Leading From Alignment

2020 has been a bear of a year for everybody . . . especially leaders. Pastors are telling us, “John and Jim, it feels like the struggle has no end to it.” “I’m not sure how much longer I can hang in there.” Today’s pod explores the subject of staying or leaving, and three critical questions to answer before you decide to leave your current assignment

While planning ahead organizationally may not be possible in the same way we’ve historically approached it . . . we can plan personally for 2021. A great personal growth plan starts with asking five questions: What, Why, Who, Where, and When. Today’s pod will unpack each question.

Today’s post is part two of a simple two-step process (simple to understand . . . not so simple to do) that will propel you into healthier thinking and feeling, and will powerfully impact your leadership.

Today’s pod unpacks the first step simple of a two-step process (simple to understand . . . not so simple to do) that will propel you into healthier thinking and feeling, and will powerfully impact your leadership.

If you’re a Jesus-follower who is leading at any level, even when the circumstances swirling around you are inexplicable and stupefying, today’s pod will help you rest in this unshakable truth: You belong to Him. He has you firmly in His grip, and won’t let go

Creating and casting a compelling vision is great, But a compelling vision without an easy to follow playbook leads to frustration. Today’s pod unpacks a simple approach to creating a winning playbook for the organization you lead

Leaders are grieving the loss of what was before the pandemic. Before the national unrest. Some leaders deflect their grief. Others grieve alone because they fear admitting it might be a poor reflection on their leadership. Grief is meant to be shared. Today’s pod unpacks eight stages of grief a leader can expect to go through when he/she experiences organizational loss

Leaders are grieving the loss of what was before the pandemic. Before the national unrest. Some leaders deflect their grief. Others grieve alone because they fear admitting it might be a poor reflection on their leadership. Grief is meant to be shared. Today’s pod explores five baselines that help leaders process organizational loss

COVID-19 has profoundly changed the way we do church. It’s impact on the priority of organizational vision has been profound Today’s pod unpacks why vision matters more than ever, and why leaders need to once again cast a compelling picture of the future.

Your team is the most important asset in the organization you lead. But this is true only when they are engaged. Today’s pod unpacks five powerful things we as leaders can do to increase the level of our team’s engagement at work.

As we find ourselves re-gathering in church, one of the pesky issues many leaders are dealing with is figuring out who is still on board in terms of serving on a team. Today’s pod unpacks practical ways to rebuild the volunteer force in the churches we lead.

God has called leaders to run a marathon . . . not a sprint. In today’s pod, our guest Steve Zarrilli, Executive Pastor at Woodside Bible Church, unpacks a holistic, powerful, and practical approach to helping your team get and stay emotionally healthy

God has called leaders to run a marathon . . . not a sprint. In today’s pod, our guest Steve Zarrilli, Executive Pastor at Woodside Bible Church, unpacks a holistic, powerful, and practical approach to helping your team get and stay emotionally healthy

The increasing complexity of leading in the twenty-first century calls for personal alignment in the life of a leader. Today’s pod explores why alignment matters . . . why you should care. : Bringing a healthier, more aligned, and less anxious version of yourself to the people you lead is the most influential and catalytic behavior you bring to the table.

Today’s pod unpacks five components of personal alignment from John’s new book, Unshakable Leader: The Simple Yet Amazing Power of Alignment. The way through the choppy waters we are all faced with is to bring a healthier, more aligned, less anxious version of ourselves to the mix.

Leading well is hard. Our sense is in the days ahead, it will only get harder. Today’s pod unpacks three big ideas from John’s new book, Unshakable Leader: The Simple Yet Amazing Power of Alignment. The most influential thing we can do as leaders? Bring a more aligned version of ourselves to the table.

Today on the pod we once again welcome Chad Deerman, lead pastor of Faith Alive Church in West Branch, Michigan. Over the past 20 years, Chad has seen the community of believers he leads grow from 19 to over 800 . . . in a town with a population of approximately 2500. Chad shares incredibly impactful insights that will help you lead the church you pastor to its full potential

Today on the pod we welcome Chad Deerman, lead pastor of Faith Alive Church in West Branch, Michigan. Over the past 20 years, Chad has seen the community of believers he leads grow from 19 to over 800 . . . in a town with a population of approximately 2500. Chad shares incredibly impactful insights that will help you lead the church you pastor to its full potential.

With all of the stress leaders are experiencing, the last thing on many of our minds is taking extended time off. Many leaders struggle to really be on vacation even when they do take one. In today’s pod Jim and John unpack five insights about vacation and why leaders need time away from work.

As the stress and strain of COVID-19 lingers on, and the polarization of people seems to be getting worse, some leaders are tossing in the towel. They’ve determined leading is no longer something they want to do. The rate of depression and anxiety among leaders is growing at an alarming rate. Today we’re going to explore four key questions relating to the mental and emotional health of leaders, an...

How easy it is to spot the weeds in a neighbor’s yard while being blind to the dandelions growing in my own? As leaders, how do we take care of our own yard first? We humanoids tend to lash out at others as a protective mechanism that keeps us from having to look at our own shortcomings. Today’s pod explores four safeguards that will keep us from obsessing over the “the speck of sawdust in our bro...

We are living and leading through a stretch unlike any other in recent memory. The noise level in churches and businesses has increased substantially. And this noise often finds its way into the social platforms. JP Dorsey, President of Northpoint Bible College in Grand Rapids, MI, joins the pod today to continue the conversation about five markers to consider before hitting “send.”

We are living and leading through a stretch unlike any other in recent memory. The noise level in churches and businesses has increased substantially. And this noise often finds its way into the social platforms. JP Dorsey, President of Northpoint Bible College in Grand Rapids, MI, joins the pod today to talk about five markers to consider before hitting “send.”

Quarantine has forced many churches to set aside its goals for 2020 – at least temporarily. Long range planning has been replaced by short-term planning. As staffs start to reconvene, meet, and get re-engaged with planning for the future, a significant number of leaders are reporting they’re having a hard time focusing for very long. It seems as though their concentration muscles have atrophied. T...

What’s it like to be on the other side of you? The answer to that question is a leading indicator of your emotional intelligence level. While the people you lead may or may not care about your intelligence, they do care about your emotional intelligence In today’s pod, we’ll explore four threads of emotional IQ. These four threads of emotional intelligence - self-awareness, self-regulation, empath...