The Called to Flourish Podcast

In today's Flourishing Culture Podcast, you'll hear how our guest connects the dots of how listening, conviction, trust, and compensation have helped to build his multisite church's healthy culture. One of my favorite guests is with us right now.  Scott Wi ggins   is  Director of Staff   at  Pinelake Church , a multisite church in   Mississippi. At Pinelake, he  focuses on the professional and spi...

Today, our show highlights and organization that has been on the road to Flourishing. They have worked for several years now on their workplace culture and have moved to the level we call Flourishing. Yes, listen in as Robert Bortins, Jr. gives practical tips on improving Healthy Communication, Sustainable Strategy, and Life-Long Learning; all while building trust, unity, and commitment among his...

Who are the Certified Best Christian Workplaces in 2020? Well today, we highlight just a few of the 157 organizations we are honoring this week. We invite you to join us on today's show, as we discuss some of the practices these organizations do to set the standard as the best, most-effective places to work in the world. Welcome to the Flourishing Culture Podcast. Today, I want us to focus on just...

Do you want to see your organization on a rapid path that is sustainable? Listen in to see how today's guest has driven his organization unto the road to a flourishing workplace culture to build momentum for future impact. Trace Thurlby  is  President of The Globa l Orphan Project. The Global Orphan Project  exists to break the orphan cycle through the power of community, commerce, and the love of...

Having a team filled with outstanding talent is a game-changer for any organization. Today, we talk with a couple of culture leaders in a large church who have leveraged their culture to be relentlessly selective in creating a staff that is humble, hungry, and healthy. To learn how, listen in! In 2016,  Outreach Magazine   named Traders Point  Christian Church  in Indianapolis, Indiana as one of t...

Happy New Year and thanks for joining us! Today, we highlight what we see as the seven trends of workplace culture in 2021! Listen in to see if you agree with this about what you see coming in the new year. Most of us are really happy 2020 is over! As we look at 2021, what can we look forward to as we lead our organizations, or as the Bible suggests, shepherd the flock that God has entrusted to us...

Today's podcast is a real treat. Do you wonder if workplace culture should be one of your organization's core strategic objectives? Well, learn from today's special guest about treating culture as a strategy for your organization.  Whether you work in a church, parachurch organization or company, the struggle to communicate can sometimes leave your culture in a painful, frustrating place. So, What...

We've all heard the expression from hurried people that they're running from one thing to another as if their hair is on fire. Is this what God wants for your lives? Well, listen in as our guest today talks about practical steps for leaders to live an unhurried life. Sometimes, a quote from a book is all that's needed to stop you in your tracks and say, "Wow." Here's what I mean. Listen to this qu...

If you happen to be married, I have a personal question for you: Have you ever noticed how a lingering frustration or a serious, unresolved issue in your marriage can eat at you at work and take you out of your game as a leader? Believe me, I've experienced this, and I know I'm not alone. How to build a healthy marriage in ways that can help you become a healthy, better leader in the process is wh...

Do you wish you could make your staff feel more truly appreciated, reduce staff turnover, increase loyalty, even reduce cynicism, and make a more positive work environment? If so, then today's episode is for you. Dr. Paul White, Ph. D. , is c o -a uthor, along with Gary Chapman, of  the book,   The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace:   Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People .   T...

Today's special guest is none other than the new president and Chief Operating Officer of the Best Christian Workplaces Institute. Enjoy Al's conversation with Jay Bransford. To everyone who's listening, you've got a front-row seat to  a very special  conversatio n. On Tuesday, November 3rd, we at  BCW I, made a historic announcement that Jay Bransford  has been named the  new President and Chief...

Have you been working to identify your blind spots? As a leader, overcoming your blind spots is important in becoming your best true self. Today, we highlight a tool that helps you do just that. If you know anything about the Enneagram— or  even if you aren't familiar with the Enneagram—the next few minutes could be tremendously important to you, your relationship with God, and your continuing spi...

