Proven Perspectives with John Hawkins

Retirement can be a transition to a great season of life or a movement into disappointment and futility. In this episode, Laura and John talk about John's upcoming retirement and what it means to him. Listeners will gain practical, Biblical insights no matter how near or far they are from retirement. Resource: The Role is not the Reward Resource: To Declare that the Lord is Upright

How does a Daily Quiet Time become Meaningful Fellowship with Christ with the focus being on God's part and not on our own? Join Laura and John as they share practical insights learned over 52 years. Resource: Prayers of Those Who've Gone Before

In large responsibilities and small, Christians understand that God has a part and we have a part. Listen in as Laura and John discuss "God's Part and Ours" from a Biblical and practical perspective. You'll find in this episode helpful insight that is relevant to all of your spheres of influence. Article: God's Part and Ours

Volodymyr Zelensky has become an internationally acclaimed example of effective leadership. In this episode, Laura and John discuss Zelensky as a leader and then extend their discussion to the area of God-honoring leadership. As you listen, you'll learn of Two Tests for God-honoring Leadership and what these look like in everyday life. Article: Two Tests for God-honoring Leadership

Few of this generation know of Mahalia Jackson and her influence in Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech. Listen in as Laura and John discuss this story as an example of The Precious Gift of God-honoring Influence. Article: The Precious Gift of Influence Article: Mahalia Jackson - Tell Them About the Dream

What does it look like when one's faith shapes their influence in all their relationships? Listen in as Laura and John discuss this question and how to become the same person, leading the same way, in all of life.  Article: The Same Person, Living the Same Way, In All of Life

Join Leadership Edge President Todd Melby for a conversation about discipleship in the Church and how one-on-one mentoring relationships might be the key for a change in culture. Jonathan Welch and Tim Safley, two LEI staffers, join the discussion to talk about the impact mentoring has made in their own lives and the priority they give to relational discipleship today.

This week, join Leadership Edge President, Todd Melby as he hosts one of his mentors, Tim Oakley. Listen as they discuss living a lifestyle of leadership, Tim's mentoring journey, and the impact that mentoring can have in the Church. Radical Mentoring Thrivers Leadership Edge Mentor Training - Begins January 18, 2023

This episode is a follow-up to  The Reality That Breaks Anxiety  episode.  Laura and John discuss two important things for us to do related to anxiety due to God's presence with us.

Anxiety seems to be rampant in the US and other countries.  In this episode, Laura and John discuss a scripture passage on anxiety that we often don't not how to understand and the reality behind it that can break anxiety's grip. Show Notes: The Lord is at Hand

Hundreds of people across the US and in other countries have been mentees in a Leadership Edge Mentoring relationship.  Laura and John discuss a core indicator of whether a Christian mentoring relationship will have value-adding impact or not.  Listen in to this practical and actionable discussion. Article: The Blessing of a Ready Heart

Laura and John discuss how God uses faithfully bearing life responsibilities in developing God-honoring men.  Laura's husband Adam is a special guest in the discussion. Article: Men with Broad Shoulders  

Four words summarize God's commands to His people in the Old Testament.  These four words are Remember, Worship, Trust and Obey.  Listen in as Laura and John discuss these four words and the practical guidance they give us for living out our faith, in all of life, every day. Article: Remember and Worship, Then Trust and Obey

In helping others to grow in their faith and influence, we realize that they need to learn about God, His Gospel and His Word.  We also realize that we need to learn about them – who they are, what they think, how they live and what they believe.  Too often we forget that the younger Christian also needs to know about us – especially about how we choose to believe in God and live for Him in all of...

John refers to the middle years (30-60) as the "go-go" years.  What does believing in Jesus and living out our faith in Jesus look like in those years? Join Laura and John in their insightful discussion of this important, and often times, perplexing aspect of living our whole life for Him.

Join special guest host Todd Melby, President of Leadership Edge, Inc., as he talks with three Leadership Edge Alumni about the early days of the organization, their faith, and how the impact of being mentored has shaped them into leaders they are today.

Elisabeth Elliot thought, wrote, taught and lived gospel simplicity.  As part of their ongoing series of Persons, Books and Passages that Have Changed My Life, Laura and John discuss the life, message, legacy and impact of Elisabeth Elliot.  Included in the show notes for this episode, listeners will receive a brief article that John wrote on growing older that draws from Elisabeth's life and writ...

Listen as Todd Melby visits with Sydney David Walusimbi from Watoto Christian Hall in Kampala, Uganda and the impact of a lifestyle of mentoring. https://www.watotochurch.com/ https://www.watoto.christianhalls.com/ https://onehope.net/

Personal and organizational accountability protects the future of both the leader and the organization. Laura and John discuss this timely reality using both corporate and personal examples.

Today's parents have many challenges and little encouragement. They also struggle to access the "lessons learned" from parents whose kids are grown and gone. In this episode, Laura and John share meaningful encouragement and practical perspective from their daughter-father relationship. Listen, learn and be encouraged.

Christian mentoring should be a developmental relationship. But what is it that helps ensure the growth of the mentee? In this episode, Laura and John discuss practical tools to assess and promote the mentees developmental growth; both as a Christian and as a leader.

Join Laura and John in the third of a four episode series on Christian Mentoring. Today they discuss the shape of Christian mentoring and give practical steps in beginning a mentoring relationship, planning the meeting and how to effectively lead the meeting.

Join Laura and John as they describe the profile of a Christian mentor that aligns with the developmental needs of the mentee. You will also learn about Ron Austell who was John Hawkins first Christian mentor.

A recent participant in Leadership Edge Mentor Training commented, "I was encouraged that Biblical mentoring can be simple and yet impactful." With this episode, Laura and John begin a four-part series on Leadership Edge's Mentor Training. In this episode, they discuss "What Is Christian Mentoring?", "How Is It That It Is Biblical?" and "How Does Christian Mentoring Fit with A Vision for All of Li...

Over time leaders lose perspective and balance. It is not a question of if but of when. In this second of two episodes, Laura and John share practices that help us to regain and sustain perspective and balance. https://lead-edge.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Perspective-and-Balance-Slides-for-Podcast.pdf