5 Leadership Questions Podcast on Church Leadership with Todd Adkins and Dan Iten

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Eric Geiger, and I Discuss how to manage working for a boss you don’t like. If you’ve spent any amount of time in the work force there’s a good chance you’ve had to do this. It’s a challenge. How can we handle it well? We ask the following questions:

* Have you ever worked under someone you don’t like?

* What traits or habits make a boss the most difficult to work for?

* How do you know if it’s the boss’s problem or yours?

* Are there warnings signs a person can look for in the hiring process to avoid this situation?

* What are the best ways to keep positive and stay motivated when your boss is difficult?

BEST QUOTES

“If you’ve never had a boss you don’t like just keep working.”

“I gauge bosses on three categories: trust, respect, and like.”

“I can get through a season of not liking my boss if I trust and respect my boss.”

“Political and manipulative are really close.”

“There’s a fine line between savvy and manipulative.”

“Lying makes a boss difficult to work for.”

“It is difficult to work for a boss who is always changing direction and is inconsistent in strategy.”

“If a boss is going to change ideas he needs to build on what is consistent.”

“It’s difficult to work for a boss who doesn’t trust you.”

“Effective companies get rid of jerks.”

“Often times we hate the leadership instead of hating the sin that corrupts.”

“If the common denominator in bad relationships is you the problem is you.”

“If it’s a personality conflict it’s your problem as the one being led.”

“As much as it is up to you be at peace with all men.”

“The people you lead will give you the same trust and respect you give the one leading you.”

“When being hired or hiring, ask situational questions.”

“The mission is bigger than the person.”

“God cares about your sanctification more than he cares about what you’re getting done.”

“If you’re in a position that’s difficult give yourself a time limit.”

“You should always go to somewhere not just from somewhere.”

“ Comparing is not a way to stay hopeful.”

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions Podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Sammy Rhodes who is the RUF campus minister at the University of South Carolina, well known for his twitter humor, and the author of This is Awkward: How Life's Uncomfortable Moments Open the Door for Intimacy and Connection. We talk with Sammy about the balance of being a friend and a leader and how understanding justification helps leaders think both more of themselves and less.

BEST QUOTES

“There’s something about movies for me that is a reflective, learning experience.”

“I remember turning 30 and thinking ‘what have I done with my life?’”

“Even when you get to something that could be an objective achievement it still feels sort of empty.”

“It’s hard not to be thinking of the next thing I can draw identity from.”

“A focus of our team has been doing friendship well.”

“Michael Scott said ‘I want my people fear how much they like me.” I sadly resonate with that.”

“Do I consider myself the friend of Jesus or am I just afraid to disappoint Him?”

“Leadership is disappointing people in a rate that they can take.”

“Twitter success was more tangible than ministry success.”

“Can you tell your kids you’re sorry? Can you ask for their forgiveness?”

“Take yourself less seriously and take yourself more seriously.”

“Justification frees me to laugh at myself and in that very moment to realize that the Lord takes me seriously.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

@SammyRhodes on Twitter

This is Awkward by Sammy Rhodes

My Struggle by Karl Ove Knausgaard

Against an Infinite Horizon by Ronald Rolheiser

45 Years

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions Podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Sammy Rhodes who is the RUF campus minister at the University of South Carolina, well known for his twitter humor, and the author of This is Awkward: How Life’s Uncomfortable Moments Open the Door for Intimacy and Connection. We talk with Sammy about the balance of being a friend and a leader and how understanding justification helps leaders think both more of themselves and less.

BEST QUOTES

“There’s something about movies for me that is a reflective, learning experience.”

“I remember turning 30 and thinking ‘what have I done with my life?’”

“Even when you get to something that could be an objective achievement it still feels sort of empty.”

“It’s hard not to be thinking of the next thing I can draw identity from.”

“A focus of our team has been doing friendship well.”

“Michael Scott said ‘I want my people fear how much they like me.” I sadly resonate with that.”

“Do I consider myself the friend of Jesus or am I just afraid to disappoint Him?”

“Leadership is disappointing people in a rate that they can take.”

“Twitter success was more tangible than ministry success.”

“Can you tell your kids you’re sorry? Can you ask for their forgiveness?”

“Take yourself less seriously and take yourself more seriously.”

“Justification frees me to laugh at myself and in that very moment to realize that the Lord takes me seriously.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

@SammyRhodes on Twitter

This is Awkward by Sammy Rhodes

My Struggle by Karl Ove Knausgaard

Against an Infinite Horizon by Ronald Rolheiser

45 Years

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions Podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Sammy Rhodes who is the RUF campus minister at the University of South Carolina, well known for his twitter humor, and the author of This is Awkward: How Life’s Uncomfortable Moments Open the Door for Intimacy and Connection. We talk with Sammy about the balance of being a friend and a leader and how understanding justification helps leaders think both more of themselves and less.

