Next Step Leadership

Tracy Reynolds and Chris Maxwell continue their interesting discussion with author and pastor Tod Bolsinger. Tod serves as the Executive Director of Church Leadership Institute at Fuller Seminary, CEO of A. E. Sloan Leadership Company, and worked in pastoral ministry for many years. His heart beats for leadership development. In this conversation, Tod provides parts of his story about how leaders do not have to choose to endure their journeys alone. Leaders are to bring people together. Pastors must remember there is a God we love and there are people we love, and leaders are called to help those people be transformed. That happens as the leadership themselves—and their churches—are transformed. 

https://www.fuller.edu/faculty/tod-bolsinger/
https://www.amazon.com/Books-Tod-Bolsinger/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ATod+Bolsinger
https://www.aesloanleadership.com

Chris and Tracy interview author and coach Tod Bolsinger. Tod has years of experience in pastoral and academic leadership, and he offers challenges for today’s learners. His books dare leaders to see how things are not just as they have always been. It is time for adjusting. It is time for learning. It is time for change. Tod addresses adaptive leadership, offering guidance on how to lead when there are no examples to follow. Instead of building church in our own image, we can relearn leadership. Leaders are formed in the process of leading. Listen to his honesty and his wisdom, and tell your friends about today’s podcast.
https://www.fuller.edu/faculty/tod-bolsinger/
https://www.amazon.com/Books-Tod-Bolsinger/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ATod+Bolsinger
https://www.aesloanleadership.com

Russell Board is again interviewed by Tracy Reynolds and Chris Maxwell. He continues telling his story and inviting us all to take whatever next steps God would have us take. In addition to his global mission work, Russell is also an author of several books. He talks about his books, which are great for today’s leaders and learners. His latest book offers practical information. In 40 Days with Paul: Encountering The Risen Savior, Russell invites us to learn from Paul’s story of transformation, passion, persecution, and leadership. In spite of opposition and obstacles, Paul mentored others and looked ways to guide the next generation. Relationships make the difference. With God and with one another, value relationships as you lead and learn while taking your own next steps. 
https://www.truepotentialmedia.com/russell-board
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Chris and Tracy enjoy their conversation with author and missionary Russell Board. His servant leadership style brings a fitting story to the ongoing dialogue in the Next Step Leadership podcasts. Russell talks about his personal narrative and his years bringing hope around the world. His first prayer to God, his decades of obedience, his ongoing relationships, his willingness to serve as a missionary, his books: Russell Board‘s story invites listeners to consider what next steps God has for them. Receive the global picture. Notice the need. Expand your vision. Listen, look, learn, and be willing to do what you should do to help others. 
https://www.truepotentialmedia.com/russell-board
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/russell.board.3

In this episode, Chris and Tracy continue talking to Lee Grady about discipleship and mentoring. The next step journey is not always easy, but we aren’t meant to endure this adventure alone. Lee tells us about his latest book, Follow Me: How to Make Disciples Like Jesus Did. The book is Lee’s life message on discipleship. His stories inspire today’s people to move back to the New Testament example of relationship based discipleship. Rather than focusing mainly on size of church attendance, can we choose to live and love and mentor like Jesus did? We must invest time and energy into those we seek to lead.
https://leegrady.com
https://www.christianbook.com/follow-make-disciples-way-jesus-did/9781636410586/pd/410585?event=ESRCN
https://www.facebook.com/lee.grady
https://twitter.com/LeeGrady

In Episode 51 of Next Step Leadership, Chris Maxwell and Tracy Reynolds enjoy a conversation with Lee Grady. Lee desires to continue writing and leading with the hope of ministering and mentoring around the world. He defines  discipleship as the process any Christian goes through to become a mature follower of Jesus. Those who become disciples are to then make disciples. We all need those who mentor us, fellow disciples, and those we are mentoring. This conversation with Lee offers practical input on how today’s leaders can live with that purpose: making disciples.
https://leegrady.com
https://www.christianbook.com/follow-make-disciples-way-jesus-did/9781636410586/pd/410585?event=ESRCN
https://www.facebook.com/lee.grady
https://twitter.com/LeeGrady

Chris and Tracy continue their conversation with best-selling author Philip Yancey. Philip tells more of the sad stories from his years growing up in a legalistic church and with a difficult home environment. Where the Light Fell, Philip’s latest book, is his memoir. And as he communicates in the book, and in all of his bestselling books, Phillip is honest in this podcast. How did Philip work to make amends for past hurts? What can we learn from his story? Are there people we need to forgive? Though church is a flawed community, and much more work needs to be done, Phillip offers his thoughts toward a season of healing.
https://philipyancey.com
https://philipyancey.com/books/where-the-light-fell-a-memoir
https://www.facebook.com/PhilipYancey/
https://twitter.com/philipyancey

Chris and Tracy are honored to interview best-selling author Philip Yancey. Philip’s latest book is his memoir titled, Where the Light Fell. The book describes how Philip endured difficult seasons, yet found biblical truth and faith through his painful experiences. Racism, fundamentalism, tension, questions, and many other segments of his life process taught Philip that even the things we most resent and regret can be used by God in a redemptive way.  His story can help each listener go back and deal correctly with their wounds, and be led by God‘s love to endure with care and compassion.
https://philipyancey.com
https://philipyancey.com/books/where-the-light-fell-a-memoir
https://www.facebook.com/PhilipYancey/
https://twitter.com/philipyancey

In this podcast Chris and Tracy continue their conversation with Rebecca Shirey. Sight Unseen, Becky‘s book, offers a healthy perspective for discerning what God is doing in our lives and where He is taking us. Becky and her husband Lou have learned much through the years. Their hearts and their hopes are revealed in the book. Becky shares more of her story this week, revealing how God can do great work in those who are willing to see through the eyes of faith. 
https://rebeccashirey.com
https://www.facebook.com/rrshirey/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-shirey-173b8415
https://twitter.com/rrshirey

In Episode 47 of Next Step Leadership, Chris Maxwell and Tracy Reynolds talk to Rebecca Shirey. Her book, Sight Unseen, tells her story of how God comes to us in unexpected ways. Becky describes her life journey in this week’s podcast. Every leader has a story. Every learner has a story. Becky and her husband Lou are wonderful examples for today’s leaders. Hear her story and begin to notice the sight which has seemed impossible to see.
https://rebeccashirey.com
https://www.facebook.com/rrshirey/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-shirey-173b8415
https://twitter.com/rrshirey