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 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

This week we are doing some different – we are introducing Leadership Pipeline, a concept and framework for churches to develop leaders at every level of ministry. Over the course of the week we release a podcast each day. We are also offering a free e-booklet called Developing Your Leadership Pipeline which can bedownloaded here (lifeway.com/churchleaders/free-e-booklet). If what you read and hear interests you be sure to register for our upcoming webinar, “Leadership Pipeline: The Role of the Volunteer.” (Live.lifewayleadership.com) In this episode Todd Adkins, Eric Geiger, and I discuss the content that best for training people in a leadership pipeline and ask the following questions.

* What is the content in a Leadership Pipeline?

* Why is it so important?

* Where should organizations start when auditing their training content?

* Can content really be aligned across complex organizations?

* What is competency based learning?

* What are practical ways to begin developing content? What are the options for different areas of the church?

BEST QUOTES

“Every organization needs a pipeline. Every person needs a pathway.”

“Without content I don’t have a mechanism to train.”

“Training content must contain knowledge, experience, and coaching.”

“Training in many organizations is a cruise to nowhere.”

“Everyone has content. Which content have you chosen and what are you doing with it?”

“Competency is having a displayed proficiency in something.”

“How do we move from a transfer of information to transformation?”

“When training consider competencies and context.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

FREE WEBINAR - Leadership Pipeline: The Role of the Leader

Pipeline: Developing Leaders at Every Level - October 13 & 14 in Nashville TN

This week we are doing some different – we are introducing Leadership Pipeline, a concept and framework for churches to develop leaders at every level of ministry. Over the course of the week we release a podcast each day. We are also offering a free e-booklet called Developing Your Leadership Pipeline which can bedownloaded here (lifeway.com/churchleaders/free-e-booklet). If what you read and hear interests you be sure to register for our upcoming webinar, “Leadership Pipeline: The Role of the Volunteer.” (Live.lifewayleadership.com) In this episode Todd Adkins, Eric Geiger, and I discuss the content that best for training people in a leadership pipeline and ask the following questions.

* What is the content in a Leadership Pipeline?

* Why is it so important?

* Where should organizations start when auditing their training content?

* Can content really be aligned across complex organizations?

* What is competency based learning?

* What are practical ways to begin developing content? What are the options for different areas of the church?

BEST QUOTES

“Every organization needs a pipeline. Every person needs a pathway.”

“Without content I don’t have a mechanism to train.”

“Training content must contain knowledge, experience, and coaching.”

“Training in many organizations is a cruise to nowhere.”

“Everyone has content. Which content have you chosen and what are you doing with it?”

“Competency is having a displayed proficiency in something.”

“How do we move from a transfer of information to transformation?”

“When training consider competencies and context.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

FREE WEBINAR – Leadership Pipeline: The Role of the Leader

Pipeline: Developing Leaders at Every Level – October 13 & 14 in Nashville TN

This week we are doing some different – we are introducing Leadership Pipeline, a concept and framework for churches to develop leaders at every level of ministry. Over the course of the week we release a podcast each day. We are also offering a free e-booklet called Developing Your Leadership Pipeline which can bedownloaded here (lifeway.com/churchleaders/free-e-booklet). If what you read and hear interests you be sure to register for our upcoming webinar, “Leadership Pipeline: The Role of the Volunteer.” (Live.lifewayleadership.com) In this episode Todd Adkins, Eric Geiger, and I discuss the content that best for training people in a leadership pipeline and ask the following questions.

* What is the content in a Leadership Pipeline?

* Why is it so important?

* Where should organizations start when auditing their training content?

* Can content really be aligned across complex organizations?

* What is competency based learning?

* What are practical ways to begin developing content? What are the options for different areas of the church?

BEST QUOTES

“Every organization needs a pipeline. Every person needs a pathway.”

“Without content I don’t have a mechanism to train.”

“Training content must contain knowledge, experience, and coaching.”

“Training in many organizations is a cruise to nowhere.”

