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

We get asked questions pretty regularly on Facebook, and at our respective twitter feeds (@ToddAdkins and @BarnabasPiper). And since we have sharp listeners many of the questions are excellent, so we decided to take the best and turn them into a podcast! In fact we had so many that we we've done two episodes of listener questions. You can listen to the first here. We were joined by regular guest Jenni Catron to answer the following listener questions.

* How do you know that it is actually time to hand off the baton to the next generation?

* How do you move things from knowledge to experience?

* How do millennials position themselves well to receive the baton from an older generation?

* What’s the potential impact, positive and negative, of a complete leadership decentralization?

* What daily habits and routines have the biggest impact on your day?

BEST QUOTES

“If the organization is teetering and you’re grinding a little bit it’s probably time to begin the hand off of leadership.”

“The pass is the most important part of the baton process.”

“We all want to hold on to the baton a little too long.”

“Take knowledge and put it into play and stumble along in life.”

“Younger generations are willing to be leaders.”

“A lot of times we expect to be given a lot of responsibility and a lot of leadership right this moment.”

“Position yourself to learn and partner in ministry with someone a few steps ahead of you.”

“Ask questions and volunteer your support.”

“Millennials need to be a more patient generation.”

“These mid and lower level positions are an observation and a training ground.”

“Everyone wants to decentralize leadership until they become the leader, then they want to centralize it.”

“Decentralization looks like fewer layers of leadership.”

“In a decentralized model you can’t afford to have silos.”

“Decentralization requires an increase of accountability and some systems and structures.”

“I try to do something every day that will enhance my writing and creativity.”

“Exercise is good for the mind.”

“If you don’t prioritize your day it will be prioritized for you.”

“The higher you go in leadership the more you face the question ‘what am I going to take out of my life?’”

“Part of the prioritization that needs to happen is don’t-do.”

“The don’t-dos are as important as the dos.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Next by W. Vanderbloemen and W. Bird

Primal Leadership by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, & Annie McKee

Leadership Differences by Generation - podcast episode

Making Hard Decisions - podcast episode

We get asked questions pretty regularly on Facebook, and at our respective twitter feeds (@ToddAdkins and @BarnabasPiper). And since we have sharp listeners many of the questions are excellent, so we decided to take the best and turn them into a podcast! In fact we had so many that we we’ve done two episodes of listener questions. You can listen to the first here. We were joined by regular guest Jenni Catron to answer the following listener questions.

* How do you know that it is actually time to hand off the baton to the next generation?

* How do you move things from knowledge to experience?

* How do millennials position themselves well to receive the baton from an older generation?

* What’s the potential impact, positive and negative, of a complete leadership decentralization?

* What daily habits and routines have the biggest impact on your day?

BEST QUOTES

“If the organization is teetering and you’re grinding a little bit it’s probably time to begin the hand off of leadership.”

“The pass is the most important part of the baton process.”

“We all want to hold on to the baton a little too long.”

“Take knowledge and put it into play and stumble along in life.”

“Younger generations are willing to be leaders.”

“A lot of times we expect to be given a lot of responsibility and a lot of leadership right this moment.”

“Position yourself to learn and partner in ministry with someone a few steps ahead of you.”

“Ask questions and volunteer your support.”

“Millennials need to be a more patient generation.”

“These mid and lower level positions are an observation and a training ground.”

“Everyone wants to decentralize leadership until they become the leader, then they want to centralize it.”

“Decentralization looks like fewer layers of leadership.”

“In a decentralized model you can’t afford to have silos.”

“Decentralization requires an increase of accountability and some systems and structures.”

“I try to do something every day that will enhance my writing and creativity.”

“Exercise is good for the mind.”

“If you don’t prioritize your day it will be prioritized for you.”

“The higher you go in leadership the more you face the question ‘what am I going to take out of my life?’”

“Part of the prioritization that needs to happen is don’t-do.”

“The don’t-dos are as important as the dos.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Next by W. Vanderbloemen and W. Bird

Primal Leadership by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, & Annie McKee

Leadership Differences by Generation – podcast episode

Making Hard Decisions – podcast episode

We get asked questions pretty regularly on Facebook, and at our respective twitter feeds (@ToddAdkins and @BarnabasPiper). And since we have sharp listeners many of the questions are excellent, so we decided to take the best and turn them into a podcast! In fact we had so many that we we’ve done two episodes of listener questions. You can listen to the first here. We were joined by regular guest Jenni Catron to answer the following listener questions.

