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 Daniel Im are joined by Drew Hill, pastor and author of Alongside: Loving Teenagers With the Gospel . During their conversation, they discuss the difficulties in lead pastoring and being open with your failures. BEST QUOTES “I’ve really been encouraged by Peter’s failures.” “My relationship with the Lord...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im breakdown the leadership book The Advantage:  Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business by Patrick Lencioni. 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...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Todd Phillips, founder and executive director of The Last Well. During their conversation, they discuss how The Last Well got started and the idea of Wilberforce moments. BEST QUOTES “What’s the worst place in the world  no one wants to go? What’s the greatest physical need in that area that...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Paul Tripp, author of Dangerous Calling and Parenting . During their conversation, they discuss maturing in leadership and the type of people to surround yourself with to be successful. BEST QUOTES “If you write every day, at the end of the month you have a lot of material at hand.” “Weakness...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Russell Moore, president of the ERLC and author of The Storm-Tossed Family: How the Cross Reshapes the Home . During their conversation, they discuss how artificial intelligence will affect families and churches and difficulties faced in family relationships. BEST QUOTES “It’s not that there’...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Megan Dredge, the global leadership coach for Propel Women. During their conversation, they discuss authenticity and the three words that define how her family operates. BEST QUOTES “As a leader, we’ve got to have the space where we can be authentic.” “Goals can seem finite. Milestones are something y...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Chris Surratt and Brian Daniel, cohosts of the Group Answers Podcast. During their conversation, they discuss the current emphasis areas in their work and advice they would give themselves when they were younger. BEST QUOTES “Our emphasis is on innovation. When you are having success that’s not the...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Thom Rainer and Jonathan Howe, cohosts of the Rainer on Leadership Podcast. During their conversation, they discuss church revitalization and succession plans. BEST QUOTES “They decided they were going to go into their community with the gospel, not just with a social ministry.” “I’m a...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Kandi Gallaty , author of Disciple Her and wife of pastor Robby Gallaty. During their conversation, they discuss being discipled, starting discipleship groups, and discipleship at home. BEST QUOTES “We are both very passionate about keeping people in the Word for themselves.” “The beauty of d...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Kevin Queen , lead pastor of Cross Point Church in Nashville, Tenn. During their conversation, they discuss the importance of waiting on God through prayer and the process of transitioning to new roles when compelled by God. BEST QUOTES “I think I’ve been holding my breath for an entire year.&#8221...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Paul Sohn , a leadership consultant, author of Quarter-Life Calling, founder of QARA, and former change management consultant at Boeing. During their conversation, they discuss finding your true identity in Christ and preparing for marriage. BEST QUOTES “If your identity is not set in Christ, you are goi...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Brad Lomenick , past leader of Catalyst and author of H3 Leadership . During their conversation, they discuss the following questions: What is one thing you’ve read recently that has had an impact? What are you listening to? What is one tool or resource you’ve started using recently? Who is one person who h...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im breakdown the leadership book The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling. 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...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Jeff Iorg , president of Gateway Seminary and author of Leading Major Change in Your Ministry . During their conversation, they discuss the following questions: Is change more difficult today than it has been in the past? How do you identify specifically what needs to be changed in your church? How do yo...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Albert Tate , Lead Pastor of Fellowship Monrovia and host of The Albert Tate Podcast. During their conversation, they discuss how leaders need community and starting a family devotion time. BEST QUOTES “I’m built to speak at a certain height, and it’s really a challenge to my leadership becau...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Kevin Peck , Lead Pastor of The Austin Stone Church and co-author of Designed to Lead . During their conversation, they discuss examining how culture has changed since the church opened and practical advice for leading the family. BEST QUOTES “We are learning that we have to actually listen to people who may have more...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Rosaria Butterfield , author of The Gospel Comes With a House Key . During their conversation, they discuss the following questions: Overview of The Gospel Comes With a House Key How did you experience hospitality that led to your conversion? To what extent is it a post-hospitable world? Discuss the conc...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by J.D. Greear, pastor of The Summit Church, the 62nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention, and cohost of the Ask Me Anything Podcast. During their conversation, they discuss the following questions: Why did you start the Ask Me Anything podcast? What’s been your favorite episode so far? How d...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Andy Crouch , author of The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place and partner for culture and theology at Praxis. During their conversation, they discuss cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence and having technology boundaries in the home. BEST QUOTES “It’s...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Daniel Im is joined by Ken Coleman , host of The Ken Coleman Show and EntreLeadership Podcast. During their conversation, they discuss daily tasks that can be done for continued growth and parenting kids to give great effort and attitude. BEST QUOTES “I am not as focused on how big the audience is right now, I need to keep my head focused on i...

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 theology in America? Why is this important? What surprised you about this research? What trends did you see? What should churches do with this research? BEST QUOT...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im breakdown the leadership book The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter by Michael D. Watkins. 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...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Robby Gallaty and Chris Swain , co-hosts of the Making Disciples podcast. During their conversation, they discuss how to make disciples of the people in your church and the need for planning in all aspects of life. BEST QUOTES “The day you stop learning is the day you stop leading, so we have to be self-...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Mark Clark, the pastor of Village Church in Vancouver and author of The Problem of God . During their conversation, they discuss over and above hospitality in the church and how his leadership role in the church has developed over the years. BEST QUOTES  “I would quit ministry before I let it crush my fa...

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Rich Clark, the host of the Living & Effective Podcast. During their conversation, they discuss collaboration with others led by God’s grace and the importance of casting a vision for your family. BEST QUOTES  “We talk all the time about how hard it is to hear something from someone close to yo...