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 Scott McConnell, Executive Director of Lifeway Research. During their conversation, they discuss the following questions: Why do churches need to pay their staff? How much of a church’s budget should go toward staff? What is the average salary of a pastor in America? What are some common...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Ben Mandrell, president and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources. During their conversation, they discuss the transition from established church pastor to church planter to Lifeway and the importance of listening to a diverse group of people from the larger group you lead. BEST QUOTES “All ministry is hard, no matt...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Ben Mandrell are joined by Carey Nieuwhof, author of Didn’t See It Coming . During their conversation, they discuss the following questions: What is a conflict or failure that has benefited you and your leadership? How are you adjusting to the identity change of who you’ve been for so many years is not who you are a...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Jenaye White are joined by Esther Daniel,the global director of talent acquisition at International Justice Mission (IJM). During their conversation, they discuss finding joy in the midst of difficult work and how her work has transitioned to developing leaders. BEST QUOTES “If you want to see sustainable change, you need...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Dave Schroeder, marketing leader for B&H Books and cohost of the Table of (Mal)Contents Podcast. During their conversation, they discuss their five favorite leaders and what they have learned from them. BEST QUOTES “I love Shackleton because of his fortitude, resilience, leadership in the flesh.” &#8220...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Jim Martin, vice president of spiritual formation at International Justice Mission (IJM). During their conversation, they discuss focusing on our identity as a child of God and building and maintaining intimacy with your family. BEST QUOTES “We as an organization are focusing on this idea that the work that...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Brad Waggoner breakdown the leadership book The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker. 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 ca...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Abe Cho, the senior pastor of Redeemer East Side in New York. During their conversation, they discuss creating everyday missionaries and why protecting Sabbath is vital for being healthy. BEST QUOTES “A worship service centered approach to reaching our culture may not be the way to go anymore.” “There are a...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Steve Graves, strategist and author of Flourishing and 41 Deposits . During their conversation, they discuss what it looks to live out a calling in a secular job and how to tackle difficult tasks. BEST QUOTES “Regardless of someone’s leadership style and what kind of company they are in, if you are the senior lea...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Ben Mandrell are joined by Jackie Hill Perry, author of Gay Girl, Good God and a Jude : Contending for the Faith in Today’s Culture Bible study. During their conversation, they discuss the following questions: Why is the book of Jude important for you? Why is contending in the faith in today’s culture a timely messa...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Clay Scroggins, author of How to Lead When You Are Not in Charge and How to Lead in a World of Distraction . During their conversation, they discuss the following questions: What is at risk if we don’t deal with distraction? What causes the most distractions for leaders? How is this like emotional intelligence an...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Brady Boyd, pastor of New Life Church in Colorado Springs. During their conversation, they discuss how prayer and community can help a church survive any tragedy and why pastors need to be willing to listen and learn from people they don’t agree with. BEST QUOTES “I thought I had been called to New Life to be a h...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Jenni Catron, consultant and author of The Four Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership and Clout . During their conversation, they discuss the challenge as a leader of being fixated on growth and what you can learn through personality assessments. BEST QUOTES “We are looking at how we best serve executive church leader...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Jenaye White are joined by Andrew Peterson, award-winning singer/songwriter and author of The Wingfeather Saga books and Adorning the Dark . During their conversation, they discuss the importance of community and knowing God through an artistic craft. BEST QUOTES “There’s something beautiful about how art seems to draw pe...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Kent Ingle, author of The Modern Guide to College , Framework Leadership , and 9 Disciplines of Enduring Leadership , and the president of Southeastern University. During their conversation, they discuss how systems help organizations move through change and how routines make our whole life more healthy. BEST QUOTES “W...

In this special episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast and the Unseen Leadership podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by Christine and Nick Caine who are founders of the The A21 Campaign. During their conversation, they discuss how to focus on developing others, balancing delegation and excellence, and growing as an emotionally healthy leader. BEST QUOTES “We should always be...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention. During their conversation, they discuss succession planning and why culture is more important than policy. BEST QUOTES “They saw that as due diligence on my part that I loved the church enough to prepare and to have a l...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Luke Lezon, co-leads The Alternative in Atlanta and author of Your Mess Matters . During their conversation, they discuss the importance of mentorships and learning humility through challenging situations. BEST QUOTES “If God is going to put me in a position to be someone who proclaims His Name for the glory of G...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Luis Palau, evangelist and author of Palau: A Life on Fire . During their conversation, they discuss what true success looks like and how facing a cancer diagnosis affects what is important in life. BEST QUOTES “The missionaries treated us, even as children, as intelligent, important members of the body of Christ...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Scott McConnell, Executive Director of Lifeway Research, and Ben Trueblood, Director of Lifeway Students. During their conversation, they discuss the following questions: What are some of the surprising things found in this research? What are the factors that contribute to continued regular attendan...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Mark Sayers, author of Facing Leviathan , Disappearing Church , and Reappearing Church . During their conversation, they discuss why it’s important to be effective and not just look good and cultural Christianity. BEST QUOTES “Things may look wonderful, but are they actually wonderful under the hood?”...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Jenaye White are joined by Kadi Cole, founder of MinistryChick.com and author of Developing Female Leaders . During their conversation, they discuss leaning into a place of learning and how constructive feedback and supportive leadership are vital for women. BEST QUOTES “The book is me researching how to help leaders do b...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Max Lucado, author of How Happiness Happens . During their conversation, they discuss true happiness and making what you do best a priority in your life. BEST QUOTES “Sometimes we may not realize the toll that resentment takes on our Spirit.” “The Bible’s approach to happiness flips all of this...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Eric Geiger, senior pastor of Mariners Church, and Kent Beshore, pastor emeritus of Mariners Church. During their conversation, they discuss the following questions: What do you most appreciate about the history of Mariners? What has been easy to transition and what has been hard? How are you passing the mantle of lead...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Scott McConnell, Executive Director of Lifeway Research. During their conversation, they discuss the following questions: What is the state of discipleship in the church today? What are the signposts? What was most surprising about the research? BEST QUOTES “An important perspective on discipl...