Unseen Leadership

In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter are joined by Will Mancini who is the Founder of Auxano, creator of VisionRoom.com and the author of his latest book Younique.

During their conversation, they discuss how to discover your personal calling, receive honest feedback, and overcome approval addiction.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 26:

“There is the me I want to be, and then there is the me God created me to be.”

“There is no one who has ever walked planet earth that is built like you and made like you, and there is a real intention in who you are and your story.”

“Every human being is a collection of other people’s expectations.”

“When you stand before Jesus, he’s not going to care about what other people’s expectations were for you. He’s going to hold us accountable to who he made us to be.”

“It is easy to be addicted to approval. Rather than understanding who I wanted to be, I was trying to please others.”

“Words create worlds.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Younique by Will Mancini

The Making of a Leader by Robert Clinton

Under the Unpredictable Plant by Eugene Peterson

Word Hero by Jay Heinrichs

In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter are joined by Bobby Gruenewald who is Pastor and Innovation Leader at Life.Church, a multisite church based in Oklahoma. He is also the founder of the YouVersion Bible App, which reached over 400 million installs in December 2019.

During their conversation, they discuss how The Bible App came to be, how to steward what God has entrusted you, and how to lead as an entrepreneur.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 25:

“I had an investor before I even had an idea which is a really backwards way to do it, but the Lord was providing.”

“We feel like we are stewards of what he has entrusted to us, not owners.”

“Young leaders, don’t wait for someone to ask you to solve a problem. Just start tackling it.”

“I used to have the illusion that if I just worked harder than everyone else, that made me the leader.”

“It is a difficult transition going from a leader who does everything to a leader who empowers their team.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Bible App

Bible Lens

Bible App for Kids

In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter are joined by John Mark Comer who is the pastor for teaching and vision at Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon and the author of many books including his latest, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry.

During their conversation, they discuss how to understand our limits, how to create a rule of life, and how to eliminate hurry.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 24:

“We achieve inner peace when our schedule is aligned with our values.”

“Leading from holiness also means leading from wholeness as a person.”

“Young leaders should be incredibly wary of ideals, stereotypes, and formulas. We should rebel against the American gospel of upward mobility.”

“We find God’s will for our life in our limitations.”

“The more leadership you have, the larger the target for spiritual oppression is on your back.”

“Pay less attention to idols, images, and aspiring to success, and pay more attention to inner work and who Jesus is calling you to become.”

“If the enemy can’t underpromote you, he’ll overpromote you faster than your rhythms of grace can sustain.”

“If you are working more than 40 hours a week, you are not doing your job well.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer

Habitudes by Dr. Tim Elmore

Atomic Habits by James Clear

Domestic Monastery by Ronald Rolheiser

In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter walk through their top books that were recommended on the podcast in 2019.

One of the most common questions we have received is if we have a running list of all the books that are referenced to on the podcast. Well, now we do. You can find that list at leadership.lifeway.com/unseenbooks.

YOUNG LEADER LIBRARY GIVEAWAY: In connection with this podcast episode, we are giving away a young leader library that includes all 15 books that we discuss in this podcast.

To enter the giveaway, just share about the Unseen Leadership podcast on Instagram through a regular post or on your story and make sure to tag @unseenleadership. When you share, you’ll be entered to win the Young Leader Library, which is valued at over $175.

TOP BOOKS:

How to Lead When You are Not in Charge by Clay Scroggins

The Emotionally Healthy Leader by Peter Scazzero

Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink

Garden City by John Mark Comer

Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud

Spiritual Leadership by Oswald Sanders

Gay Girl, Good God by Jackie Hill Perry

Gaining by Losing by J.D. Greear

Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry

Atomic Habits by James Clear

The Next Right Thing by Emily P. Freeman

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Good to Great by Jim Collins

Dangerous Calling by Paul David Tripp

If You Only Knew by Jamie Ivey

One of the most common requests we get on social media is if we could create a running list of books that are referenced during each episode. So here you go!