* How do you know that it is actually time to hand off the baton to the next generation?

* How do you move things from knowledge to experience?

* How do millennials position themselves well to receive the baton from an older generation?

* What’s the potential impact, positive and negative, of a complete leadership decentralization?

* What daily habits and routines have the biggest impact on your day?

BEST QUOTES

“If the organization is teetering and you’re grinding a little bit it’s probably time to begin the hand off of leadership.”

“The pass is the most important part of the baton process.”

“We all want to hold on to the baton a little too long.”

“Take knowledge and put it into play and stumble along in life.”

“Younger generations are willing to be leaders.”

“A lot of times we expect to be given a lot of responsibility and a lot of leadership right this moment.”

“Position yourself to learn and partner in ministry with someone a few steps ahead of you.”

“Ask questions and volunteer your support.”

“Millennials need to be a more patient generation.”

“These mid and lower level positions are an observation and a training ground.”

“Everyone wants to decentralize leadership until they become the leader, then they want to centralize it.”

“Decentralization looks like fewer layers of leadership.”

“In a decentralized model you can’t afford to have silos.”

“Decentralization requires an increase of accountability and some systems and structures.”

“I try to do something every day that will enhance my writing and creativity.”

“Exercise is good for the mind.”

“If you don’t prioritize your day it will be prioritized for you.”

“The higher you go in leadership the more you face the question ‘what am I going to take out of my life?’”

“Part of the prioritization that needs to happen is don’t-do.”

“The don’t-dos are as important as the dos.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Next by W. Vanderbloemen and W. Bird

Primal Leadership by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, & Annie McKee

Leadership Differences by Generation – podcast episode

Making Hard Decisions – podcast episode

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Jennie Allen, author, speaker, and director of the IF: Gathering. Jennie founded If: Gathering several years ago to be a connection point for women to "gather, equip, and unleash the next generation of women to live out their purpose." As you'll hear throughout this episode, Jennie sees a close connection to jesus as the only way to do that, and she is passionate about it. There is little doubt this conversation will encourage you and challenge your heart by pushing you closer to Christ.

BEST QUOTES

“We try to keep it centered in scripture and Jesus and not complicate it too much.”

“We try to encourage women on what it means to go forward and to make disciples.”

“It’s beautiful to see women rising up.”

“The souls of people – that is why we exist. Every single thing is for eternity and for the souls of people.”

“You begin to do all the work of leadership but miss that God is ultimately after us in it.”

“I got thrown into the deep end of public ministry, and had to wrestle with ‘who am I going to be in this?’”

“What does it mean to get up in front of everybody and proclaim Jesus but also live a very humble modest life?”

“I do not want to trade my deep devotion to Jesus for numbers and impact.”

“Who are we to say what is great influence and what is small influence?”

“Humility has become a prize to me.”

“His ways are good even if they don’t make sense and even if they’re excruciating.”

“Suffering produces so many beautiful things – it’s character and hope and joy and peace.”

“How do you know Jesus unless you need him?”

“Our instinct is to do all we can to not need Jesus any more in terms in insulating our lives and making ourselves more comfortable.”

“God cares more about who you are than what you can do for Him.”

“Get over yourself. Life is so short and there is a powerful thing God wants to do through you.”

“We cripple ourselves in our 20s because we are so aware of the perception of everything instead of the reality of everything.”

“I want to do the old things well – to pray and read my bible and gather with people.”

“It’s the default of younger Christians is to think that we graduate from the old things.”

“If there are not people who really, really know you – and I mean the stuff you would never post about – there is a problem.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

If: Gathering

If: Equip

Anything by Jennie Allen

Restless by Jennie Allen

TGC Women

Propel Women

The Perfect Loss by Chip Dodd

The Tale of Three Kings by Gene Edwards

Humility by Andrew Murray

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Jennie Allen, author, speaker, and director of the IF: Gathering. Jennie founded If: Gathering several years ago to be a connection point for women to “gather, equip, and unleash the next generation of women to live out their purpose.” As you’ll hear throughout this episode, Jennie sees a close connection to jesus as the only way to do that, and she is passionate about it. There is little doubt this conversation will encourage you and challenge your heart by pushing you closer to Christ.

