DiscipLead Podcast

In this episode, Josh and I talk about the importance of knowing where you come from, being the leader for younger generations that you needed when you were their age, and how the gifts of the Holy Spirit, your calling, and the ability to build relationships are the biggest part of your ministry.  

Quotes for Notes:

“I think if we don’t know where we came from, we don’t know where we are going.”

“I’ve always tried to be the pastor I needed.”

“I would dare say gifts of the Holy Spirit, your call, and the ability to build relationships are going to be your biggest part of you as a minister.” 

Links:

Parenting Gen Z: https://store.focusonthefamily.com/parenting-gen-z/

Marching Off the Map: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0996697063

The Anxious Generation: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+anxious+generation

The Daniel Generation: https://www.amazon.com/dp

Old Time Power: https://lifespringsresources.com/product/old-time-power/

History of the PH Church (Campbell): https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2414635/

Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310109485

Ragamuffin Gospel: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ragamuffin+gospel

In this episode, Lee and I discuss his new book “Lead Like Paul”. We cover topics like being Spirit-led, fighting pride, speaking with boldness, loving deeply, mentorship, following God’s supernatural nudges, and cultivating supernatural joy.

Quotes for Notes:

“…I think that the love that Paul had for people is the number one thing that I feel like is at a huge deficit right now in leadership across the board.”

“…the relationship is enshrined in Holy Scripture between a mentor and his disciple.” (Paul and Timothy)

“The joy of the Lord is available to us… it is a supernatural force that comes up from the Holy Spirit that sustains us, whether we are in good situations or bad.”

Links:

https://leegrady.com/

In this episode, Tim and I discuss how the walk of faith is less about understanding and more about depending. We look at the divine privilege of learning, the two major motivations in life, and the person in the room God is most trying to convince of His love. Toward the end of our conversation, Tim shares a perspective on the Garden of Eden that may reshape the way you think about your own thoughts, struggles, and mindset.

Quotes for Notes:

“They (children and teens) are not just looking, but they are expecting their needs to be met by their mother and father. And I think the life of faith is God teaching us to do exactly that with Him at all times.”

“The only thing that Abraham could understand in that moment is that it doesn’t matter what’s being asked, what matters is who’s asking it and that’s enough.”

“…the motivation for discipline has nothing to do with your child doing something right, the motivation for discipline is that you are trying to teach your child that you love them.”

Links:

https://the-iff.com/

Shownotes:

https://www.leadwithprayer.com/#free-tools 

In this episode, Ben and I discuss how parenting has shaped his discipleship and leadership journey and his greatest takeaways from the first 6+ years of ministry. We talk about how vision was sparked for Reflection Church to release a prayer and worship album and dive into Ben’s first book and Paul’s understanding of Church leadership in 1 Corinthians. 

Quotes for Notes:

“…this is what I found the most helpful: is that everything has to be viewed through the message of the cross. Every resource, every conference, every podcast. The message of the cross is the lens by which everything is digested, everything is evaluated.”

“If we achieve good outcomes but the methods by which we achieve them are unholy and impure, if the motives are unholy and impure, if it is by any other means than the message of the cross, than what we have built and achieved will be burned up at the end of the age.”

“Humility is the entry point. It is the first place, the first attribute, beatitude of the Kingdom. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.”

Links:

Ben’s Book: Strengthening the Church and Its Leaders: https://www.amazon.com/Strengthening-Church-Its-Leaders-Corinthians

Habitations Vol. 1: https://reflection.church/habitation-vol-1

Reflection Church: https://reflection.church/

In this episode, Chris and I explore multi-generational worship, what contentment truly is (and isn’t), why we often resist healthy margin, and how to tell the difference between healthy ambition and unhealthy striving—plus much more.

Quotes for Notes:

“We assume peace is a prize waiting at a finish line that keeps moving.”

“If we did not preach okay, can we be okay with that? Knowing that God is with us, He loves us anyway, and He might not be grading and ranking us like we are.”

“God calls us to do those things that will only be accomplished by His power and His Presence.”

Links:

Amazon: 

http://bit.ly/cmaxman

Website:

chrismaxwell.me

Facebook: 

facebook.com/PauseWithChrisMaxwell

Twitter:

@CMaxMan

Instagram: 

CMaxMan  

Podcast: 

https://nextstepleadership.buzzsprout.com/

In this episode, Scott and I explore what it means to lead with authenticity, stand firmly on truth, cultivate the right relationships, and resist the isolation that so often creeps into ministry leadership. 

Quotes for Notes:

“…as the Church, we’ve got to stand on (that) truth, if we don’t there is nothing for them go back to. There is no solid ground for them if we are not standing on Jesus for them and with them.”

“I found out that as you get around other people that are doing things that you don’t feel like are even are possible… it changes your reality, it changes the way you think, it changes the way you see things.”

“Whatever you do in ministry, even if you can do it alone, don’t.”

Links:

https://danreiland.com/blog/

https://www.amazon.com/Inner-Excellence-Extraordinary-Performance-Possible

https://www.arthurbrooks.com/

In this episode, Paul and I explore different ways people approach God, the often unseen work of ministry, and the tension many churches feel between caring deeply for people and pursuing growth. We talk about authenticity in study and preaching, trusting in the transforming power of new life in Christ, and choosing contribution over criticism.

Quotes for Notes:

“In the end, if you’re going to impact people, you’ve got to link together what you’re learning, and studying, and preparing with the authentic, real-life situations of the people that you are teaching.”

“You have got to count on the new life. You’ve got to believe that the new life can deliver on the promise of God that you will be a new person, that you can go on to holiness, that righteousness is real.”

“We’ve got to realize that in order to be fulfilled in our spiritual experience, I think, we’ve got to move away from what do I get out of all of this to what can I contribute in service to others?”

Links:

Help for Holiness: https://www.amazon.com/Help-Holiness-Rediscovering-Resources-Sanctification

Holiness Reconsidered: https://www.amazon.com/Holiness-Reconsidered

In this episode, Doug and I discuss his upbringing, ministry journey, challenges faced along the way, his approach to personal growth, and his hope for the future of the IPHC.

Quotes for Notes:

“Wait until you start to pastor, then you will figure out what you really believe.”

“Christians in modernity thought their task was to make the Gospel intelligible to the world rather than to help the world understand why it could not be intelligible without the Gospel.”

“I think Christian marriage and one’s spouse is the most important disciple-maker God gives you in your life.”

Links:

IPHC General Superintendent’s Office: https://iphc.org/gso/

John Steinbeck Books:  https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Steinbeck

Mike Pasquarello Book “Christian Preaching: A Trinitarian Theology of Proclamation: https://www.amazon.com/Christian-Preaching-Trinitarian-Theology-Proclamation/dp/1610972554