Unseen Leadership Episode 22: Art Rainer on The Importance of Relationships

The First 90 Days by Michael D. Watkins

Leading Change by John Kotter

God and Money by Gregory Baumer and John Cortines

Unseen Leadership Episode 21: Christine and Nick Caine on Growing as an Emotionally Healthy Leader

The Emotionally Healthy Leader by Peter Scazzero

Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend

Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud

Unseen Leadership Episode 20: Robby Gallaty on The Importance of Discipleship

Lectures to My Students by Charles Spurgeon

Emotionally Healthy Leader by Pete Scazzero

Garden City by John Mark Comer

Unseen Leadership Episode 19: Ed Newton on Slowing Down Your Leadership

Visioneering by Andy Stanley

Choosing to Cheat by Andy Stanley

Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges

Atomic Habits by James Clear

The 100X Leader by Steve Cockram

Unseen Leadership Episode 18: Ron Edmondson on Leading Where God Has Placed You

 The Mythical Leader by Ron Edmondson

Unseen Leadership Episode 17: J.D. Greear on Doing Meaningful Things with Awesome People

Gaining by Losing by J.D. Greear

Good to Great by Jim Collins

In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter are joined by Art Rainer who is the Vice President for Institutional Advancement at SEBTS and author of The Money Challenge. This past summer, he also released  a series of children’s books called The Secret Slide Money Club.

During their conversation, they discuss how to understand your calling, focus on relationships, and handle your personal finances.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 22:

“One of the mistakes young leaders can fall into is not connecting with the older leaders.”

“We need to not neglect spending time with people who are not like us and are older.”

“Too many young leaders give up way too soon.”

“Financial health is an end in and of itself.”

“The goal of financial healthy should be able to give and live generously.”

“When you talk to those who are geared toward pursuing materialistic gain, they are often times incredibly financially healthy but they are still incredibly miserable.”

“It is so important for future leaders to dive into books and study and read about the great leaders ahead of them.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

The First 90 Days by Michael D. Watkins

Leading Change by John Kotter

God and Money by Gregory Baumer and John Cortines

This Episode's Sponsor: Every church must be equipped to respond well in the initial stages of learning about instances of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. That is why the Southern Baptist Convention, Lifeway, and ERLC partnered together to create Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused. This training curriculum of a handbook and 13 videos brings together top experts from various fields to help volunteers and leaders understand and implement the best practices for handling the variety of abuse scenarios at church, school, or ministry. You can access this free training at ChurchCares.com.

In this special episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast and 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Todd Adkins are joined by Christine and Nick Caine who are founders of the The A21 Campaign.

During their conversation, they discuss how to focus on developing others, balancing delegation and excellence, and growing as an emotionally healthy leader.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 21:

“We should always be focusing on developing pipelines and pathways so other people can be developed.”

“If you are just going to do, you have already put a limit, a ceiling, and a lid on your leadership.”

“We should always be thinking, how is this sustainable without me being the one to sustain it.”

“I would take willingness to grow over giftedness and talent every day of the week because you can work with that.”

“You have to inspect to make sure you get what you expect.”

“Leaders need to be careful not to drive too hard in order to get an outcome at the sake of people. We have to remember we are working with people, and God loves people.”

“The deeper I allow the Holy Spirit to do healing in me, the more effective leader I become.”

“My gift quickly took me to a place that my character would not have kept me if God did not do a work in me.”

“If the spotlight on you is brighter than the light of God within you, it is going to destroy you.”

“The degree to which your heart is healthy is the degree to which you will remain a healthy leader.”

“Being a healthy leader is the best gift you can give your team and your family.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

The Emotionally Healthy Leader by Peter Scazzero

Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend

Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud

5LQ Episode 116: Pete Scazzero

This Episode's Sponsor: Every church must be equipped to respond well in the initial stages of learning about instances of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. That is why the Southern Baptist Convention, Lifeway, and ERLC partnered together to create Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused. This training curriculum of a handbook and 13 videos brings together top experts from various fields to help volunteers and leaders understand and implement the best practices for handling the variety of abuse scenarios at church, school, or ministry. You can access this free training at ChurchCares.com.

In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter are joined by Robby Gallaty who is the Senior Pastor of Long Hollow Baptist Church, the founder of Replicate Ministries, host of the Making Disciples podcast, and the author of several books, including Growing Up.