BEST QUOTES

“We try to keep it centered in scripture and Jesus and not complicate it too much.”

“We try to encourage women on what it means to go forward and to make disciples.”

“It’s beautiful to see women rising up.”

“The souls of people – that is why we exist. Every single thing is for eternity and for the souls of people.”

“You begin to do all the work of leadership but miss that God is ultimately after us in it.”

“I got thrown into the deep end of public ministry, and had to wrestle with ‘who am I going to be in this?’”

“What does it mean to get up in front of everybody and proclaim Jesus but also live a very humble modest life?”

“I do not want to trade my deep devotion to Jesus for numbers and impact.”

“Who are we to say what is great influence and what is small influence?”

“Humility has become a prize to me.”

“His ways are good even if they don’t make sense and even if they’re excruciating.”

“Suffering produces so many beautiful things – it’s character and hope and joy and peace.”

“How do you know Jesus unless you need him?”

“Our instinct is to do all we can to not need Jesus any more in terms in insulating our lives and making ourselves more comfortable.”

“God cares more about who you are than what you can do for Him.”

“Get over yourself. Life is so short and there is a powerful thing God wants to do through you.”

“We cripple ourselves in our 20s because we are so aware of the perception of everything instead of the reality of everything.”

“I want to do the old things well – to pray and read my bible and gather with people.”

“It’s the default of younger Christians is to think that we graduate from the old things.”

“If there are not people who really, really know you – and I mean the stuff you would never post about – there is a problem.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

If: Gathering

If: Equip

Anything by Jennie Allen

Restless by Jennie Allen

TGC Women

Propel Women

The Perfect Loss by Chip Dodd

The Tale of Three Kings by Gene Edwards

Humility by Andrew Murray

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Jennie Allen, author, speaker, and director of the IF: Gathering. Jennie founded If: Gathering several years ago to be a connection point for women to “gather, equip, and unleash the next generation of women to live out their purpose.” As you’ll hear throughout this episode, Jennie sees a close connection to jesus as the only way to do that, and she is passionate about it. There is little doubt this conversation will encourage you and challenge your heart by pushing you closer to Christ.

BEST QUOTES

“We try to keep it centered in scripture and Jesus and not complicate it too much.”

“We try to encourage women on what it means to go forward and to make disciples.”

“It’s beautiful to see women rising up.”

“The souls of people – that is why we exist. Every single thing is for eternity and for the souls of people.”

“You begin to do all the work of leadership but miss that God is ultimately after us in it.”

“I got thrown into the deep end of public ministry, and had to wrestle with ‘who am I going to be in this?’”

“What does it mean to get up in front of everybody and proclaim Jesus but also live a very humble modest life?”

“I do not want to trade my deep devotion to Jesus for numbers and impact.”

“Who are we to say what is great influence and what is small influence?”

“Humility has become a prize to me.”

“His ways are good even if they don’t make sense and even if they’re excruciating.”

“Suffering produces so many beautiful things – it’s character and hope and joy and peace.”

“How do you know Jesus unless you need him?”

“Our instinct is to do all we can to not need Jesus any more in terms in insulating our lives and making ourselves more comfortable.”

“God cares more about who you are than what you can do for Him.”

“Get over yourself. Life is so short and there is a powerful thing God wants to do through you.”

“We cripple ourselves in our 20s because we are so aware of the perception of everything instead of the reality of everything.”

“I want to do the old things well – to pray and read my bible and gather with people.”

“It’s the default of younger Christians is to think that we graduate from the old things.”

“If there are not people who really, really know you – and I mean the stuff you would never post about – there is a problem.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

If: Gathering

If: Equip

Anything by Jennie Allen

Restless by Jennie Allen

TGC Women

Propel Women

The Perfect Loss by Chip Dodd

The Tale of Three Kings by Gene Edwards

Humility by Andrew Murray

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and I sit down with Eric Geiger to talk about how leaders can balance having a healthy awareness of past with the right focus on the future. It's so easy to fall into one extreme or the other and both extremes harm an organization. We answer the following questions.

