Next Step Leadership

Chris and Tracy invite you to continue listening to Jacob TEN20 Thompson. Jacob is an author, poet, pastor, speaker, husband, and dad who lives with Friedreich’s Ataxia. He also lives with the love of Jesus giving him a hopeful destiny amid his physical struggles. Wise leaders recognize their weaknesses. Rather than denying their battles, they choose to respond like Jacob—choosing to believe God’s great work will occur through our weaknesses. You might not be facing a rare disease, but your dreams might be crushed like Joseph’s in the Bible. Through hardships, through suffering, through discomfort, Jacob TEN20 Thompson invites us all to believe God can speak through us.
https://www.ten20words.com
From Diagnosis to Destiny - https://www.ten20words.com/fdtd

Life does not always go the way we prefer. Disappointments appear. Disturbances occur. How do we respond? How should we? Jacob Thompson tells his story about God meeting us in times of weaknesses and questions. Jacob is the author of From Diagnosis to Destiny: Your Trials Aren’t Meant to Break You; They’re Meant to Make You—a book offering authentic faith during a major life struggle. He is also the founder and director of TEN20, using his speaking and writing skills to offer hope to people facing life’s difficulties. Listen to how God gave him hope amid his battle with Friedreich’s Ataxia. Learn how that applies to each of us, whatever our weakness.
https://www.ten20words.com
From Diagnosis to Destiny - https://www.ten20words.com/fdtd

Tracy and Chris listen again to the insight of author and thinker Dr. Leonard Sweet. Through Dr. Sweet’s creative, wise, challenging perspective, he continues daring and luring leaders toward what really matters. What does that mean? He points leaders to the cross. He reminds listeners to stay in love with Jesus. Len hopes each student he teaches falls more deeply in love with Jesus as he educates them. Can more of today’s leaders live with that goal? Sweet declares that his faith is becoming more simple while his theology is becoming more complex. He seeks to become more childlike in his faith while becoming more wise in his theology. He hopes we balance time in society and time in solitude. He dares us to include humor in our stories just as Jesus did. As we lead, can we make it all about Jesus and lead like Jesus? Dr. Sweet invites us to.
https://leonardsweet.com
Books by Len Sweet on Amazon
Preachthestory

Professor and author Leonard Sweet is the guest in this episode of Next Step Leadership. Chris Maxwell and Tracy Reynolds are honored with this opportunity to learn from Dr. Sweet. His books, sermons, teaching, and social media comments have motivated today’s leaders to think creatively and wisely. During these seasons of change, Len offers insight about modern trends, ancient values, and the right ways to respond. In a world of what he calls “erupting volcanos,” Len presents his perspective on not just being relevant but incarnating the gospel into whatever the culture is. Listen and learn how to be “in touch” with the culture and “in tune” with the Spirit.
https://leonardsweet.com
Books by Len Sweet on Amazon
Preachthestory

Tracy and Chris think and talk and dream together again with JJ Getz. In this second conversation, JJ offers insight from the younger generation. She tells stories about growing up as a pastor’s child. Her experience has given a great understanding of what it is like in small churches with very little help. As she talks about her father, her memories, her ideas, and her hopes, JJ believes leaders can serve a community rather than hoping the community serves them. She also emphasizes the value of teams, offering thoughts about healthy teamwork. This episode is another example of many voices of various ages learning, serving, and leading together.
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Six Types of Working Genius - Patrick Lencioni https://www.workinggenius.com

In this week’s Next Step Leadership podcast, Chris Maxwell and Tracy Reynolds interview JJ Getz—a young leader they have watched begin her journey of leadership. JJ is a voice today’s leaders need to hear. Her wise, creative mind, and her fresh ideas offer glimpses into what is needed in today’s culture. As time is traveling so rapidly, JJ believes humility helps us ask the right questions, partner with the right people for the right reasons, and choose to continue learning processes. Do we try new things? Are we willing to risk failure? How are we pursuing growth? JJ invites us to care deeply for people as we lead.
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