“Everyone has content. Which content have you chosen and what are you doing with it?”

“Competency is having a displayed proficiency in something.”

“How do we move from a transfer of information to transformation?”

“When training consider competencies and context.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

FREE WEBINAR – Leadership Pipeline: The Role of the Leader

Pipeline: Developing Leaders at Every Level – October 13 & 14 in Nashville TN

This week we are doing some different – we are introducing Leadership Pipeline, a concept and framework for churches to develop leaders at every level of ministry. Over the course of the week we release a podcast each day. We are also offering a free e-booklet called Developing Your Leadership Pipeline which can bedownloaded here (lifeway.com/churchleaders/free-e-booklet). If what you read and hear interests you be sure to register for our upcoming webinar, “Leadership Pipeline: The Role of the Volunteer.” (Live.lifewayleadership.com) In this episode Todd Adkins, Eric Geiger, and I discuss how people throughout the church fit into a leadership pipeline and ask the following questions.

* Who are the people in a Leadership Pipeline?

* Why are they so important?

* Where should organizations start when auditing their bench strength?

* How do you transition from having warm bodies to weekly volunteers in each ministry?

* How do you create a culture that engages and develops strong volunteers and leaders?

BEST QUOTES

“Who are the people in a leadership pipeline? Everyone in your church.”

“We’re responsible not just to attract people to a worship gathering but to train and deploy them.”

“By the simple act of volunteering and serving in the church people are leading.”

“I have not been in very many churches that treat every person as if they are equally important.”

“When we’re developing people in the church we’re developing them for more than just the church.”

“70% of leadership is transferable from one position to another.”

“Developing leaders in a pipeline is developing them for all arenas of life.”

“Regularly survey your people.”

“One of the best ways to audit your people is simple succession people.”

“Don’t think that your recruiting volunteers. Think that you’re recruiting leaders.”

“The reason churches have leadership deficiencies today is that they never built a leadership development culture before.”

“The healthier the church the more serving outside your gift area won’t be so cumbersome.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

FREE E-BOOKLET - Developing Your Leadership Pipeline

FREE WEBINAR - Leadership Pipeline: The Role of the Leader

Pipeline Conference

This week we are doing some different – we are introducing Leadership Pipeline, a concept and framework for churches to develop leaders at every level of ministry. Over the course of the week we release a podcast each day. We are also offering a free e-booklet called Developing Your Leadership Pipeline which can bedownloaded here (lifeway.com/churchleaders/free-e-booklet). If what you read and hear interests you be sure to register for our upcoming webinar, “Leadership Pipeline: The Role of the Volunteer.” (Live.lifewayleadership.com) In this episode Todd Adkins, Eric Geiger, and I discuss how people throughout the church fit into a leadership pipeline and ask the following questions.

* Who are the people in a Leadership Pipeline?

* Why are they so important?

* Where should organizations start when auditing their bench strength?

* How do you transition from having warm bodies to weekly volunteers in each ministry?

* How do you create a culture that engages and develops strong volunteers and leaders?

BEST QUOTES

“Who are the people in a leadership pipeline? Everyone in your church.”

“We’re responsible not just to attract people to a worship gathering but to train and deploy them.”

“By the simple act of volunteering and serving in the church people are leading.”

“I have not been in very many churches that treat every person as if they are equally important.”

“When we’re developing people in the church we’re developing them for more than just the church.”

“70% of leadership is transferable from one position to another.”

“Developing leaders in a pipeline is developing them for all arenas of life.”

“Regularly survey your people.”

“One of the best ways to audit your people is simple succession people.”

“Don’t think that your recruiting volunteers. Think that you’re recruiting leaders.”

“The reason churches have leadership deficiencies today is that they never built a leadership development culture before.”

