Join Jim as he sits down with Denine Blevins, Executive Director at Parakaleo, to explore the essence of gospel-rooted leadership. Denine shares her journey through multicultural leadership, recognizing burnout, and navigating the nuances of humble yet influential leadership within God’s kingdom work. Her story is a powerful testament to how cultivating an ongoing trust in Jesus can free us from the distractions of people-pleasing, ambition, and workaholism to become the Christ-like leaders we aspire to be.

In this episode, they discuss… 

• How the gospel liberates us from the need for approval from others  [8:17]
• Understanding the unique difficulties of being a pastor’s wife in 2023 [20:01]
• What happens when the church forgets to include women in ministry [24:29]
• The top warning signs that you’re approaching burnout [28:43]
• What it looks like to lead through weakness [36:47]
• What happens when we try to lead from our own abilities  [43:43]
• How ministry exposes who we want to be and who we really are [48:24] 
• How to avoid the “new law” of getting gospel-centered Christian leadership “right” [56:06]

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Referenced in this episode:

• Parakaleo Ministries for Women in Church Planting 
• Serge’s Leadership Lab
• Biblical references: Philippians 3:7 

Credits: 

Our guest for this episode was Denine Blevins, the Executive Director of Parakaleo, a ministry for women involved with church planting and church revitalization. This episode was hosted by Jim Lovelady. Production by Anna Madsen, Aaron Gray, and Sunny Chi. Music by Tommy L. 

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