Unseen Leadership

In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter are joined by Kevin Peck who is the Lead Pastor of The Austin Stone Church and co-author of Designed to Lead. 

During their conversation, they discuss Kevin’s leadership journey that brought him to the Austin Stone and how he learned to lead in the marketplace before the church, how to develop leaders in the church, and how to scale your ministry.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 7:

“Lead often and fail just as much but learn along the way because leadership is tough, so you might as well knock out some lessons early.”

“Leadership is not this privilege of power you possess, it is a privilege of responsibility and stewardship.”

“The economics of the kingdom are so different from the economics of the world in so many ways, especially in leadership.”

“The best training that I ever got to do my job was actually in the marketplace, not the church.”

“Leading people at work in the marketplace is not the same as leading volunteers, so you must lead them through vision, not a paycheck.”

“I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.” - Martin Luther

“One of the most important parts of developing leaders is intentionality.”

“If you never write down your systems and philosophies, it will never be replicable and scalable.”

“I would tell a young leader to be a hard worker, be intentional with people, and be humble with correction.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Designed to Lead by Eric Geiger and Kevin Peck

Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande

Playing God by Andy Crouch

In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter are joined by Louie Giglio who is the Pastor of Passion City Church, the Founder of the Passion movement, and author of many books including his latest Not Forsaken.

During their conversation, they discuss Louie’s journey to founding the Passion movement, how the pain of losing his dad has shaped his leadership, and how to not read your own headlines and remain humble.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 6:

“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” - A.W. Tozer

“God is not the reflection of your earthly father; he is the perfection of your earthly father.”

“Back in 1977, ministry looked like being a senior pastor, associate pastor, missions director, youth minister, or an evangelist, and I looked at all those boxes, and one of those boxes didn’t ring the bell for me” 

“Leadership is communicating vision, trying to marshal people in a direction, reminding them of what God is calling them to, helping them endure the valleys and take the hills.”

“Leadership is just taking the next step with God.”

 “Every great leader has to go through the fire. God can’t use a man greatly until he wounds him deeply.”

“Reading your own press and reading your own headlines is the detriment to being the kind of leader that Jesus calls us to be.”

“Humility is the greatest character trait of leadership, and it is a byproduct of being in the presence of an almighty God.”

“Too often young leaders focus too much on the end game.”

“What we need in this generation is less Amazon prime book ordering and more closing the closet door and getting on our face before God.”

“The most undervalued component of leadership is simply thinking.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Not Forsaken by Louie Giglio

The Next Right Thing by Emily P. Freeman

So Send I You by Oswald Chambers

Birkman Personality Test

In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter are joined by Jackie Hill Perry who is a musical artist, speaker, master of the spoken word, and author of Gay Girl, Good God.

During their conversation, they discuss how to deal with shame as a leader, how to lead with vulnerability, the need for having mentors in your life, and how to lead with humility.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 5:

“I’m really just a person who wants to show people that God really is honest in all that he says, namely that He changes people.”

“It is easier to be honest with people when you are honest with God.”

“The hardest thing for leaders is that we are the hardest person to lead and our own worst enemy.

“Our personality is not an excuse not to love or serve others.”

“There is a wake of leadership that is left behind from our mentors.”

“Great leaders don’t just tell you what to do, they show you what to do.”

“We need to be careful how we steward our influence.” 

“The stage does not equal leadership.”

“Until a person is content with serving on the ground they should be leary of serving up on the mountain.”

“It is easy to confuse leadership with control.”

“Don’t believe the hype for yourself.”

“You don’t need permission to function in your gifting and lead.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Gay Girl, Good God by Jackie Hill Perry

Humility by CJ Mahaney

Good to Great by Jim Collins

The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff

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In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter are joined by Levi Lusko who is the author of the bestselling books Through the Eyes of a Lion, Swipe Right, and his latest I Declare War. He is also the lead pastor of Fresh Life Church – a multisite church located in Montana, Utah, Oregon, and Wyoming.

During their conversation, they discuss living open handed with your plans, determining the calling on your life, and how to develop leaders through asking the right questions.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 4:

“When it comes God’s plan for our life, the answer should always be yes, then ask what’s the question.”

“If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.”

“God is a plan-wrecker.”

“There are two key moments in your life: the day you were born and the day you figure out why.”

“Our natural tendency is to give all of the answers rather than ask the right questions.”

“You will be more valuable to your organization as a genius maker than you ever will be as a genius.” - Liz Wiseman

“When leading a team, we must remember the team is not a means to an end, they are the end.”

“Following is an under-appreciated form of leadership.”

“The way you lead when you are not in charge prepares you for how you will lead when you are in charge.”

“We don’t start with leadership, we start with followership.”

“One of my biggest misconceptions was that I had to be certain in order to act.”

“You have to learn to be content with the season you are in while still having a mind toward the future.”

“Be willing to act even when you don’t necessarily have the answer.”

