Any person who leads, whether in your family, a child, or an entire organization, you will run into siutations that result in pain. Leaders must lead through difficult and often painful circumstances. In addition, Followers will criticize your decisions without knowing all the information. Some will accuse you of misconduct. Others will reveal their lack of trust. Leaders feel the sting of sin in unique ways. Yet leaders must endure. How do we maintain a consistency of decision making and perseverance when leading is painful?

Diverse teams provide many voices for a leader to hear. This provides viewpoints and perspectives that can help leaders solve their biggest challenges. In this conversation with Ita Udoaka, he shares ideas on how to draw out the voices on your team. 

God created diversity and celebrates diversity. Leaders invite the different voices to feel heard and valued in response to God's creation.

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How do you lead your team to achieve the results you need without sacrificing people along the way? Ever have questions about hard, soft or even toxic leadership styles? Or maybe you struggle knowing when to be hard and when to be soft? I enjoyed diving into this topic with Ita Udoaka, a gifted leader both at work and at Frontline. We're in a series on leadership as men and as followers of Jesus. 

Coming up, we'll continue with episodes 3 and 4 of this series on leadership looking at diverse teams and leading when it hurts. If you have questions or feedback, or maybe you'd like to ask Ita a specific leadership question: send us a message at [email protected].

Men's Ministry Podcast is launching its second season starting with a series on Leadership. We get to hear the leadership insights from Ita Udoaka a seasoned leader in both church and non-church contexts. He has wisdom to share with us so we've laid out several episodes to better equip us from the leadership experience he's gained. 

This first episode looks at the identity of a leader, especially as a person who rejects passivity. So much of our moments of failing to speak up or act come because it's an easy button. We avoid responsibility and culpability by doing or saying nothing. But God has called men to step up and lead out to love others as themselves. 

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After a long break, our men's podcast is back with a testimony about God's power to save. If you are a follower of Jesus, you probably have people in your life you feel concerned about because they do not believe in Jesus. As one who believes that there is a heaven and hell after death and your destination depends on faith in Jesus, you may pray for and worry about those you love and those you don't love. This conversation is a powerful story of God working in the last moments of a life to lead them to Christ. 

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This is a special conversation with Brant Gilkison a military spouse in the KMCC and the opportunities he has to invest in his two sons. He points us to awesome ways that we can take intentional steps of impact for kids. If you are a dad, this episode will challenge you to invest in your children. If you are not a dad, this episode will give you tips in helping shape future generations you may have the opportunity to serve. If you have feedback or questions, reach out at [email protected]. 

Questions for thought:

Chris Opiela shares a devotion on how men can grow in devoting themselves to Jesus, to love Him with their Heart, soul, mind, and strength. When we live devoted to Jesus, it changes how we think about and act in our time, work, family, goals, minds and more. To grow in love, we reflect on the depth of God's love for us. The more forgiven I feel, the greater love I act on. The more grace I've received, the greater devotion I give. 

Going Deeper, ask yourself: 

Josh Ramsay and Erik Sonnenberg sat down in sunny Florida for a special Frontline Alumni edition of our men's ministry podcast. There's a lie out there that says a real man pulls himself up by his own bootstraps and make something of himself. But that's not the way of following Jesus. Men need other men. We're made for community. And men need to be able to say, "I need help," and hear across the table, "Me too." Josh and Erik are sharing how God has used other men to show them the difference Jesus can make in their lives and how He can do that for you too. If you need help finding something like this in Germany check out our website, frontlinecommunity.org, or email [email protected]. In the USA, reach out to Josh or Erik. 

This week we get to listen in on a conversation about hope with Frontline's Production Manager Marcus Gradney. Marcus and his wife Irina have two sons, Lukas and Liam, and a daughter named Eliana. In his role at the church, Marcus helps bring the church’s message to a broader audience while continuing to inspire and inform current members through creative media. What's more impressive than what he is doing is how he is doing it: with contagious joy and hope. He shares with us some of the ways he stays hopeful despite adversity.

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Today's episode presents a short devotional from the beginning of Psalm 107. The short summary is, I asked...God answered. God desires us to bring all of our challenges to Him. And once He responds, we can bring gratitude back as a way to say thank you for His faithful, never-ending loyal love. We all face issues and solutions at the same time. So our prayers with God should be a mix of requests and solutions. Take some time today to connect with God. What do you need to bring to Him? Take some time to say thank you. What's happened in the last 24 hours to thank Him about? Check out Psalm 107. Reach out with prayer requests at [email protected]. If you would like to connect about what's going on at Frontline Community Church, check out our website at frontlinecommunity.org or our Facebook page.