Lead On Podcast

How do you start a new ministry position well? Dr. Iorg discusses how to be intentional and effective in your first few months in a new role. 

Dr. Iorg provides some ideas about men's ministry. 

Dr. Iorg discusses two overarching principles for ministering in tragedy and provides seven steps to help people go through a process of recovery.

Short term missions requires training. Dr. Iorg discusses some of the negative ways to do short-term missions but discusses some of the best practices to get the most out of a short-term trip. 

Why is pastoral presence so important? Dr. Iorg discusses the importance of being with people and offers fresh ways to engage with and effectively be with the people you are leading.

A lot of the time we don't know what to say. So what do you do? Pray and ask for help. And then speak the best way you know how trusting God will work through your words. 

Dr. Iorg provides several benchmarks leaders can use to evaluate the financial health of their church. 

Dr. Iorg explains why a planned program of preaching is vital for a healthy ministry. Dr. Iorg also encourages non-preachers to consider long-term planning and intentional ministry decisions.

In addition to suggesting how to read more efficiently, Dr. Iorg shares ways that he has benefitted spiritually and theologically from intentional reading. 

One of the most difficult parts of being a ministry leader is maintaining confidentiality. Dr. Iorg discusses what confidentiality means and how leaders can manage this important responsibility in leadership.

How do you know that social media and its use is a problem for you? In this episode, Dr. Iorg provides some ways to help diagnose if social media is a problem for you and to help manage media effectively. 

What causes ministry leaders and pastors to have a work/life imbalance? Dr. Iorg helps ministry leaders identify some core issues which cause work/life imbalance such as insecurity, poor self-discipline, and poor self-esteem.

How do you preach or teach on something that you know is controversial?

Dr. Iorg identifies five reasons men do not want to become pastors and then provides some suggests to help fix this problem. 

Dr. Iorg defines wisdom and discusses ways leaders can attain wisdom throughout their lives. 

Dr. Iorg discusses the importance for leaders to start thinking about transitioning out of their roles. He provides several criteria to help leaders both young and old think through this process. 

Dr. Iorg discusses a recent lifeway survey on why people leave churches. 

Dr. Iorg provides ways that leaders can cultivate self-control and discipline.

Dr. Iorg discusses how local churches can improve or develop their benevolence ministries. He provides several key questions to evaluate the effectiveness of a church's benevolence ministry.

Dr. Iorg offers some advice on preaching and teaching during the Christmas season.

Dr. Iorg cautions leaders against slowly drifting away from their moral and ethical principles. He describes some warning signs to watch out for and ways that leaders can better guard themselves. 

Dr. Iorg shows how cultivating gratitude fosters humility, confronts entitlement, builds teamwork and loyalty, and produces contentment in our lives. 

Dr. Iorg talks about the decision making apparatus of the Church and the core issues that undermine church governance.