Our special guest on the podcast this week is Jenni Catron. Jenni unpacks her amazing leadership journey with us and speaks powerfully to the multiple challenges women face in leadership circles. Jenni shares with us her biggest lessons learned along the way as a leader in an often male-dominated world, and how to stay faithful to your God-given calling.

2020 has been a bear of a year for everybody . . . especially leaders. Pastors are telling us, “John and Jim, it feels like the struggle has no end to it.” “I’m not sure how much longer I can hang in there.”

Today’s pod explores the subject of staying or leaving, and three critical questions to answer before you decide to leave your current assignment

While planning ahead organizationally may not be possible in the same way we’ve historically approached it . . . we can plan personally for 2021. A great personal growth plan starts with asking five questions: What, Why, Who, Where, and When. Today’s pod will unpack each question.

Today’s post is part two of a simple two-step process (simple to understand . . . not so simple to do) that will propel you into healthier thinking and feeling, and will powerfully impact your leadership.

Today’s pod unpacks the first step simple of a two-step process (simple to understand . . . not so simple to do) that will propel you into healthier thinking and feeling, and will powerfully impact your leadership.

If you’re a Jesus-follower who is leading at any level, even when the circumstances swirling around you are inexplicable and stupefying, today’s pod will help you rest in this unshakable truth: You belong to Him. He has you firmly in His grip, and won’t let go

Creating and casting a compelling vision is great, But a compelling vision without an easy to follow playbook leads to frustration. Today’s pod unpacks a simple approach to creating a winning playbook for the organization you lead

Leaders are grieving the loss of what was before the pandemic. Before the national unrest. Some leaders deflect their grief. Others grieve alone because they fear admitting it might be a poor reflection on their leadership.

Grief is meant to be shared. Today’s pod unpacks eight stages of grief a leader can expect to go through when he/she experiences organizational loss

Leaders are grieving the loss of what was before the pandemic. Before the national unrest. Some leaders deflect their grief. Others grieve alone because they fear admitting it might be a poor reflection on their leadership.

Grief is meant to be shared. Today’s pod explores five baselines that help leaders process organizational loss

COVID-19 has profoundly changed the way we do church. It’s impact on the priority of organizational vision has been profound Today’s pod unpacks why vision matters more than ever, and why leaders need to once again cast a compelling picture of the future.