Lead On Podcast

Continuing his series on men's ministry, Dr. Iorg discusses ways you can shape your church's ministry to be more effective in reaching, discipling, and leading men.

How do you develop an effective men's ministry? Having recently visited various men's ministries across the country, Dr. Iorg evaluates some of their common strengths and explains how church leaders can learn from them.

This week Dr. Iorg provides three simple steps to help ministry leaders do a better job of both preventing and responding to sexual abuse and harassment.

Bivocational ministry is part of the backbone of the Southern Baptist identity. In this episode Dr. Iorg describes different models of bivocational ministry and what full-time leaders can learn from bivocational pastors.

Though the office of pastor is limited to men, we need to be very intentional in celebrating how men and women can be functionally involved in the leadership of our churches. In this episode, Dr. Iorg shares five key ideas to help you share your...

Anger is not always wrong but it must be controlled. This week, Dr. Iorg discusses how anger is the result of actual or perceived threats and how these threats may affect us physically and socially.

Whenever there is denominational strife, the autonomy of the local church is frequently evaluated. Dr. Iorg shows how the autonomy of the local church does not give the church permission to do whatever it wants, but it does qualify the church as...

How is your understanding of discipleship reflected in your church's educational structure? Rather than focusing on specific curricula, Dr. Iorg suggests developing a strategic approach to building your church's educational ministry.

In this episode Dr. Iorg discusses how to leverage different perspectives in your ministry. Learning to lead with others accelerates leadership influence, improves decision making, and makes it possible to lead change more effectively.

The old problem of Christian factionalism is expressed in new ways in the age of social media. This week Dr. Iorg discusses how Christians can relate to prominent leaders in a healthy way while avoiding childish division.

In this episode, Dr. Iorg confronts common ministry myths he has heard from pastors during the last 35 years.

Ministry leaders must have a vision for the future. Dr. Iorg discusses how a spiritual perspective, a community perspective, and a factual perspective all work together when planning for the future.

Becoming a Christian does not preclude competing at a high level. In fact, Christian athletes should be the most competitive athletes - models of focused intensity for their teammates and peers. In this episode Dr. Iorg discusses the role competition...

Continuing his series on breaking out of the Christian subculutre, Dr. Iorg addresses barriers leaders face when bringing the gospel into the culture around us.

The longer we lead the more isolated from lost people we become and the more difficult it becomes to evangelize. Dr. Iorg describes what it means to infiltrate a community with the gospel and how to meaningfully engage a non-Christian community.

The gospel is for all people, especially common people like the shepherds of the nativity story. Dr. Iorg shows how we can learn to receive and share the gospel from these men.

After describing the personal background to his stance on alcohol, Dr. Iorg asks other ministry leaders to abstain. He discusses the role deference, stewardship, leading by example, and safety play in encouraging a lifestyle without alcohol.

In baptism we publicly proclaim the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus to those witnessing the act. In baptism we present ourselves to the community as a Christ follower. How does the significance of baptism effect a ministry leader's...

Dr. Iorg discusses effective preaching during the Christmas season, providing suggestions, illustrations and some "do's-and-don'ts" to think through as you prepare for the holidays.

While we all have a tendency to drift towards worry, practicing the discipline of gratitude releases anxiety and gives a sense of peace.

While leaders are important, followers are really the ones who get the work done. In this episode, Dr. Iorg asks leaders to "think like a follower."

In the second episode of this two-part series, Dr. Iorg focuses on preaching through controversial issues. Dr. Iorg provides a top ten list of checkpoints to strengthen your communication in these areas.

In the first episode of this two-part series, Dr. Iorg provides a framework by which leaders can responsibly deal with complex issues.

Why should leaders read? Dr. Iorg discusses the importance of a lifelong habit of reading to both shape you spiritually and improve your communication.

Can you teach wisdom? Dr. Iorg biblically examines the question and provides practical ways leaders can grow in wisdom.