“God is going to do more through you than you think he can, but it is going to hurt more than you think it will.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Multipliers by Liz Wiseman

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell

The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader by John Maxwell

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

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

When by Daniel Pink

16 Personalities...

In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter are joined by Clay Scroggins who is one of the Lead Pastors at Northpoint Community Church. He is a jack of many trades, the master of hosting, and the author of How to Lead When You're Not in Charge.

During their conversation, they discuss leading as a student pastor while desiring to be a lead pastor, opening yourself up to feedback, and developing your self.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 3:

“We don’t need to be asking how do we get bigger. We need to be asking how can we get better. And if we get better, others will demand we get bigger.”

“God trusts us with more responsibility when we’ve shown we are faithful in the little things.”

“You can create an oasis of excellence wherever you are. Whether you are in a student ministry, kids ministry, or in charge of cleaning out the closets, you can create an oasis of excellence”

“The best thing I can ever give anybody with my leadership is my personal holiness and a character of Christ.”

“Being a student of yourself is the best evaluation. Experience alone does not make somebody great, but it is evaluated experience that makes you a better leader.”

“There is no manual that comes with leadership. It really comes down to the health of the person.”

“Authority is not what makes a great leader. You can do anything from any position in the organization.”

“Getting better at leadership is just sanctification. It is God forming you into his likeness.”

“You can’t wait for someone else to lead you. Great leaders lead themselves well.”

“Whatever is worrying my boss, should be worrying me.”

“Resist the urge to feel like you have to know it all. People are attracted to someone who is willing to say I don’t know and let’s figure it out together.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

How to Lead When You're Not in Charge by Clay Scroggins

Search for Significance by Robert McGee

The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle

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In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter are joined by Jamie Ivey, the host of the Happy Hour Podcast and author of If You Only Knew.

During their conversation, they discuss how to deal with your past and share your struggles with others, how to wrestle with the fear of not measuring up as a leader, and how young women can grow as leaders.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 2:

“With great power comes great responsibility...isn’t that a Spiderman reference?”

“We all need to be faithful with the leadership and influence God has given us.”

“We don’t have to seek after leadership. If God wants to give you leadership, it will seek out after you.”

“When we share our struggles and where we’ve been, Jesus looks really good.”

“It is essential to have people in your life who you can be completely vulnerable and honest with and lay everything on the table.”

“You don’t have to say everything that is true. You just have to make sure everything you say is true.”

“You can grow as a leader publicly, but be dying privately.”

“If you want to start leading, just do the next thing that is in front of you.”

“It is so easy to want to be in the position of someone who is 10 years down the road”

“If you are not doing the work with the people in front of you, I don’t know how you are going to get bigger things. ”

“If you want to get started leading, serve right where God has you.”

“Surround yourself with really good people who love God and do really good work.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

If You Only Knew by Jamie Ivey

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In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter are joined by Carey Nieuwhof who is a former lawyer and founding pastor of Connexus Church. He's the author of several best-selling books, including his latest, Didn’t See It Coming. He also hosts the top-rated Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast where he interviews some of today's best leaders.

During their conversation, they discuss how to handle and avoid burnout as a leader, how to focus on helping others rather than building a platform, and why leaders need to focus more on growing in their character over their competency.

QUOTES FROM EPISODE 1:

“70% of leaders under 40 say that they experience symptoms of burnout.”

“You think the rules never apply to you until they do.”

“Live in a way today that will help you thrive tomorrow.”

“I overestimated competency and underestimated character.”

“Without knowledge of self, there is no knowledge of God. And without knowledge of God, there is no knowledge of self.”

“You can be winning in ministry, but losing at home, and if you are losing at home, you are losing it all.”

“I want to care less what the people I don’t know think about me. And I want to care about more about the impact I have on people that I actually know.”

“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”

“If you listen longer than most people will listen, you will hear things most people never hear.”

“You have to be careful that your character is outpacing your platform.”

“Seek to be helpful. Don’t seek to build a platform.”

“Work twice as hard on your character as you do on your competency.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Didn’t See It Coming by Carey Nieuwhof

Emotionally Healthy Church by Pete Scazzero

The Emotionally Healthy Leader by Pete Scazzero

The Genesee Diary by Henri J. M. Nouwen

12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson

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We are excited to announce, Unseen Leadership, the newest podcast from the Lifeway Leadership Podcast Network. On the Unseen Leadership podcast, hosts Chandler Vannoy (Brand Manager, Lifeway Leadership) and Josh Hunter (Director, Student Life Camp) explore the unseen stories that have made leaders who they are today. This podcast will be featuring guests like Carey Nieuwhof, Jamie Ivey, Clay Scroggins, Jackie Hill Perry, Levi Lusko, and many more.

Unseen Leadership is a podcast for young leaders to learn from those ahead of them by exploring the early days of their leadership, understanding the mistakes they made, and identifying the habits that shaped them. All to help you lead in the future.

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Like what you hear? Rate and review this podcast, and you'll be entered to win one of five Young Leader Book Bundles, valued at $150*. Just send a screenshot of your review to [email protected], and you may be selected at random to win.

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