* What are some signs a leader is too focused on the past?

* What are some signs a leader is too focused on the future?

* What are the downsides of doing either of these? How can they harm an organization?

* How can a leader learn from the past without being stuck in it?

* How can a leader have vision for the future without ignoring present or past reality?

BEST QUOTES

“There’s a difference between looking at the past to learn and looking at the past to find my worth and my identity.”

“If a person finds their worth and identity in the past they’re going to be stuck in the past."

“Leaders who live in the past are like college freshmen who still wear their high school letter jackets.”

“Am I going back to the past because I don’t have credibility here so I have to borrow from the past??

“What are you doing now?”

“If you’re only focused on the future you’re not leading today, you’re not shepherding today - you don’t even really care about people today.”

“Successful entrepreneurs have an idea, but they execute too.”

“Successful entrepreneurs have a plan for management even if they aren’t doing the managing themselves.”

“An organization that’s stuck in the past lives with the pain of no vision for the future.”

“New leaders cannot emerge in an organization that’s only focused on the past.”

“Complete stagnancy and underdevelopment happens if you’re an organization that’s only focused on the past.”

“There comes a time when something you accomplished 25 years ago doesn’t really matter any more.”

“Its easy to discard the things of our parents, and in doing so to discard a ton of great learning.”

“If relevancy is your main thing you need to tie together the past and the future.”

“Leadership principles haven’t changed ever.”

“Look for transferrable principles.”

“What’s wise is to look at the seasons and successes and victories of the previous generation.”

“Learning from past successes is a way to honor employees who have been there a long time.”

“Have your eyes on the future but from your current context.”

“Allow the past to inform your vision of the future.”

“It’s easy to come into an organization and say ‘Here’s where we’re going!’ without giving any thought to who’s been there or where they’ve been.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Autopsy of a Deceased Church by Thom Rainer

On The Reading of Old Books – C.S. Lewis on chronological snobbery

Building a Great Organizational Culture - Episode 7

 

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and I sit down with Eric Geiger to talk about how leaders can balance having a healthy awareness of past with the right focus on the future. It’s so easy to fall into one extreme or the other and both extremes harm an organization. We answer the following questions.

* What are some signs a leader is too focused on the past?

* What are some signs a leader is too focused on the future?

* What are the downsides of doing either of these? How can they harm an organization?

* How can a leader learn from the past without being stuck in it?

* How can a leader have vision for the future without ignoring present or past reality?

BEST QUOTES

“There’s a difference between looking at the past to learn and looking at the past to find my worth and my identity.”

“If a person finds their worth and identity in the past they’re going to be stuck in the past.”

“Leaders who live in the past are like college freshmen who still wear their high school letter jackets.”

“Am I going back to the past because I don’t have credibility here so I have to borrow from the past??

“What are you doing now?”

“If you’re only focused on the future you’re not leading today, you’re not shepherding today – you don’t even really care about people today.”

“Successful entrepreneurs have an idea, but they execute too.”

“Successful entrepreneurs have a plan for management even if they aren’t doing the managing themselves.”

“An organization that’s stuck in the past lives with the pain of no vision for the future.”

“New leaders cannot emerge in an organization that’s only focused on the past.”

“Complete stagnancy and underdevelopment happens if you’re an organization that’s only focused on the past.”

“There comes a time when something you accomplished 25 years ago doesn’t really matter any more.”

“Its easy to discard the things of our parents, and in doing so to discard a ton of great learning.”

“If relevancy is your main thing you need to tie together the past and the future.”

“Leadership principles haven’t changed ever.”

“Look for transferrable principles.”

“What’s wise is to look at the seasons and successes and victories of the previous generation.”

“Learning from past successes is a way to honor employees who have been there a long time.”

“Have your eyes on the future but from your current context.”

“Allow the past to inform your vision of the future.”

“It’s easy to come into an organization and say ‘Here’s where we’re going!’ without giving any thought to who’s been there or where they’ve been.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Autopsy of a Deceased Church by Thom Rainer

On The Reading of Old Books – C.S. Lewis on chronological snobbery

Building a Great Organizational Culture – Episode 7