Leading Ideas Talks

By Lewis Center for Church Leadership

Leading Ideas Talks brings to the table cutting-edge leaders on subjects you care about — navigating change, reaching younger people, financing your ministry, communicating effectively — to help you b... more

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How many episodes does Leading Ideas Talks have?

The podcast currently has 155 episodes available.

Leading Ideas Talks episodes:

September 19, 2018Episode 18: “Franklin Planner Creator Hyrum Smith Shares Principles for Leading with Purpose”
What leadership lessons help make you more effective? In this episode Hyrum Smith, creator of the Franklin Planner, speaks with Lewis Center Director Doug Powe about leading with purpose as well as practical, transformational leadership lessons.
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Discovering God’s Future for Your Church Video Tool Kit
Take the Next Step: Leading Lasting Change in the Church by Lovett H. Weems, Jr.
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39min
August 22, 2018Episode 17: “The Transformative Power of Church-School Partnerships” featuring Jake McGlothin
Thinking of launching a church-school partnership? Or looking to strengthen an existing partnership? In this episode Jake McGlothin, author of The Mission-Minded Guide to Church and School Partnerships, speaks with Lewis Center Associate Director Ann A. Michel about how churches can build effective, transformative relationships with children and teachers in their community.
Related Resources
Engaging Local Schools Video Tool Kit
50 Ways to Engage Local Schools, a free resource from the Lewis Center
Effective Church-School Partnerships by Nicole Baker Fulgham
4 Tips for Launching a Church-School Partnership by Ann A. Michel
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36min
August 08, 2018Episode 16: “Women and the Power Dynamics of Leadership” featuring Susan Beaumont
Why do women leaders sometimes struggle with using their power and influence? Listen as Lewis Center Associate Director Ann Michel speaks with church consultant Susan Beaumont about how women leaders can learn to use power constructively in leadership relationships.
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5 Ways Female Leaders Undermine Themselves by Susan Beaumont
Church Leadership: Vision, Team, Culture, Integrity by Lovett H. Weems, Jr.
Do Male and Female Pastors Lead Differently? by Lovett H. Weems, Jr.
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36min
July 25, 2018Episode 15: “Leading in Small Church or Multi-Church Settings” featuring Lew Parks
Are you a pastor serving more than one church? Or a leader in a congregation that’s part of a multi-church ministry? Listen as Lewis Center Director F. Douglas Powe speaks with Dr. Lew Parks, a small church vitality expert. They explore perspectives and practices that can help ministry flourish even in a church that doesn’t have its own pastor — or a pastor who doesn’t serve just one church.
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2 Churches — 1 Pastor by Lewis A. Parks
Eleven Characteristics of Effective Smaller Churches by David R. Ray
A New Way to View Vitality in Smaller Congregations by Lewis A. Parks
Intergenerational Ministry and the Small Church by Brandon J. O’Brien
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40min
July 11, 2018Episode 14: “Divergent Church” featuring Tim Shapiro and Kara Faris
Does your church have the “church plus” factor? Listen as Lewis Center Director Doug Powe speaks with Tim Shapiro and Kara Faris about their book Divergent Church. They examine innovative, alternative faith communities that combine religious practice with a “church plus” factor — a dedicated focus on some unique aspect of their church’s cultural DNA like gardening, table fellowship, artistic expression, and more.
Related Resources
The Bright Promise of Alternative Faith Communities by Ann A. Michel
“PCUSA faith community takes flight, celebrating Appalachian music and culture.” Faith and Leadership. May 15, 2018.
Networks and Third Places are Today’s Mission Field by Ken Carter and Audrey Warren
The Possibilities of Fresh Expressions, a Leading Ideas Talks podcast episode featuring Ken Carter and Audrey Warren
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35min
June 27, 2018Episode 13: “Dream Big to Reach New People” featuring Olu Brown
How can dreaming big help your church reach more people? In this episode Lewis Center Director F. Douglas Powe, Jr., speaks with Rev. Olu Brown of Impact Church in Atlanta about how to creatively reach new people through extreme hospitality and by dreaming big.
Related Resources
Reaching People Who Don’t Look or Act Like “Church People” by Olu Brown
The New Welcome Video Tool Kit
“50 Ways to Welcome New People,” a free Lewis Center resource
Organizing a Missional COMMUNITY by Doug Powe And Henry H. Knight III
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37min
June 13, 2018Episode 12: “Sacred Resistance” featuring Ginger Gaines-Cirelli
How can churches grow beyond simply engaging in political activism and instead practice “sacred resistance?” In this episode Lewis Center Associate Director Ann A. Michel speaks with Ginger Gaines-Cirelli, pastor of Foundry United Methodist Church in downtown Washington, DC, about sacred resistance as a way of being grounded in the gospel and about who we are as people of faith.
Related Resources
4 Tips for Preaching on Politically Charged Topics by Ginger Gaines-Cirelli
4 Opportunities for the Church in the Current Political Tension by Carey Nieuwhof
10 Things Great Preachers Do Differently by Charley Reeb
Taking Church to the Community Video Tool Kit
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44min
May 30, 2018“Effectively Engaging Millennials” featuring Joshua Mitchell
How can we reach millennials? In this episode, Lewis Center Director F. Douglas Powe, Jr. speaks with the Rev. Dr. Joshua Mitchell about connecting with this diverse group.
Related Resources
5 Strategies for Engaging Millennials by Joshua L Mitchell
Not Safe for Church: Ten Commandments for Reaching New Generations by Doug Powe and Jasmine Smothers
Leading Ideas to Reach Young Adults ebook
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43min
May 09, 2018“Moving beyond Fear” featuring Adam Hamilton
Why does fear so often prevent leaders and congregations from taking action? Listen as Lewis Center Associate Director Ann Michel speaks with Rev. Adam Hamilton, author of the new book Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times, about how people of faith can move beyond the paralysis of fear.
Related Resources
Leading Unafraid by Adam Hamilton
Fostering the Courage to Lead by David McAllister-Wilson
Take the Next Step: Leading Lasting Change in the Church by Lovett H. Weems, Jr.
More Than a Nonanxious Presence by Patricia Farris
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38min
May 02, 2018“Leading a Historic Congregation” featuring Amy Butler
How do you balance tradition and innovation? In this episode, Lewis Center Director F. Douglas Powe, Jr., speaks with Rev. Amy Butler of The Riverside Church in New York City. They discuss insights for leading a historic church.
Related Resources
Unsticking a “Stuck” Institution by Amy Butler
Discovering God’s Future for Your Church Video Tool Kit
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38min

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How many episodes does Leading Ideas Talks have?

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