Side by Side

Busy leaders need energy. But our grab and go, quick fix world encourages food choices that deplete instead of restore. So, what does a leader do to stay healthy and energized in the midst of busy and why does it matter? Get ready for a high energy conversation with Lainey Younkin, a Registered Dietician who specializes in helping women build better habits. With a blend of education, inspiration, and real-world solutions, you will feel better equipped to make small changes for a healthier life.

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Just because God has called us to do a specific thing, doesn’t mean it will be easy. One of the challenges that keep leaders up at night is how to resource the mission God has given them. Tammy Kocher, Executive Director of New Life Family Services learned this “how-to” by first doing the wrong things, which led her to a relationship-focused approach fueled by truly caring for what people are passionate about. When passion matches mission, people give generously.

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Do you do what you do best every day? Have you ever wished you could? CliftonStrengths (StrengthsFinder) will help you discover your natural talents so that you can do just that. But knowledge isn’t enough. You need to turn what you know into action steps so that you can lead yourself and your team effectively, preserve your energy, and make better decisions. In this episode, Annie puts Heidi, a Certified Gallup Strength Coach, on the “hot seat” to take CliftonStrengths to the next level so that you can truly lead with your strengths.

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Are leaky emotions getting in the way of you being all you can be as a leader? Do you know when and why you’re being mastered by them and how they show up in your interactions with those you lead? In this episode, we’re taking a closer look at these questions and more with the help of Amanda Cornelius, an experienced therapist and business leader at The Wellspring Group who specializes in helping women and leaders live healthier lives.

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Change is inevitable and sometimes tricky. We can get stuck in the messy middle. Change starts with an event that leaves us unprepared for the emotional response and journey to acceptance that is unique for everyone. In this episode, leadership coach, Heidi Lewerenz, guides us through a proven framework that helps leaders navigate their own layers of change and waves of emotions while leading others through it well, too. Change IS messy in the middle, but there's hope for moving beyond it!

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What’s your first instinct when when you hear the word “strategy?” Do you jump up and down with excitement or sprint in the opposite direction? In ministry, we sometimes forget that great vision always needs a great strategy. We can’t maximize our missional impact without having a plan to do it. In this episode, we’re talking with experienced strategist, Jennifer Fuller, to learn how to connect strategy to action and how leaders in ministry can be strategic, even if it’s not a natural talent.

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Have you been knocked off balance navigating an unexpected or hard season? Are you in one of those moments where you felt grounded, but suddenly lost your footing? Maybe it’s been more like a slow simmer of little things building over time. If you aren’t in it now, you will probably experience it at some point. Get real with co-hosts Annie & Heidi in a discussion about facing the reality of hard seasons and how navigating through them is an ongoing journey.

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What draws you to a leader and inspires you to follow them? How do you know if you’ve got that as a leader? If you don’t have it yet, how do you get it? In this episode, we’re taking a closer look at ways you can develop that “it-factor” that draws other people toward you with Jeannette Grace, author of G-Factor: 8 Secrets for Increasing Your Gravitational Pull at Work.

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How are you addressing issues of race in your church or ministry? Do you know what to say or are you stumbling for the right words? In this episode, we’re taking a closer look at these questions and more with guidance of Chaneika Polk, an experienced ministry leader who’s worn multiple hats in a multi-ethnic, multisite church for nearly a decade.

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When faced with a difficult situation or challenging opportunity, how do you react? We come to a situation with our own mindset -- we think our own thoughts. If we think only our own thoughts, our perspective is void of Christ’s perspective. Let’s find out from Kathleen Fischer how we can manage our mindset more effectively to find better solutions and perspective. 

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