Impact Leadership

Questions | Encouragement Welcome back for part 2 of our series “Asking the Right Questions.” In today’s episode, Chip Parker is discussing the importance of integrity and doing what is right. Easy doesn’t accomplish the mission, and leaders are called to choose what is best over what is easy. Let’s unpack this idea of the “right thing” together. Thanks for listening to the Impact Leadership podca...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome back to the Impact Leadership podcast for the very first episode of 2026! Today, we’re diving into a new series called “Asking the Right Questions” designed to help you ask better questions as a leader in order to shape your organization’s culture. Let’s dive in! Thanks for listening to the Impact Leadership podcast! We are so glad that you're here. If you&ap...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome to part two of our conversation about ending well and starting strong! Today's topic of discussion is all about alignment and clarity. How will you achieve your goals in the coming months? Chip reveals three key steps to make sure that leaders don’t just start the year strong, but that they stay healthy and effective all year long. Let's check it out! Th...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome back to the Impact Leadership podcast! Over the next two episodes, Chip Parker is going to walk you through a conversation about ending the year well and finishing the next one strong. Listen in today as Chip shares three questions to ask yourself as you’re reflecting on 2025 and preparing for 2026. Let’s dive in! Thanks for listening to the Impact Leadership podc...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome to part three of our “Leadership Conversations” series. In this series, Chip Parker is sitting down with local Pastors Matt Weaver, Jaret Foshee and Jared Douglas to unpack questions around healthy leadership. Today, they’re diving into the importance of identifying and developing new leaders, and sharing some of the practical ways that you can do this in your own...

Questions | Encouragement We’re back for another episode in our “Leadership Conversations” series, and we’re excited to dive back into conversation with local Pastors Matt Weaver, Jaret Foshee and Jared Douglas. In part two of this series, Chip and the guys are digging into the importance of growing as leaders and sharing some practical ways that they are being mentored and staying fed as church l...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome back to Impact Leadership with Chip Parker! Today, we’re excited to be switching gears and inviting three new guests on the podcast for our Leadership Conversation series. Today, Chip is joined by Matt Weaver of Newspring Church in Starke, Jeret Foshee of Cornerstone Community Church in Perry, and Jared Douglas of Pine Grove Baptist Church in Trenton, for a conver...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome back to the Impact Leadership podcast, today we’re wrapping up our Principles for the Harvest series. In this episode, we’ll be discussing how Jesus produces fruit in the Church and how to build firm support systems organizationally, personally, and spiritually. The harvest has already been promised. Are you actively getting ready? Thanks for listening to the Impa...

Questions | Encouragement Today we’re diving into a new mini series titled “Principles for the Harvest.” While most conversations are centered around leadership principles that can be applied to any field, these two episodes are more specifically geared to church leaders. In this episode, Chip Parker shares the first two of four principles for the harvest in the local church, which is to see peopl...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome back to the Impact Leadership Podcast for the final episode of Hard Conversations. Today, Chip Parker is sharing some practical tips for making your next hard conversation feel less hard. Let’s dive right in! Thanks for listening to the Impact Leadership podcast! We are so glad that you're here. If you're looking to connect with Chip Parker, send him a m...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome back to the Impact Leadership podcast, where today we’re diving into week 3 of our hard conversations series. Listen in as Chip Parker dives into the importance of trust, appreciation and collaboration when it comes to having hard conversations, and how we can tangibly create that atmosphere in our organizations and teams. Thanks for listening to the Impact Leader...

Questions | Encouragement Hard conversations can be daunting, but they don’t have to be. In today’s episode, we’re deep diving into the personal attitudes that foster a healthy culture and create healthy conflict. These attitudes are based on scripture, modeling through Jesus the importance of a healthy culture. Listen in as Chip Parker shares the three attitudes of a healthy leader, and join us n...

Questions | Encouragement We need to talk… In this new podcast series, Chip Parker is diving into an important topic for leaders: hard conversations. Listen in as he discusses the importance of tough conversations and how important it is to lean into conflict as leaders. Thanks for listening to the Impact Leadership podcast! We are so glad that you're here. If you're looking to connect w...

Questions | Encouragement As we close out this series titled "Keep Your Eye on the Ball," today's episode centers around humility and hero making. In ministry and in life, it can be tempting to want to be the hero of the story. However, it's important to allow humility to take the lead rather than pride in our leadership roles. Listen in as Chip Parker shares how to identify th...

Questions | Encouragement Today we're jumping back into our "Keep Your Eye on the Ball" chat with a message all about the dangers of people pleasing, specifically in ministry. This episode offers insight as to how to make decisions that move the ball forward in ministry by asking the question "What decision will have the most impact on people?" So, get your notepad ready a...

Questions | Encouragement In today's episode, Chip Parker is diving into part 2 of our conversation "Keep Your Eye on the Ball" by exploring the idea of maintenance vs. innovation. Listen in as he discusses the importance of dreaming and asking God what the next thing is, rather than just maintaining what has always been done. Thanks for listening to the Impact Leadership podcast! W...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome to the first episode of Impact Leadership with Chip Parker! Today, Chip is sharing the first installment of a series titled "Keep Your Eye on the Ball" that revolves around the idea of staying focused to be an effective leader. In this first episode, you'll learn the importance of focusing on the future rather than looking to past successes. Let&apo...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome to the Impact Leadership podcast with Host Chip Parker! This podcast is designed to equip church and community leaders to make an impact in the communities they serve. Chip Parker serves as the Lead Pastor of The Orchard Community Church, a multi-site church with the mission of impacting lostness in North Central Florida. Listen in as he shares leadership principl...