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Episode #025: Greg Basch on Pursuing Health VS Growth? Can You Do Both?
Most ministry leaders experience a tension between health and growth. Which should you pursue, health or growth? Or is there a way forward in the future where leaders can pursue both well? In this episode, ministry coach Greg Basch helps us better understand how to navigate the tension.
Episode #023: Chris Dotson On 10 Things I've Learned Leading Student Camps for 10 Years
Chris is the Next Gen & Teaching Pastor of STF Church in Tampa, FL. In this episode, Chris discussed what he's learned from leading some of the nation's largest student camps.
Episode #022: A Strategy For Recruiting Ministry Volunteers All Year Long
What if you could recruit volunteers all year long? In this episode, we break down our recruiting strategy for recruiting that never stops
Episode #021: Brian Preston On Creating An Invite Culture, Giving Invitations, & Leading Hundreds of Students
Brian is the NextGen Pastor of Battle Creek Church in Broken Arrow OK. Brian leads a multi-site student and kids ministry that reaches thousands of kids and students every week.
Episode #020: What Is A Volunteer Coach? How Do I Begin Adding Coaches To My Volunteer Team?
The coaching ministry we created totally imploded at first. But as we learned, we were able to build a healthy coaching ministry that scaled our impact. So today, I want to share a little about what we learned and help you scale your volunteer training and leadership through volunteer coaches.
Episode #019: Jon Rush from Elevation YTH on Training Volunteers, Creating Culture, & Building A Youth Ministry
Jon is the Youth Pastor of @ElevationChurch in Charlotte, NC, and is an expert in the intersection of youth ministry and online gaming. In this episode, @landoncreynolds interviews Jon on how @elevationyth trainings volunteers in multiples states and nations, their process for building great volunteer culture, and the systems that sustain a healthy ministry.
Bonus Episode: My Reaction To Jon Tyson's Altar Conference
I recently got the opportunity to attend the Altar's Conference in NYC. As a Southern Baptist at heart, I was interested to see what I was walking into. Needless to say, I was blown away.
Episode #018: Noah Herrin on Content Creation, Planting Way Church, Becoming An Influencer & Holy Habits.
Noah is the Lead Pastor of @WayChurchTN Nashville, TN, and the author of Holy Habits. In this episode, @landoncreynolds interviews Noah on his system for creating. Content for sermons and social media, the do's and don'ts of planting Way Church Nashville, his rise to becoming a Christian influence, and his newest book, Holy Habits.
Episode #017: How To Build A Rule of Life: Strategic Self-Leadership, Part 2 | Landon Reynolds
Christian leaders talk a lot about building a "rule of life." But few people share a practical how-to guide for building yours.
Episode #016: How To Build A Rule of Life: Strategic Self-Leadership, Part 1 | Landon Reynolds
Every church leader desires to lead beyond themselves. But if we want to lead beyond ourselves, we must first learn to lead ourselves.
Episode #015: Patrick Weikle & Landon Reynolds: Leadership Genesis, Healthy Systems, Surviving Ministry
Healthy systems create healthy leaders. What do unhealthy systems create? In this episode, I sat down with SSM founder Landon Reynolds and had an open and honest conversation about the current leadership-producing system in the church today. Are we creating healthy leaders? Is the current system setting up young pastors to fail? If so, how do we escape that system and protect the next generation of young pastors and leaders? If you are ready to end the cycle of unhealthy leadership, then this episode is for you!
Episode #014: Live Coaching: Being Busy, Leading From An Overflow, Finding Balance In Ministry
Do you feel like you're on the edge of burnout? Are you a healthy leader? Is there a balance between your work and personal life? In this episode, we talk about leading from a place of health and how to maintain a healthy work-life balance with Dupri Wells. Dupri is an Assistant Campus pastor at Church Unleashed. Additionally, Dupri is in charge of overseeing birth-12th grade ministries and staff. If you want to lead from a place of health and find balance in your life then this episode is for you!
Episode #013: Greg Gibson: Healthy Leadership, Productivity, Church Planting, Becoming A Healthy Leader
Do you want to be a healthy leader? In this episode, we interviewed Greg Gibson about healthy leadership, defining your wins, empowering people and leading teams. Greg is currently planting Nations Church in Washington, DC with his family. He also leads a global network of pastors and church planters called SALT and coaches other pastors through Gibson Leadership. Greg has a long history of leading and architecting healthy teams inside, and outside, the church. If you are ready to end the cycle of unhealthy leadership then this episode is for you!
Episode #012: Live Coaching: Leading Teams, Managing Growth, Planning, & Executing Great Team Meetings
Do you lead or attend team meetings? Do you feel like most of the meetings you go to could have been an email? Are you in charge of leading a team meeting, and do you feel the weight of "death by meeting" every week? In this episode, we talk about managing teams and how to lead an effective team meeting with Sean Snyder. Sean is the student pastor of Grace Youth in Ohio. He is in charge of overseeing 7th-12th grade ministries and staff. If you want to lead meetings that motivate people to achieve more, then this episode is for you!
Episode #011: Live Coaching: Planning Center, People & Processes, Creating A Ministry That Scales
Does your church management system frustrate you? Do you feel like you have to spend a ton of time figuring out how to find simple data? Do you wish you had an automated system to help you follow up with people and scale your ministry process? In this episode, we take a deep dive into creating a simple strategy using the Planning Center to help you better pastor and keep track of your people. Brennan Washington is a student pastor in Nashville, Tennessee, and is currently transitioning to Plant City Light Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky. If you want to want to create a system to help you make sure no one slips through the cracks of your ministry then this episode is for you!
Episode #010: Stephen Webb: Hot Takes, Youth Min Culture, Church Planter Transition, Planting vs Multi-Site
Healthy systems create healthy leaders. What do unhealthy systems create? In this episode, I sat down with SSM founder Landon Reynolds and had an open and honest conversation about the current leadership-producing system in the church today. Are we creating healthy leaders? Is the current system setting up young pastors to fail? If so, how do we escape that system and protect the next generation of young pastors and leaders? If you are ready to end the cycle of unhealthy leadership, then this episode is for you!
Episode #009: Live Coaching: Marketing Your Ministry, Parent Meetings, Breaking Growth Barriers
Have you ever wondered how to scale your ministry and finally break your growth barriers? In this episode, we dive into marketing your ministry, parent meetings, scaling for growth, and more with Anthony Lucarini. Anthony is a student pastor in South Carolina and is in charge of leading the student ministry team at Low Country Church. If you want to break growth barriers and grow like never before, then this episode is a must-watch!
Episode #008: Amos Rivera: Managing Teams, The Simple Creative Process, Writing With Elevation Worship
Do you lead or manage a staff or volunteer team? In this episode, we interviewed Amos Rivera about leading teams and making the creative process simple and strategic. Amos is the worship pastor at United City Church and has worked with Grammy-nominated artists, producing and writing music as well as designing graphics and websites. If you want to get teams and processes working for you and not against you, then this episode is a must!