Dave & Chris talk about something most leaders wrestle with - how open and vulnerable should we be with those we lead? Our motivations are both so important here as well as really hard to be clear on. So give it a listen and let us know what you think.

Dave & Chris talk about some helpful strategies to improve your overall health... because as a Kingdom leader our Lord deserves it and our ability to do it for a long time demands that we be as strong as possible in our mind, body, and soul.

Dave & Chris talk about how leaders want to be effective & productive... and God's word tells us how (quite directly in 2 PT 1). The path toward these traits is to 'make every effort' to grow. They then walk you through key actions steps to grow.

Dave & Chris talk through many good reasons to have a leadership coach. Key among their reasons are... a coach accelerates growth and provides much needed perspective to our life and challenges. Give it a listen and see why else having a coach is a wise choice.

Dave reflects on some leadership take aways after training for 9 months for a 120 mile bicycle ride (he climbed 5 mountain passes in 14 hours). The main point: We can't cram for an endurance event - leading ministry is an endurance event!

Dave & Chris suggest that a key behavior for changing the culture of your ministry is to consistently celebrate the small victories. Public and private praises will have a significant impact on encouraging folks to repeat that behavior. Give it a try!

Dave & Chris suggest that when we expect & prepare for pushback from those we lead as we initiate change in our ministries... we'll be better able to weather the challenging times. They talk about a couple of ways to prepare for the inevitable pushback.

Dave & Chris continue to talk about change in the church and suggest that change is a little more tolerable when the people have a clear picture of where we are leading them. So they invite you to begin with the end in mind when leading into change.

Dave & Chris talk about leading change in the church. They believe that it would do us change agents well to attempt to understand why some of our folks hold on tightly to their traditions. We might have more traction if we seek to understand this first.

Dave & Chris talk about some key aspects of our relationships with others that will be helpful as we seek to influence them for the cause of Christ. The temptation is to try to take a shortcut in our building of healthy relationships, instead, try thi