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Most leaders will tell you they want innovation. The harder question is what happens inside an organization when a new idea challenges how things have always been done. Giselle Jenkins , a Senior Consultant at Best Christian Workplaces , explains how tradition, founding DNA, and a deep commitment to excellence can quietly shut down new ideas, even in organizations that sincerely want to change. Sh...

We all know how important sleep is for our health and happiness. So why do we resist going to bed, even when we know we should? In this episode of Office Hours, I explore the science of sleep and how it affects our well-being. I explain why we sometimes sacrifice sleep for a little extra time to ourselves, a phenomenon known as "revenge bedtime procrastination," and what it reveals about our need...

You saw Kelly Chase say, "I don't." You saw the gasps. The tears. The headlines. What you didn't see is what happened moments before, when the officiant stopped everything and said: "I'm getting word from production." Years later, Kelly is finally telling her side. What really happened at that altar. Why the edit turned on her. The hate DMs telling her she'd "die alone." And the one part of the st...

Send us Fan Mail Faith doesn’t magically appear in your kids when they graduate high school or start asking big questions. It is formed slowly, quietly, and powerfully where they live with you. We open with 2 Timothy 1:5 and Paul’s words about Timothy’s “sincere faith,” then we follow the trail back to the people who shaped it first: his grandmother Lois and his mother Eunice. That’s a wake-up cal...

It's a ridiculously common misconception that you should be telling people YOUR story. You shouldn't.   Because in your story, the hero is..... You.   Instead you should be inviting customers into a story where THEY are the hero. It's a big paradigm shift. But if you can make that shift, people will actually start paying attention to you instead of tuning out when you start telling them how many e...

If your employees know what’s expected but still aren’t showing up, it’s time to rethink how you’re holding them accountable.  In this episode, head coach John Felkins talks with a business owner about how to create clear, outcome-based expectations and build a culture where your team knows their commitments matter.   Next Steps: ·      Download our free Key Results Area template to set crystal cl...

Click here to receive today's free gift on the Radio Page:  Navigating Depression: Hope for Heavy Hearts – This humble booklet is by no means a comprehensive study of depression; rather, it is a collection of reflections and lessons that Joni has learned in her long battle against the thick fog of dark emotions. It’s her hope that the following insights will help equip you to be more than a conque...

Listen to Today's Devotion Jesus’ disciples went down to the lake where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark. Jesus had not yet joined them. A strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough. The disciples were too far from the shore, too long in the struggle, too small against the waves. And Jesus was nowhere to be seen. Have you ever encountered a...

“You have to be careful about the snakes, insects, jaguars and everything else,” said archaeologist Ivan Šprajc. Wielding chainsaws and machetes, he and his team slashed through thick jungle to try to reach the lost city of Ocumtún.

It was one of those videos that makes you stop and do a double take—Yemeni fishermen frantically rescuing hundreds of sheep from the Red Sea. A ship carrying thousands of sheep had run aground off the coast of Ras Al-Ara, Yemen. The vessel was headed for Djibouti when it capsized, leading to the drowning of more than 160 sheep.

I didn’t like Sadie. My colleague was often rude to me, so I avoided her. So when she heard about an evangelistic meeting in my church and asked if she could go with me, I was indifferent.

If people can't quickly and easily understand what your product can do for them, they'll skip you and move on.   But a great elevator pitch is a ridiculously effective way to solve that problem. And in this video bestselling marketer Donald Miller shares the three parts of an effective elevator pitch, gives real-world examples, and has suggestions for places to use it.   Once your elevator pitch i...

A thriving first location doesn’t guarantee a successful second one.  In this episode, head coach John Felkins breaks down how to know if your business has the leadership, cash, systems, quality and demand needed to expand successfully.   Next Steps: ·      Not sure what to do next in your business? Let’s figure it out together. Book a free 30-minute consult call with the EntreLeadership® Team. · ...

Send us Fan Mail A hidden struggle can make you feel like two different men: the one everyone sees and the one who fights private battles in silence. We sit down with Lion Within member Jim Barnhart, and his testimony goes straight to the places many Christian men avoid: abandonment, coping, lust, and the slow drift into a faith that shows up on Sunday but disappears the rest of the week. Come see...

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Listen to Today's Devotion During World War I, Biddy Chambers, her husband, and small daughter moved to Egypt, where he served as a chaplain. He taught, she transcribed. It was a perfect partnership. Then her husband’s complications from appendicitis rendered Biddy a widow, and all the dreams of a teaching ministry would have to be abandoned, right? Well, no. She turned her husband’s notes into pa...

It was late fall, and my wife and I were going to take a trip by car. The day before our planned departure, it began to snow, and I suddenly realized I hadn’t taken the car in to have snow tires put on. The snowy, deteriorating conditions led to a long line at the tire shop—something I could have avoided with better planning.

Jimmy Mellado unpacks what the church growth movement got right and wrong from the 90s through 2010s, why concentrated power without governance breaks leaders, the ingredients that go into moral... Read the whole entry...   » Click the icon below to listen.

You’ve hit the goals, earned the promotions, and it still feels like it’s never enough. The problem isn’t your ambition. It’s where your ambition is coming from. Former Googler Brooke Taylor, author of Healing the Success Wound , joins Kwame Christian to unpack the one addiction society applauds: the addiction to achievement. Brooke shares how a stack-ranked sales job at Google, her father’s termi...

Every ministry has a different assignment, but we are all working toward the same Kingdom mission. Churches and ministries often serve different communities, meet distinct needs, and carry out their work in unique ways. Yet comparison can quietly turn those differences into competition, shifting our focus from faithfulness to performance. That raises an important question: What might ministry look...

Give in Joni's honor for her birthday here ! -------- Thank you for listening! Your support of Joni and Friends helps make this show possible. Joni and Friends envisions a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ. Become part of the global movement today at www.joniandfriends.org . Find more encouragement on Instagram , TikTok , Facebook...

Listen to Today's Devotion Do you face 15,000 problems? Before you count yourself out, turn and look at the One standing next to you. Christ can help you do the impossible. You simply need to give him what you have and watch him work. John 6:11 says, “Jesus took the loaves.” This is the story of the day that Jesus fed the 5,000 men plus women and children. He didn’t have to use the loaves. He made...

For many years, hope has been one of the most searched terms on the internet. Surprisingly, it surpasses searches for political crises and even making money online. People are seeking more profound meaning.

Veteran homeschooler and mom of seven, Jennifer Pepito sits down with AllMomDoes host Julie Lyles Carr, a veteran homeschooler and mom of eight, for an insider’s look at the ins and outs of homeschooling. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4zC3z3L Key Topics: Homes as sacred places and training grounds for faith The importance of atmosphere and internal heart management Habits and routines that foster spi...

AI can make your business faster—but without the right guardrails, it can also create a mess.  In this episode, head coach John Felkins sits down with Ramsey’s chief technology officer, Brendan Wovchko. They react to real-world AI fails and discuss the guardrails every leader needs to put in place to use AI without putting their business at risk.   Next Steps: ·      Watch our video What Business...