Listen in on this conversation between Brittany Grim, Jacey Wubben and Gina Cone as they explore biblical passages and biblical figures who give us a picture of women in ministry leadership. What does it look like to serve in a leadership role as a women and thrive in that role? How do we understand passages that seem to give mixed messages about women's leadership authority? How can women effectively use their leadership voice in today's church?

If you want to grow in the skill of discipling and developing those you lead, this is a must-listen. Join Pastor Kyle and Pastor Nathan as they explore what it means to move people along a discipleship path, plus learn  practical ways to move from simply leading others to becoming a disciple-maker.

People need different leadership at different moments. If we fail to recognize that, we can unintentionally frustrate the people we're trying to support. In this conversation between Nathan Lawrence and Rachel Black, Associate Area Director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, we'll discuss a well-known method called Situational Leadership®, and how you can use it as a framework to lead more effectively. Armed with this tool, you'll be able to determine the right kinds of direction or support needed for the moment.

As leaders, we know church attendance across the globe has gone through a major upheaval in the last couple of years. Has it changed for good? Is the definition of "attending regularly" different now? With so many digital venues to "attend" (podcasts, videos, and many other media), is our old view of in-person church attendance outdated? Isn't attending in-person worship every Sunday a legalistic relic of the past? 

How should we as leaders understand the meaning and purpose of corporate worship in a changing, digital, post-COVID world? How do we encourage and challenge those we lead to do the same?

Listen in on the discussion with Pastor Kyle Dana, Pastor Nathan Lawrence, and Gina Cone from Prairie Lakes Church, Fort Dodge Campus. 

This past summer a few of our local leaders attended the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit, which is a conference packed with a incredible speakers from around the world. Listen as Brittany Grim, Amy Kaufman and Katie Dorsey unpack their most meaningful moments from this year's summit.

Leaders often pride themselves on hard work and drive. Yet for thousands of years, God has also called us as leaders to restore our souls by resting weekly. This ancient practice, called Sabbath, is something we've dug into a lot lately as a church. 

Hear how it's going so far - really - in the daily practices of four of our staff members (Kyle, Nathan, Gina, and Jacey), and learn from some of their victories and mistakes along the way.

We as leaders can have strong opinions. What happens when you're faced with a person who just leaves you scratching your head with the decisions they're making and the way they are choosing to run things? Is the problem with them or is the problem with us? Every leader needs to wrestle when it's time to coach and when it's time to relinquish control.

There's a sensitive dynamic in leadership when you're working with someone of the opposite gender. The pitfalls can be enormous - the church has suffered greatly over the generations because of situations when these boundaries fell apart. In this podcast, we discuss the question, "How do we as followers of Christ best navigate ministry with people of the opposite gender?"

Maybe you've been there personally, or maybe you've been there as a leader of a team...you're trying to make a God-honoring decision for what to do; what direction to go. In those moments, how can you know you're hearing from God, following his voice, going the direction he wants you to go? Join us as we explore that topic, with some insights gleaned from a sermon on the topic from Red Rocks Church by Doug Wekenman, and some discussion of the Jerusalem council account in Acts 15.

Have you ever had the feeling that the people you're leading are stuck or stagnant? That no real change is taking place? 

Come listen in on our conversation on how we can foster personal transformation among those we lead.