

“Lateral leadership is earned influence.”

“You can’t judge leadership by the size of department or organization someone oversees.”

“It’s harder to know if you’re succeeding in your role if it depends on lateral leadership.”

“Winning people over puts you in a much better spot than going to their boss to get them to do things your way.”

“Experience on a resume doesn't matter as much as relationships.”

“You’re always preparing for the next stage of leadership, but enjoy the stage you’re in for what it is.”

“So many people sacrifice their now on the altar of their next.”

“All western philosophy is: take something someone said, rearrange it, put a question mark on the end, and make them look wrong.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

TrevinWax.com

The Gospel Project

The Cross of Christ by John Stott

The Contemporary Christian by John Stott

The Ballad of the White Horse by G.K. Chesterton

 

 

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas speak with Trevin Wax. Trevin is the managing editor of The Gospel Project as well as a respected author and blogger. The Gospel Project is one of LifeWay’s three primary lines of Bible study curriculum, and is used boy more than 1,000,000 people around the country each week. Trevin helped launch it a few years ago and now helps over see and assist many other projects at LifeWay as well. He is a prolific and popular blogger and writer and an engaging guest as you will soon find out.

BEST QUOTES

“I have a front row seat to top shelf leaders.”

“When I find an author who really resonates with me I gobble everything they have done.”

“Lateral leadership is leading when all your influence isn’t reflected on the org chart.”

“Lateral leadership is earned influence.”

“You can’t judge leadership by the size of department or organization someone oversees.”

“It’s harder to know if you’re succeeding in your role if it depends on lateral leadership.”

“Winning people over puts you in a much better spot than going to their boss to get them to do things your way.”

“Experience on a resume doesn’t matter as much as relationships.”

“You’re always preparing for the next stage of leadership, but enjoy the stage you’re in for what it is.”

“So many people sacrifice their now on the altar of their next.”

“All western philosophy is: take something someone said, rearrange it, put a question mark on the end, and make them look wrong.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

TrevinWax.com

The Gospel Project

The Cross of Christ by John Stott

The Contemporary Christian by John Stott

The Ballad of the White Horse by G.K. Chesterton

 

 

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas speak with Trevin Wax. Trevin is the managing editor of The Gospel Project as well as a respected author and blogger. The Gospel Project is one of LifeWay’s three primary lines of Bible study curriculum, and is used boy more than 1,000,000 people around the country each week. Trevin helped launch it a few years ago and now helps over see and assist many other projects at LifeWay as well. He is a prolific and popular blogger and writer and an engaging guest as you will soon find out.

BEST QUOTES

“I have a front row seat to top shelf leaders.”

“When I find an author who really resonates with me I gobble everything they have done.”

“Lateral leadership is leading when all your influence isn’t reflected on the org chart.”

“Lateral leadership is earned influence.”

“You can’t judge leadership by the size of department or organization someone oversees.”

“It’s harder to know if you’re succeeding in your role if it depends on lateral leadership.”

“Winning people over puts you in a much better spot than going to their boss to get them to do things your way.”

“Experience on a resume doesn’t matter as much as relationships.”

“You’re always preparing for the next stage of leadership, but enjoy the stage you’re in for what it is.”

“So many people sacrifice their now on the altar of their next.”

“All western philosophy is: take something someone said, rearrange it, put a question mark on the end, and make them look wrong.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

TrevinWax.com

The Gospel Project

The Cross of Christ by John Stott

The Contemporary Christian by John Stott

The Ballad of the White Horse by G.K. Chesterton

 

 

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper are joined by their teammate at lifeWay Leadership, Kevin Spratt, to talk about introverts in leadership and the distinct challenges, advantages, and disadvantages introverts have. Leadership is stereotypically done by bold, outspoken people, but many of the most effective ones are introverts. How do they do it? We answer the following questions.

* What is the definition of an introvert?

* Is introversion a setback in leadership, especially since the stereotype of a leader is bold and outspoken?

* What are the unique strengths of an introverted leader?

* What are the unique challenges of an introverted leader?

* What are some practical tips for extroverts working with introverts and vice versa?

BEST QUOTES

“The stereotype of leadership is being loud, being bold, being expressive.”

“Do people energize you or suck the energy out of you?”

“Extroverts become introverted when they have kids because kids take all your energy.”

“Everybody needs time by themselves.”

“Introverts need to be intentional about reaching out to people.”

“Introversion and extroversion are setbacks if you don’t balance yourself well and have emotional intelligence.”

“3 meaningful conversations matter more than 15 ‘networking’ connections.”

“Introverts should put themselves out there to their extreme because an introvert’s extreme is not going to come across that way.”

“One of the greatest strengths of introverts is to be able to critique.”

“Another thing introverted leaders are better at is observation.”

“If you’re constantly talking you’re only thinking about what you have to say and not what’s going on around you.”

“Critique seeks to find a solution. Criticism says ‘this is stupid.’”

“If there’s a vacuum people will fill it in.”

“An extrovert might get to a buck stopper type of decision too quickly. An introvert might get there too slowly.”

“If you’re an extrovert you need to stop talking and ask questions.”

“It may take more time for an introvert to express what they are thinking and processing.”

“Give information in advance, before a meeting, so people can process before discussing.”

“Introverts need be intentional about checking in on other people’s lives.”

“Because introverts are more reserved its easy for extroverts to think they should step my way instead of realizing I can just as easily step their way.”

“Know the make up of your team and the individual strengths and weaknesses.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Quiet by Susan Cain

Good to Great by Jim Collins

The Power of Introverts - Susan Cain's TED Talk