“The healthier the church the more serving outside your gift area won’t be so cumbersome.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

FREE E-BOOKLET – Developing Your Leadership Pipeline

FREE WEBINAR – Leadership Pipeline: The Role of the Leader

Pipeline Conference

This week we are doing some different – we are introducing Leadership Pipeline, a concept and framework for churches to develop leaders at every level of ministry. Over the course of the week we release a podcast each day. We are also offering a free e-booklet called Developing Your Leadership Pipeline which can bedownloaded here (lifeway.com/churchleaders/free-e-booklet). If what you read and hear interests you be sure to register for our upcoming webinar, “Leadership Pipeline: The Role of the Volunteer.” (Live.lifewayleadership.com) In this episode Todd Adkins, Eric Geiger, and I discuss how people throughout the church fit into a leadership pipeline and ask the following questions.

* Who are the people in a Leadership Pipeline?

* Why are they so important?

* Where should organizations start when auditing their bench strength?

* How do you transition from having warm bodies to weekly volunteers in each ministry?

* How do you create a culture that engages and develops strong volunteers and leaders?

BEST QUOTES

“Who are the people in a leadership pipeline? Everyone in your church.”

“We’re responsible not just to attract people to a worship gathering but to train and deploy them.”

“By the simple act of volunteering and serving in the church people are leading.”

“I have not been in very many churches that treat every person as if they are equally important.”

“When we’re developing people in the church we’re developing them for more than just the church.”

“70% of leadership is transferable from one position to another.”

“Developing leaders in a pipeline is developing them for all arenas of life.”

“Regularly survey your people.”

“One of the best ways to audit your people is simple succession people.”

“Don’t think that your recruiting volunteers. Think that you’re recruiting leaders.”

“The reason churches have leadership deficiencies today is that they never built a leadership development culture before.”

“The healthier the church the more serving outside your gift area won’t be so cumbersome.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

FREE E-BOOKLET – Developing Your Leadership Pipeline

FREE WEBINAR – Leadership Pipeline: The Role of the Leader

Pipeline Conference

This week we are doing some different - we are introducing Leadership Pipeline, a concept and framework for churches to develop leaders at every level of ministry. Over the course of the week we release a podcast each day. We are also offering a free e-booklet called Developing Your Leadership Pipeline which can be downloaded here (lifeway.com/churchleaders/free-e-booklet). If what you read and hear interests you be sure to register for our upcoming webinar, "Leadership Pipeline: The Role of the Volunteer." (Live.lifewayleadership.com) In this episode Todd Adkins, Eric Geiger, and I introduce and explain the structures of a leadership pipeline and ask the following questions.

* What are the structures in a Leadership Pipeline?

* Why are they so important?

* Where should organizations start when deciding on their structure?

* How do you align structure in a complex organization?

* When and How do you restructure an organization?

BEST QUOTES

“Structures are the kinds of things that don’t get anybody excited, but if you don’t have them everything falls apart.”

“The four levels are volunteer, team leader, ministry director, and senior leader.”

“The progression is lead yourself, lead others, lead leaders, lead a ministry, lead the church.”

“The beautiful thing about a pipeline is that it’s simple to say ‘this is how development happens around here.”’

“We’re called not just to be disciples, but to make disciples. Systems and structures are how we can do that.”

“Structures provide guard rails.”

“Structures help embed culture.”

“If you don’t have a structure it’s a choose-your-own-adventure in training.”

“You know you have a good pipeline when a vacancy comes up and you think about people who are already serving.”

“A big part of pipeline is leading people in advance for those new roles.”

“This is simply creating a system so that the organic, Spirit-led, Bible-driven kinds of things can happen in a healthy way.”

“When you think about ‘organic’ remember that nature is full of systems.”

“Identify the layers of leadership you already have.”

“What competencies should be in each layer?”

“If you want to keep up with leadership development you need to get ahead of it.”

“Leadership development and leadership placement are two very different things.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

FREE E-BOOKLET - Developing Your Leadership Pipeline

FREE WEBINAR - Leadership Pipeline: The Role of the Leader

Pipeline Conference

Leadership Pipeline by Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, & James Noel