During their conversation, they discuss the importance of discipleship, how to empower others in ministry, and dealing with pride.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 20:

“Even through the difficult times and the good times, God never wastes a hurt and he never wastes an opportunity in our past. He is going to use those experiences to refine us.”

“The ministry you are leading will only grow to the capacity you will allow it.”

“You need to yield to the Holy Spirit for him to work in you to work through you.”

“Ministry is received, not achieved.”

“Steward what you’ve been given with excellence and trust God with the rest.”

“Sadly in ministry, we’ve become managers of spreadsheets, not shepherds of sheep.”

“Young leaders overestimate what can be done in the short term and they underestimate what God can do in the long run.”

“Pride’s favorite mask is humility.”

“Your spiritual maturity will only grow to the level of your emotional health.”

“For many of us, our calendar runs us, we don’t run our calendar.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Lectures to My Students by Charles Spurgeon

Emotionally Healthy Leader by Pete Scazzero

Garden City by John Mark Comer

The Light Phone

This Episode's Sponsor: Every church must be equipped to respond well in the initial stages of learning about instances of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. That is why the Southern Baptist Convention, Lifeway, and ERLC partnered together to create Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused. This training curriculum of a handbook and 13 videos brings together top experts from various fields to help volunteers and leaders understand and implement the best practices for handling the variety of abuse scenarios at church, school, or ministry. You can access this free training at ChurchCares.com.

In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter are joined by Ed Newton who is the Senior Pastor at Community Bible Church in San Antonio, Texas, which is a diverse congregation with about 27,000 members.

During their conversation, they discuss how to focus on relational equity, slow down in your leadership, and deal with criticism.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 19:

“Leadership is more than a title, it is an assignment, and that assignment changes.”

“One of the biggest mistakes for me was trying to go too fast, too soon.”

“One of the challenges of a leader is taking what is so clearly seen to you and making that visible to other people as well.”

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”

“Sometimes as leaders, we become more concerned about the success of an organization than the health of an organization.”

“One of my biggest misconceptions was thinking that everybody would love me.”

“We must learn to receive a compliment or even a point of criticism in my head but not that go and destroy my heart.”

“Eat the meat and spit out the bones when it comes to criticism.”

“If we are better today than we were yesterday, we are winning.”

“No one is called to be a Lone Ranger in ministry.”

“We have to ask the question what is it like to sit across the table from ourself.”

“Leadership begins with self awareness. You cannot lead someone else if you cannot lead yourself.”

“In order to reproduce your life is someone else, you have got to have a life.”

“The organization is only as healthy as you are.”

“Being teachable is a trophy of being captured by God’s grace.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Visioneering by Andy Stanley

Choosing to Cheat by Andy Stanley

Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges

Atomic Habits by James Clear

The 100X Leader by Steve Cockram

This Episode's Sponsor: Every church must be equipped to respond well in the initial stages of learning about instances of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. That is why the Southern Baptist Convention, Lifeway, and ERLC partnered together to create Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused. This training curriculum of a handbook and 13 videos brings together top experts from various fields to help volunteers and leaders understand and implement the best practices for handling the variety of abuse scenarios at church, school, or ministry. You can access this free training at ChurchCares.com.

In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter are joined by Ron Edmondson who is the CEO of Leadership Network, a former pastor, and author of the book The Mythical Leader.

During their conversation, they discuss how to lead where God has placed you, empower those in the pews, and create buy-in from your team.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 18:

“Wherever God has allowed you to be, that is where he desires to use you.”

“If you have certain skill sets that the church can use, then raise your hand and volunteer.”

“As a senior leader, there is a weight that you carry that no one else will understand until they sit where you sit.”

“You cannot expect people to own your world as much as you do.”

“We don’t always get a seat at the table, but we should always be looking for a seat at the table in a humble way.”

“If God calls you into something, he is going to equip you for it.”

“One of the biggest myths of leadership is if I am hearing no one complain, everyone must be happy.”

“We need to be quicker to admit when we do not know something.”

“One of the things leaders struggle most with is self doubt.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

The Mythical Leader by Ron Edmondson