Sep 20, 2022 | Difficult people, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast
Criticism hurts. No matter how great a leader you are, there will always be a few parishioners who don’t like you and feel it’s their calling to criticize you. Both Jim and I could recite multiple instances during our tenures as lead pastors where the vocal minority...
Sep 13, 2022 | Calling, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pain, Pastor, Podcast
In today’s episode John and Jim welcome Craig Owens back to the mic. In today’s conversation, they unpack the adjustments humble leaders need to make and why these tweaks matter so much. Review Episode 153: Acknowledge the healthy tension between confidence and...
Sep 6, 2022 | Leadership, Metrics, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast
In today’s episode John and Jim welcome Craig Owens to the mic. Craig is a pastor, a consultant, and author of the book, Shepherd Leadership: The Metrics that really matter. Pod 153 explores how our strengths can become our kryptonite if we’re not careful. Here are...
Sep 1, 2022 | engagement, Ministry Leader, Pastor
Your team is the most important asset in the organization you lead. But this is true only when they are engaged. In 2017, according to a Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace report, only 15% of employees worldwide were engaged at work. By engaged, Gallup means...
Aug 30, 2022 | Calling, Leadership, Leading Yourself, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast
In Part 2 of my interview with Chip Judd, Care Pastor at Seacoast Church in South Carolina, John and Chip focus on the inner life of leaders, and also on what can be done about the shrinking leadership pool. Here are the show notes: Let’s talk about the inner life of...
Aug 25, 2022 | Burnout, Exhaustion, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Sabbath, Workaholism
If you ask twenty people how many hours per week is reasonable for a leader to work, you’d probably get twenty different answers. Researchers from the business world have proven time and again that once you hit forty-five hours in a week, productivity (for most normal...
