In today’s episode, John and Jim recap some of the most powerful moments of the Helping Small Churches Thrive Conference, that featured Karl Vaters, a specialist in helping small churches get healthy. No matter the size of the church you lead, this episode will both encourage and challenge you

Don’t attend every argument you’re invited to. Jesus said “yes” many times. But He also said “no” on occasion. In today’s episode, John & Jim help us find the middle between the extremes of people-pleasing and people-dodging

Jesus is on the move and building His church today. In a world where bad news seems to rule, Jim and John unpack two additional positive trends they’re noticing across their network of church clients, and how leaders can ride the wave of these two encouraging currents

Jesus is on the move and building His church today. In a world where bad news seems to rule, Jim and John unpack two of the positive trends they’re noticing across their network of church clients, and how leaders can ride the wave of these two encouraging currents

In today’s episode, Andrea Bassett joins John and Jim again to talk about trauma, anxiety, and the damaging lies people tell themselves. Andrea unpacks practical pathways to successfully deal with these three challenges that threaten our well-being

In today’s episode, John & Jim interview Andrea Bassett, founder of Cora Journey. In this powerful conversation, Andrea explains how traumatic events can result in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and outlines a pathway to help those suffering with PTSD.

No matter how great a leader you are, there will always be a few parishioners who don’t like you and feel it’s their calling to criticize you. In part two of their conversation, John & Jim unpack two more behaviors that help leaders when those they lead attack them

Criticism hurts. No matter how great a leader you are, there are always a few people who don’t like you and feel it’s their calling to criticize you. In today’s episode John and Jim unpack two powerful ways a leader can respond—and maybe even grow—when the people they lead go on the attack

In today’s episode John and Jim welcome Craig Owens back to the mic. Their conversation unpacks the adjustments humble leaders need to make and why these tweaks matter so much

In today’s episode John and Jim welcome Craig Owens to the mic. Craig is a pastor, a consultant, and author of the book, Shepherd Leadership: The Metrics that really matter. Pod 153 explores how our strengths can become our kryptonite if we’re not careful