Shepherd Leaders Network

The Leader in the Mirror: Why Most Leaders Don’t Know How They’re Really Doing Most leaders think they’re doing better than they actually are. Not because they’re careless. But because they lack one critical thing: honest feedback. In this episode, Jimmy Disney explores the leadership blind spot that impacts volunteer engagement, retention, and satisfaction. You’ll learn: • Why leadership self-per...

Are your volunteers disengaging, inconsistent, or quietly disappearing? The issue may not be your vision, your systems, or even your people. It may be how you’re leading. In this episode of Shepherd Leaders Network, we unpack the leadership shift that changes everything: moving from managing volunteers to transforming them. Drawing from doctoral research on leadership behaviors and volunteer satis...

In this episode, we explore one of the most powerful—and often overlooked—drivers of volunteer satisfaction in the local church:  individualized consideration . Why do so many volunteers disengage, even when they believe in the mission? Research shows the issue is not commitment—it’s connection. When leaders fail to know, develop, and invest in individuals, volunteers begin to feel like roles inst...

Welcome to the  Shepherd Leaders Network Podcast , a leadership podcast designed to help pastors, ministry leaders, and church volunteers become more effective in leading people and strengthening the local church. Hosted by  Jimmy Disney , who holds a PhD in Leadership, this podcast delivers practical leadership insights that help church leaders build stronger teams, mobilize volunteers, and devel...

In this episode, host Jimmy Disney examines the dangers of transactional leadership and discusses the characteristics of transactional leadership

Welcome to the  Shepherd Leaders Network Podcast , a leadership podcast designed to help pastors, ministry leaders, and church volunteers become more effective in leading people and strengthening the local church. Hosted by  Jimmy Disney , who holds a PhD in Leadership, this podcast delivers practical leadership insights that help church leaders build stronger teams, mobilize volunteers, and devel...