BEST QUOTES

“There’s something about movies for me that is a reflective, learning experience.”

“I remember turning 30 and thinking ‘what have I done with my life?’”

“Even when you get to something that could be an objective achievement it still feels sort of empty.”

“It’s hard not to be thinking of the next thing I can draw identity from.”

“A focus of our team has been doing friendship well.”

“Michael Scott said ‘I want my people fear how much they like me.” I sadly resonate with that.”

“Do I consider myself the friend of Jesus or am I just afraid to disappoint Him?”

“Leadership is disappointing people in a rate that they can take.”

“Twitter success was more tangible than ministry success.”

“Can you tell your kids you’re sorry? Can you ask for their forgiveness?”

“Take yourself less seriously and take yourself more seriously.”

“Justification frees me to laugh at myself and in that very moment to realize that the Lord takes me seriously.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

@SammyRhodes on Twitter

This is Awkward by Sammy Rhodes

My Struggle by Karl Ove Knausgaard

Against an Infinite Horizon by Ronald Rolheiser

45 Years

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Daniel Im, and I discuss what "calling" really means. It's a word that gets used a lot in the Christian world, but what does it mean and how can someone know if they're called? We ask the following questions.

* Is “calling” just for those going into ministry or is everyone called to something?

* Will we be called to positions/roles we do not want or like?

* How can you discern between a calling and a desire?

* Is calling just a vocational thing? Will we always fulfill it on our jobs?

* How do you know if you’re following your calling.

Best Quotes

“Everyone is called to be a full time missionary. We’re just going to draw our paychecks from different places.”

“Our first calling is not a vocation and not a job. It’s to be followers of Christ and live out the great commission.”

“We still practice emotional sacerdotalism.”

“We in the church have made a mistake by thinking that vocational ministry is a higher calling, and we have defined ‘calling’ by that.”

“Calling is about submitting yourself to how God is shaping you.”

“Calling is to be worked in a vocation as opposed to the vocation being the calling.”

“If we think of vocation as the calling we begin to idolize the job.”

“People arte constantly pursuing their passions, but calling doesn’t seem to play a role in that.”

“How do I know if it’s me wanting something or God calling me to something?”

“I know who I am supposed to be. I know how God has wired me. I know what I am passionate about.”

“Calling starts with be godly and be responsible.”

“Calling can lead you in any number of directions, but it will always lead you in a direction that is more godly.”

“Calling is more a direction than a destination.”

“If you are certain that you are called to something but nobody else is it may just be a desire or your imagination.”

“Being in step with what God wants leads to discernment.”

“Don’t be burdened by the bulls eye mentality.”

“Nobody gets madder than nerds about Star Trek and Star Wars.”

Recommended Resources

NewChurches.com

Saturate by Jeff Vanderstelt

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Daniel Im, and I discuss what “calling” really means. It’s a word that gets used a lot in the Christian world, but what does it mean and how can someone know if they’re called? We ask the following questions.

* Is “calling” just for those going into ministry or is everyone called to something?

* Will we be called to positions/roles we do not want or like?

* How can you discern between a calling and a desire?

* Is calling just a vocational thing? Will we always fulfill it on our jobs?

* How do you know if you’re following your calling.

Best Quotes

“Everyone is called to be a full time missionary. We’re just going to draw our paychecks from different places.”

“Our first calling is not a vocation and not a job. It’s to be followers of Christ and live out the great commission.”

“We still practice emotional sacerdotalism.”

“We in the church have made a mistake by thinking that vocational ministry is a higher calling, and we have defined ‘calling’ by that.”

“Calling is about submitting yourself to how God is shaping you.”

“Calling is to be worked in a vocation as opposed to the vocation being the calling.”

“If we think of vocation as the calling we begin to idolize the job.”

“People arte constantly pursuing their passions, but calling doesn’t seem to play a role in that.”

“How do I know if it’s me wanting something or God calling me to something?”

“I know who I am supposed to be. I know how God has wired me. I know what I am passionate about.”

“Calling starts with be godly and be responsible.”

“Calling can lead you in any number of directions, but it will always lead you in a direction that is more godly.”

“Calling is more a direction than a destination.”

“If you are certain that you are called to something but nobody else is it may just be a desire or your imagination.”

“Being in step with what God wants leads to discernment.”

“Don’t be burdened by the bulls eye mentality.”