Every leader leaves a wake behind them. Whether the wake is positive or negative depends on their integrity. Today's episode is for Christian leaders who hope to live and finish strong. What are the secrets that are creating an integrity gap in your life, today? To learn about the common pitfalls and anecdotes that will help you flourish, stay tuned! If you're a leader, or if you work alongside a...

What are four ways you can improve diverse relationships in your organization? Today's guest brings insights from her life and her book called The Colors of Culture. What if  you  coul d  look at  racism, racial righteousness, and personal identity in a way that didn't threaten  you but  rather  moved you inside  to truly love others from the perspective of us having "one blood," because  we're al...

This summer we experienced upheaval regarding race in our country and around the world. Do you believe the Christian workplace should be the model for racial healing amid civil unrest? Well, today's episode highlights a multicultural workplace that is doing just that. Listen now to learn how. Normally, I'm joined on the podcast by one guest. Today, I'm honored and grateful to welcome  two  guests—...

No matter what leadership role we're in, we should be thinking about succession. Listen in as Peter Greer describes the seven practices to navigate mission-critical leadership transitions. It gives me great joy to welcome in one of our most popular guests on the Flourishing Culture Podcast, the President and CEO of HOPE International , Peter Greer. Peter, so good to see you. I'm looking at a fresh...

Do you wonder, "how do I build a culture of trust in my department or organization"? Listen in as an author, Boyd Bailey describes the essential habits of relational leaders. Thanks for joining us. It gives me great pleasure to welcome Boyd Bailey, author of  Essential Habit of Relational Leaders: Building a Culture of Trust . Boyd is the president of the Georgia chapter of the National Christian...

As we progress through this pandemic, how are you shepherding the employees God has entrusted to you? In today's episode, we hear from the CEO of a large diverse ministry share how they are demonstrating care for their Outstanding Talent. The story my guest is about to share has a huge, potential upside. It's a story that speaks to the #1 challenge  every organization, every workplace culture,   a...

Have you heard "culture eats strategy for breakfast"? Do you believe it? In today's episode, I interview a CEO who has turned three, faith-based organizations around by focusing on workplace culture as the strategy for change.  I'm  so pleased  t o  have with me  is  Dusty  Rubeck , President of CDF Capital , based in Irvine, California. Dusty,  it's really a pleasure to welcome you to the Flouris...

Does your organization have invisible pillars that will sustain it in troubled times and good times? In this episode, you'll hear about a compelling example that does just that.  One of the keys to organizational success is Fantastic Teams that work effectively cross-functionally—and one of the keys to Fantastic Teams is breaking down silos that can needlessly weaken the health of your workplace c...

Do you feel that as Christian leaders our greatest good is cultivating nearness with God? In this episode, we outline three steps to do just that.  My guest today is Ruth Haley Barton . A sought-after teacher, author, retreat leader, and trained spiritual director. She's one of the leading Christian voices today, for developing a vibrant inner life for Christian leaders. Her most recent book is ti...

We hear today's leaders ask, "How can we build spiritual and emotional well being of our employees?" Today's podcast directly answers that question with practical tips that build Life Giving work.  Would you care to take a guess of how good it feels to be on the staff of a rescue mission whose culture is in the top ten percent of all rescue missions in the U.S? Would you like your culture to exper...

Do you wish your organization was growing? Today, we listen to the CEO of a Christian-owned business link revenue growth with the degree that his people are growing. We often receive feedback about the encouragement our listeners feel and the ideas they receive from our podcast. That's why we choose guests that are actually "certified Best Christian Workplaces," and today is no exception. Today, w...

If you saw a billboard summarizing your workplace culture what would it say? Well, today we talk with a leader who believes in making and investing in workplace culture. Listen to specific ideas that you can implement in your organization today.  Today, we have a special treat for you. My guest is Allan Kelsey the Associate Senior Pastor of Gateway Church in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex area. W...

I'm excited about our show today because we are going to hear about a total culture transformation story that gets at the heart of our vision here at the Best Christian Workplaces Institute: We believe Christian-led organizations should set the standard as the best, most effective places to work in the world, and that includes  Bible Colleges  who prepare workers for Christian ministry. We have th...