This is the first of two episodes with Rev Dr John Roth who is a church planter and professor of leadership at Florida Gulf Coast University in SW Florida.

In this first episode with John, we learn about his history and journey of faith and service to God - and he shares with us some of the leadership lessons he has learned over a career of various ministry contexts from large established churches to new starts. He speaks about his dissertation of bringing about change and revitalization for an established congregation and the lessons learned there. He talks about courage and being willing to take risks and embrace the change. John addresses a pastor having a certain degree of credibility, years, character, trust and competency in basic pastoral duties. He addresses some of the challenges pastors wrestle with in their thinking and encourages pastors to pick up his cross - risking his reputation and welfare for the sake of the kingdom.

Stay tuned for the second part of the interview and look for John at thrive-fl.org and [email protected].

In this second episode with Rev Dr Rick Armstrong, we dig deeper into the issues of leadership and coaching. He draws a distinction between therapy and coaching and the difference between responding and reacting. He shares with us some helpful insights into leadership and what is required during those times we feel stuck. Rick gives encouragement and hope for all of us who find ourselves in a place of responsibility to make a difference.

You can contact Rick at Lutheran Counseling Services LCSFL.com

In this first episode with Rev Dr Rick Armstrong we get to know him and some of his history as a pastor and how he became the director of Lutheran Counseling Services. He shares some of his history of serving leaders after a "critical incident" like when he has worked with leaders after September 11 in New York, hurricane Katrina and others. Rick talks about how growth can occur during those times and the ingredients required at any time to grow and improve and get better. He also addresses the elements of self esteem, balance and accountability.

You can contact Rick at Lutheran Counseling Services LCSFL.com

In this episode Scott talks to executive coach Richard "Hutch" Hutchinson. He shares from his many years of experience some important contrasts: Leadership vs management, mentoring vs coaching, effectiveness vs efficiency, a learning organization vs one that is not willing to learn, the speed of change vs the space of change and the past vs the future. He compares coaching and learning to golf, being a life long learner and what that has to do with coaching and how advising and directing can be improved dramatically through asking powerful questions and exactly what that means.

You can find Hutch on LInkedin at Richard "Hutch" Hutchinson and [email protected]

In this special bonus episode, Scott presents a follow up to the previous bonus episode on vision. Here he talks about some practical strategies to bring your vision to life so that it shapes the culture of your congregation and ministry.

scottgress.com

[email protected]

In this podcast Scott talks to Kathy Stoddard Torry. In her infectious way she talks about leadership and coaching and how supervisors can use a coaching mindset and coaching techniques to work with others and lift them up and develop them. She also shares about Google's project Aristotle and what it has to teach us about leadership and high performance teams. Then she shares what is practical and transferable to what we do working with people every day. She also gives some ideas for a proactive approach to strengthen teams.

Kathy shares about her leadership bootcamp for new and lightly trained supervisors. She introduces the value of personal influence, personal authority and what might be different with volunteers. She addresses the qualities of a great supervisor including handling delegation and conflict, coaching and feedback.

You can contact Kathy at kathystoddardtorrey.com and connect with her and her training, coaching and online services. There is a "Free stuff" tab and information about coaching, training and her blog.

In this special edition of The Coaching Leader Scott shares about the importance and power of vision. With simple examples he differentiates between destination and how to get there. He shares how vision simplifies decisions, excites and empowers people. Then he also describes how many of the problems and challenges within churches can originate with what is done or not done with vision.

Subscribe to The Coaching Leader Podcast and the next special bonus episode will be Scott sharing how to powerfully cast vision and shift the culture of a ministry.

http://scottgress.com

In this episode of The Coaching Leader Podcast, Scott talks to a former member of his cohort while working on his master's in leadership, Dr. Lili Agee-Finke. She is an executive coach and trainer and wrote her doctoral dissertation on servant leadership. She shares some of her insights and encouragement for people to be servant leaders. Sometimes surprising and sometimes deceivingly simple. Lili breaks it down and makes it practical for us to put it to use.

You may contact her directly by telephone at 561-512-4514 or you can find her at execucoach360.com or email her at [email protected].

During the podcast she mentioned the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, named after pioneer in servant leadership, Robert K Greenleaf. https://www.greenleaf.org

In this podcast we talk to Rev Travis Guse who is a strengthsfinders coach and mission executive with the Southeastern District LCMS. He shares some very helpful definitions and examples of coaching and also shares how coaching can be used to take what is learned and transform it into action.

He helps us to differentiate between strengths and spiritual gifts and shares his wisdom and experience.

Travis may be found for those within the South Eastern District LCMS at: [email protected]

For others outside his district he can be found at [email protected]

and strengthsolutions.org

In this episode Chad Hall and Scott define and explore what it means to be a coaching leader, as the podcast is named. Specifically, Chad speaks about where coaching can fit in with church leadership. Chad also answers how can coaching interface and integrate with leadership, how a coaching leader can influence without always telling them what to do and what to think and how a coaching leader practically interacts with a whole organization.