“Nobody gets madder than nerds about Star Trek and Star Wars.”

Recommended Resources

NewChurches.com

Saturate by Jeff Vanderstelt

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Daniel Im, and I discuss what “calling” really means. It’s a word that gets used a lot in the Christian world, but what does it mean and how can someone know if they’re called? We ask the following questions.

* Is “calling” just for those going into ministry or is everyone called to something?

* Will we be called to positions/roles we do not want or like?

* How can you discern between a calling and a desire?

* Is calling just a vocational thing? Will we always fulfill it on our jobs?

* How do you know if you’re following your calling.

Best Quotes

“Everyone is called to be a full time missionary. We’re just going to draw our paychecks from different places.”

“Our first calling is not a vocation and not a job. It’s to be followers of Christ and live out the great commission.”

“We still practice emotional sacerdotalism.”

“We in the church have made a mistake by thinking that vocational ministry is a higher calling, and we have defined ‘calling’ by that.”

“Calling is about submitting yourself to how God is shaping you.”

“Calling is to be worked in a vocation as opposed to the vocation being the calling.”

“If we think of vocation as the calling we begin to idolize the job.”

“People arte constantly pursuing their passions, but calling doesn’t seem to play a role in that.”

“How do I know if it’s me wanting something or God calling me to something?”

“I know who I am supposed to be. I know how God has wired me. I know what I am passionate about.”

“Calling starts with be godly and be responsible.”

“Calling can lead you in any number of directions, but it will always lead you in a direction that is more godly.”

“Calling is more a direction than a destination.”

“If you are certain that you are called to something but nobody else is it may just be a desire or your imagination.”

“Being in step with what God wants leads to discernment.”

“Don’t be burdened by the bulls eye mentality.”

“Nobody gets madder than nerds about Star Trek and Star Wars.”

Recommended Resources

NewChurches.com

Saturate by Jeff Vanderstelt

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Leonce Crump, author of the newly released Renovate and the founding and lead pastor of Renovation Church in Atlanta. Renovation church is the rare multi cultural, multiracial church and the leadership have tried hard to develop it as such. Crump's insights are strong, so enjoy the podcast!

BEST QUOTES

“My wife is my best partner and my greatest champion.”

“We believe that the ultimate end of the gospel is a diverse community.”

“Part of every letter that Paul write was a polemic against some kind of division.”

“I’m always pleased to find someone who can start more trouble than me.”

“The scriptures give me great confidence and great hope as I revisit them over and over again.”

“The church isn’t really an organization; it’s an organism.”

“We will try anything once that isn’t in contradiction to the Word.”

“Two big obstacles are preference and immediacy.”

“Changing for relevance can quickly become irrelevant.”

“I trust my wife’s wisdom and influence to redirect me if I might be headed in the wrong direction.”

“For every answer you think you have ask thirty questions.”

“Be free to say ‘I don’t know.’ That is the most freeing sentence of my week.”

“’I don’t know’ is only freeing if you have a keen sense of identity and calling.”

“You cannot always have the answer; you will not always be the smartest person in the room, and both of those things are ok.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Renovation Church

Renovate by Leonce Crump

The High Definition Leader by Derwin Gray

Urban Ministry by Harvey Conn

Prophetic Lament by Soong Chan Rah

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Leonce Crump, author of the newly released Renovate and the founding and lead pastor of Renovation Church in Atlanta. Renovation church is the rare multi cultural, multiracial church and the leadership have tried hard to develop it as such. Crump’s insights are strong, so enjoy the podcast!

BEST QUOTES

“My wife is my best partner and my greatest champion.”

“We believe that the ultimate end of the gospel is a diverse community.”

“Part of every letter that Paul write was a polemic against some kind of division.”

“I’m always pleased to find someone who can start more trouble than me.”

“The scriptures give me great confidence and great hope as I revisit them over and over again.”

“The church isn’t really an organization; it’s an organism.”

“We will try anything once that isn’t in contradiction to the Word.”

“Two big obstacles are preference and immediacy.”

“Changing for relevance can quickly become irrelevant.”

“I trust my wife’s wisdom and influence to redirect me if I might be headed in the wrong direction.”

“For every answer you think you have ask thirty questions.”

“Be free to say ‘I don’t know.’ That is the most freeing sentence of my week.”

“’I don’t know’ is only freeing if you have a keen sense of identity and calling.”

“You cannot always have the answer; you will not always be the smartest person in the room, and both of those things are ok.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Renovation Church

Renovate by Leonce Crump

The High Definition Leader by Derwin Gray

Urban Ministry by Harvey Conn

Prophetic Lament by Soong Chan Rah