Ever feel like you’re spinning your wheels when it comes to engaging the communities around you?

In today’s episode, Pastor Chris Brooks returns to unpack three effective ways a church can impact the communities they serve: Community Service, Community Development, and Community Empowerment.

Caring for the health of those who serve alongside us in ministry is one of the most important responsibilities a pastor has. In today’s episode John interviews Pastor Chris Brooks, lead pastor of Woodside Bible Church, about the staff care effort at Woodside, and how churches of any size can get started with this initiative

Mental and emotional health is achievable. It’s a lot of work . . . but it ultimately is doable. In today’s episode we wrap up our seven-week focus on mental and emotional well-being by unpacking two powerful pieces of a preventive plan to help you get and stay healthy

God has called you as a leader to run a marathon, not a sprint. To finish strong. In today’s episode, we explore the impact that running and leading on a full tank has on our longevity and sustained fruitfulness as leaders

We’re currently in the middle of a series of pods focused on mental and emotional health. We’ve talked about becoming our own best friend; telling our anger where to go. Today we’ll focus on protecting ourselves from people whose mission in life is to hurt us

In today’s episode we continue our conversation which started in Episode 176 . . . Telling Anger Where to Go. All of us experience this most human of emotions. Those of us who get and stay healthy mentally/emotionally are learning how to process our anger in a way that honors God and simultaneously frees us from the suffocating grip of bitterness

In today’s episode we continue our series of conversations on mental and emotional wellbeing. Today’s pod focuses on the most human of emotions . . . anger . . . and increases our understanding of this emotion’s ability to complicate our life if we don’t handle it skillfully

Anxiety and depression are at epidemic levels in the United States. And leaders are not immune. In today’s episode, John and Jim continue their conversation around how to become your own best friend without becoming a self-centered narcissist

It’s February, and here in Michigan it’s the dead of winter, and often the height of Seasonal Affective Disorder. In today’s episode, John and Jim kick off a series of pods centered on the mental/emotional wellbeing of leaders with the subject: Become Your Own Best Friend

A church or a business won’t get to their end zone without fuel—the culture created by meaningful values provides that fuel.

In today’s episode, John & Jim discuss a pathway to identify your organization’s core values, and highlight the powerful impact they have on you, your team, and the future of the organization you lead