5 Leadership Questions Podcast on Church Leadership with Todd Adkins and Dan Iten

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by Karen Swallow Prior, professor of English and author of On Reading Well . They discuss how and why we should work on developing our reading skills and being comfortable with other viewpoints to better support our own viewpoints. BEST QUOTES “I think you should take notes, mark in the book, or...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by Nils Smith, from Dunham+Company, and Jason Powell, online pastor for Harvest. They discuss the following questions: What did Easter service look like in your context? How are you following up with people after Easter services? What will church look like post COVID-19 season? Tools for doing online...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by Jimmy Dykes, sportscaster and author of The Film Doesn’t Lie . They discuss how leadership in the sports world applies to all other kinds of leadership and how our words and actions truly reflect God’s impact in our lives. BEST QUOTES “From a sports analogy – with coaches an...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by Gene Getz, author of 60 books including The Measure of a Man and the Life Essentials Study Bible . They discuss the life-long journey of learning about the pastorate and the importance of encouraging those who we have learned from. BEST QUOTES “People are sheep and they need to be lead, and t...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by Levi Lusko, lead pastor of Fresh Life Church. They discuss how being knowledgeable in areas outside your specialty can benefit your leadership and the unique challenges facing the church during this time. BEST QUOTES “We are only going to be effective in ministry long-term if we can manage ou...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by Dr. Lina Abujamra, founder of Living With Power Ministries and pediatric ER doctor. They discuss the following questions: What does it look like on the frontlines right now? What do we need to know about COVID-19? What advice would you share about ministering during this time? How long do you think...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Jenaye White are joined by Ian Morgan Cron, author of The Road Back to You . They discuss how the Enneagram helps you become more self-aware and how knowing more about your people makes you a better leader. BEST QUOTES “As I think about the Enneagram and the crisis we are in, it opens up all kinds of opportunities to beco...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by Justin Murff, director of The MENA Collective. They discuss responding to current COVID-19 circumstances as churches move to digital platforms and focusing on family during challenging ministry times. BEST QUOTES “Are we the kind of church that is making a difference in the life of our commun...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by Tim Keller, founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan and author of The Reason for God , The Prodigal God , and the How to Find God Series. They discuss how lessons learned while serving in New York City after 9/11 can be helpful in response to the current COVID-19 situation. BES...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by Todd McMichen, director of Generosity by Lifeway. They discuss the following questions: What do I say on Sunday? How can you communicate this throughout the week? How can pastors lead their people to live a generous life during this time? What do I do if giving starts to tank? How do we help people...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by Brad Lomenick, past Catalyst leader and author of H3 Leadership and The Catalyst Leader . They discuss the following questions: Who or what has been the greatest leadership influence in your life? What is your favorite leadership failure story? What book would you gift yourself as a young leader? I...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Daniel Im, former cohost of 5LQ, Senior Associate Pastor at Beulah Alliance Church, and author of You Are What You Do . They discuss the following questions: How do you deal with past regrets? Is the process of journaling regrets supposed to be individual, or with someone? And if it is with someone, who? How can this l...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by Joshua Gagnon, the founding and lead pastor of Next Level Church. They discuss starting a church in a difficult situation and navigating being an organization that is stable and agile. BEST QUOTES “We are excited that that started where nobody would have thought a movement of God could start....

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Daniel Im, former cohost of 5LQ, Senior Associate Pastor at Beulah Alliance Church, and author of You Are What You Do . They discuss the following questions: What do you mean by the saying that experiences are better than things? What’s the shadow side of the lie that you are what you experience? Do you address a...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by D.A. Horton, Pastor of Reach Fellowship in Long Beach, California. They discuss being engaged in a deep accountability relationship and transparency in difficult situations in your life. BEST QUOTES “Learning church history will help believers understand how the church contextualized the nuan...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Daniel Im, former cohost of 5LQ, Senior Associate Pastor at Beulah Alliance Church, and author of You Are What You Do . They discuss the following questions: What is the greatest lie that leaders believe? How is this lie affecting the church? How has this continued to shift in culture? We have both experienced the trag...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by John Mark Comer, author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry . They discuss what he learned from writing his book and living an unhurried life. BEST QUOTES “Once you discover Truth and wisdom you are tapping into God’s design and intention for the universe.” “In my experience, you have to exeget...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Daniel Im, former cohost of 5LQ, Senior Associate Pastor at Beulah Alliance Church, and author of You Are What You Do . They discuss the following questions: How prevalent is the gig economy and how has it grown? How is the gig economy affecting the church? How is the gig economy beneficial and what are ways people can...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by Barnabas Piper, former cohost of 5LQ, current director for community at Immanuel Nashville, and author of Help My Unbelief . They discuss the following questions: What is one thing you’ve read recently? What is one thing you’ve listened to recently? What is one tool or resource you’ve started using...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Vance Pitman, a church planter in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Hope Church. They discuss the current realities of church planting in the Western United States and why it’s important to wait to write a book. BEST QUOTES “A few years ago God gave us a vision to reach the Western United States.” “I think...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins, Chandler Vannoy, and Brad Waggoner discuss the following questions: Lifeway Research shows that only 1 in 4 churches have a staff development plan in place, and 1/3 of churches spend $250 or less on training and development of paid staff members. Why is this a problem? How does role clarity, job descriptions, and clear goals help...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Brad Waggoner breakdown the leadership book Necessary Endings by Dr. Henry Cloud. In their conversation they discuss the following questions: What’s the book and why does it matter? Overview of the book How applicable is the book to leadership in my church? What are things churches should ignore from the book? What can yo...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins, Chandler Vannoy, and Brad Waggoner discuss the following questions: What is the biblical calling of church staff and why does a church need a staff? Why does the structure of your church staff matter? How should an org chart in a church function? How do you structure a volunteer staff and make sure they are effective in aligning w...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins, Chandler Vannoy, and Brad Waggoner discuss the following questions: When is the right time to hire more staff? When should churches hire part-time paid staff and what type of roles are best for part-time? Where should churches look when it comes to hiring new staff? What questions should you ask during the interview? What are the...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Will Mancini, founder of Auxano and author of Younique , Church Unique , and God Dreams . They discuss how the process of becoming who God wants you to be can be challenging and how the church in North America has been operating from a functional Great Commission. BEST QUOTES “All leaders have been given a specia...