Lasting Change

Leaders around the world often have a plan, a direction they are taking their team and ministry - but often that plan gets disrupted. Fear and doubt about direction is often the result. How can leaders stay calm and flexible when God asks them to change course?

Join us today on the Lasting Change Podcast, where we’re talking with Kristen Choitz, leader in Zambia. Together, we discuss the importance of flexibility and openness in leadership. We'll talk about letting go of expectations and allowing God to direct our path.

Finding sustainable ways to fund work around the world is a big challenge. Sometimes good projects can fail because they aren't setup from the start with sustainability in mind. How can leaders find sustainable ways to fund work in ways that really last?

Join us today on the Lasting Change Podcast, where we’re talking with Robert Swarthout, a three-business-time founder with experience in software and investing. Together, we’re talking about the challenges non-profit leaders face regarding funding, and how connecting entrepreneurship to work can help setup projects to succeed long-term.

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Every leader knows that leading people requires embracing vulnerability and learning from failures. But as leaders, we often cling to the desire to project confidence and intelligence all the time. What if leadership was less about having expert intelligence and more about cultivating humility, curiosity, and openness?

Join us today on the Lasting Change Podcast, where we’re talking with Ian Simkins, Teaching Pastor at Bridge Church about the importance of adopting a posture of humility and curiosity when leading others- and how embracing this posture leads to a transformative shift - from performance-driven mindsets to humble service, genuine connection, and meaningful impact.

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Every leader who is trying to make change happen knows that it takes innovation and risk. Leading people to move away from what is traditional and comfortable, into a space of innovation comes with a myriad of challenges - but change and new ideas can lead to incredible opportunity.

Join us today on the Lasting Change Podcast, where we’re talking with Brandon Weidman, Sr. Director of Development at One Collective. Together we're talking about how to integrate sustainable ministry around the world with social entrepreneurship and how doing this successfully requires leaders to break the mold of traditional ministry approaches.

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Hard emotional conversations are inevitable in the professional and personal world. Often, we fear and avoid having crucial conversations that would lead to a new relationship, healthier marriage, or promotion. Managing these heightened emotional conversations should not be something we fear but rather an opportunity to grow and heal.

Join us today on the Lasting Change Podcast, where we talk with Bill Benjamin, Partner and keynote speaker of the Institute for Health and Human Potential. Together, we’re talking about how to manage the heightened emotional moments in life and work well so that you can lead and deepen relationships professionally and personally.

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Anyone looking to create impact with their team knows that there are a lot of obstacles to manage. Often as problems mount - leaders can feel like all their time is focused on putting out fires- instead of moving their team forward. How can leaders create a culture that empowers their team and focuses on solving problems together?

Join us today on the Lasting Change Podcast, where we’re talking with Bobby Jackson, LCSW - Senior Area Director with One Collective and Clinical Director at Rally Point Counseling. Together we’re talking about good leaders can empower their teams to collaborate and find greater health together.

Anyone looking to cultivate impact through generosity knows the challenges of finding trustworthy partners and passing on values to the next generation. There are a lot of “causes” in the world - and learning values related to generosity and healthy ways to engage in giving can feel like a long journey.

Join us today on the Lasting Change Podcast, where we’re talking with Joe Pringle from the National Christian Foundation. Together we’re talking about the importance of managing finances well, ways to help the next generation learn values related to giving, and how generosity is often centered around things that are bigger than finances.

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Comparing the way Jesus lived with the Church today can be pretty confusing. It can be hard to find your place among so many differing ideologies and competing viewpoints. In this episode, we are breaking down what it looks like to be a follower of Jesus in a divided world.

Join us today on the Lasting Change Podcast, where we’re talking with Aaron Niequist, a liturgist, writer, and pastor who recently graduated from General Theological Seminary in NYC. Together we’re talking about practice-based faith, de-construction, re-construction of faith, and the importance of staying open-minded when searching for the “right way” to follow Jesus.

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Short Term Trips in the non-profit industry often get a bad rap. Many resources are used to send people abroad to do work that frequently does not result in long-term impact, and a common opinion is that better results would be achieved by sending those resources abroad instead of sending people. But what about the life-changing experience the people on the trip have? What is the value of becoming culturally aware - and how does that impact work long-term?

Join us today on the Lasting Change Podcast, where we’re talking with Andrew Code, Co-Founder of Chicago Fellowship and Private Equity firm manager. Together we talk about the need for humility and how traveling abroad to some of the toughest places in the world is a great way to develop as a leader.

Why is it so hard to get people in a community to work together? So often, organizations, churches, schools, and individuals are all involved in work to address issues facing a community, but they rarely communicate well or share resources. What are the barriers that result in ineffective work and how can good leaders help their communities work together?

Join us today on the Lasting Change Podcast, where we’re talking with Doug Landro, Area Director for Ukraine at One Collective. Together we’re talking about the challenges individuals and organizations face in networking and local development - and how good leaders can bring people together around a shared vision.

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