Because of our mobile and fast-paced society, podcasts are growing in popularity at an incredibly rapid rate. As a pastor or Christian leader you are probably looking for great resources in this area. The following are 5 Podcasts Pastors And Church Leaders Should Be Listening To. Each has helped me become a better Christian leader. They will help you as well.
- Carey Nieuwhof – Click iTunes to subscribe. Ever wish you could have a conversation with some of the top leaders in ministry today? Well, that is what Carey’s leadership podcast is designed to bring you. When you subscribe, you’ll never miss conversations with leaders like Andy Stanley, Perry Noble, Pete Wilson, Reggie Joiner, Jon Acuff, Ron Edmondson, Derwin Gray and others whose leadership insights can change your ministry and your life.
- Fully Engaged Church – Click iTunes to subscribe. The team at MAG Bookkeeping designed this new resource to help church leaders grow in ministry effectiveness and lead their churches to become all God is calling them to be. They believe that truly world-changing churches are those that are engaged with God, engaged with their congregation, and engaged with the community and world around them.
- Andy Stanley – Click iTunes to subscribe. This resource is a monthly conversation designed to help leaders go further, faster. Andy is a pastor, communicator, author, and the founder of North Point Ministries in Alpharetta, GA and, in my opinion, is the world’s top communicator on leadership. For additional information, visit andystanley.com.
- Perry Noble – Click iTunes to subscribe. Since 2010, the wise and talented Shane Duffey and Perry, the Senior Pastor of NewSpring Church, have gotten together to talk about leadership on the Perry Noble Leadership Podcast. Recently, they also launched the Singleness, Sex, and Dating Podcast where Perry answers questions from singles all over the world.
- Move The Sticks – Click iTunes to subscribe. This weekly podcast by former NFL scout Daniel Jeremiah where he breaks down the latest news and action around the league from a scout’s perspective may seem like an unusual recommendation but allow me to explain. Daniel, the son of David Jeremiah, the senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church, was recently recognized as the 100 most essential and influential people to follow on Twitter. As I heard him analyze teams and players, I realized it is exactly how I analyze churches and their staffs. Simply substitute the name of your church for the Atlanta Falcons and you will become a more competent church leader.
An example of David’s work is his June 4th interview with Jon Gordon, author of The Carpenter and Energy Bus on creating a healthy workplace culture. Read their quotes below and notice the applications for your church.
- The number predictor of success is grit, the ability to overcome adversity, challenges, obstacles that ultimately create our success. – JG
- I know how he’s (Jameis Winston) going to handle adversity because I’ve seen it. – DJ
- We measure their size. We measure their arm strength. But we rarely measure their heart. – JG
- It’s (the #1 predictor of quarterback success) to come into a huddle and say, “Over my dead body will we lose this football game.” – Steve Young
- Culture beats scheme every day. – Chip Kelly
- Culture is not just one thing. It’s almost everything. – JG
- It (culture) defines your expectations and beliefs. Which define your behaviors. Which then define your habits. And then the habits create your future. – JG
- Great coaches expect great things but then they inspire their team to expect that as well. – JG
- Love tough. I believe in tough love but love must come first. – JG
- You win in the locker room first and then on the field. – JG
- Team beats talent when talent isn’t a team. – JG
- Too many GMs get rid of guys with the mindset of age or talent but they forget the influence that person has in the locker room. – JG
- E + P = O. The Events in our life (what we can’t control) + our Positive Response (what we can control) = our Outcome. – JG
- You can give a team a bus but unless you have a driver driving it, the bus doesn’t move. It really comes down to leadership. – JG
- When you have a leader and leaders in that locker room driving that bus, that’s why the team has success. – JG
- Everybody we draft, everybody we bring into this building, they’re going to do one of two things. They’re either going to bring energy to our football team or they’re going to suck energy from our football team. – Andy Reid
- You can be a fountain or an energy drain to your team. – JG
- An Energy Vampire is someone who sucks the life out of your team. They’re really harmful to the locker room and they will sabotage your team if you let it. – JG
- The longer you allow someone from an old culture to contaminate the new culture you’re trying to build, the longer it takes to turn things around. – JG
- Complaining is toxic and will destroy an organization. – JG
- Complaining is like throwing up. Afterwards you feel better but everyone around you feels sick. – JG
- If you have a complaint we want to hear it. But (also) bring us a solution because we want to get better. – JG
- A carpenter just builds something but a craftsman creates a work of art. They’re an artist so they spend more time, more energy, more effort, more care into what they’re building.
- It doesn’t matter what you did last year. Your focus is on getting better everyday. – JG
- The great ones just care more. They put more energy, more effort into it and they’re always improving the subtle nuances of their craft. They’re mastering fundamentals and that’s really the key. – JG
- If the video guy doesn’t know who you are on the football team, then I know you’re not taking this as seriously as you should – DJ
- You still need to have talent. – JG
- I’m a pretty good coach when I have great players. – Chuck Daly
- Everyone one of us will get pruned…how you handle it will determine your growth. – JG
- Everyone who strives to be great will hit a constraint. We all have one. You have to identify your constraint. What is holding you back? And if you don’t identify it, you’re constraint will eventually bring you down. – JG
See what I mean. Daniel’s podcast has helped me become a better Christian leader. These five podcasts will make you a better leader as well. Subscribe today and enjoy.
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