The Called to Flourish Podcast

How does a rapidly growing church who says they are "all about people” focus on developing their own leadership? And how does staff development help them keep up with their growth while maintaining a flourishing culture? Today, Al is having an interesting conversation with Rick Mauderer , the Associate Pastor responsible for staff development at Gateway Church near Dallas, Texas—the nation’s fourt...

Today, we're exploring a foundational theme for building and maintaining a flourishing culture: TRUST. BCWI President Al Lopus is speaking with  Dan Busby , president of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) . In his new book,  Trust: The Firm Foundation of Kingdom Fruitfulness , Busby explores the role trust plays in Christian organizations. Find the full show notes at  http...

In today's episode, BCWI President Al Lopus is speaking with Brad Meuli , executive director of the Denver Rescue Mission , a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of the homeless. Listen in to find out how the Mission is as much a ministry to its employees as it is to those they serve. By investing in their workplace culture, the Mission's people find truly inspiring, life-giving...

How does a ministry build a flourishing staff culture in the midst of rapid growth? In today's episode, BCWI President Al Lopus is speaking with Jesse Casler and David Wasik of HOPE International , a microfinance institution focused on serving the poorest areas in the world. In this episode, you'll learn about: How growth is an outcome of Christ-centeredness, excellence and quality Maintaining a s...

When a new leader comes into an organization and finds that the culture is not so healthy, what do they do? In today's episode, BCWI President Al Lopus is speaking with Dace Starkweather from  Glen Eyrie ,  a Tudor-style castle that houses a renowned retreat and conference center as part of The Navigators  in Colorado Springs. In this episode, you'll learn about: Restoring a sense of missional pur...

We are excited to announce the relaunch of  The Flourishing Culture Podcast ! In today's episode, BCWI President Al Lopus is speaking with Nathan Salsbery from CapinCrouse , a national full-service CPA and consulting firm devoted to serving mission-focused not-for-profit organizations, churches, and higher education institutions. F rom 2007 to 2015, CapinCrouse doubled its staff from 80 to 160 and...

Al Lopus interviews Dr. Bill Blocker, President of the College of Biblical Studies in Houston.  Challenge: When Bill Blocker became president of College of Biblical Studies in Houston, two goals rose to the top: Articulate the mission And get everyone’s buy in Blocker realized, however, that neither outcome would matter without achieving a third goal—seeing every staff and faculty engaged with pas...

Welcome to this new audio podcast with Jason Moorhead, Central Development Pastor at NewSpring Church  in Anderson, SC.  In this episode we discuss how NewSpring created a culture of trust and transparency.  We also discuss their goal of having 100,000 weekend attenders by 2020. Listen how NewSpring has achieved a 93% staff engagement level!

Next Level Church in Ft. Myers, Florida has some positive explaining to do about how effective leadership works. How, for instance, did its staff, which recently took the Best Christian Workplaces survey for the first time, score in the 95th percentile as a “flourishing workplace?” And, how do they explain that 96% of their staff are "engaged?" Executive Pastor Mike Ash tells the story about what...

In this episode of The Flourishing Culture Podcast, BCWI President Al Lopus interviews Brian McGowan of Faith Bridge Church.

In this episode of The Flourishing Culture Podcast, BCWI President Al Lopus interviews Priscilla Moore of Upward Sports.

In this episode of The Flourishing Culture Podcast, BCWI President Al Lopus interviews John Howard of Howard Publishing.

In this episode of The Flourishing Culture Podcast, BCWI President Al Lopus interviews Keith Taylor and Rob Chartrand of Beulah Alliance Church.

Creating organizational values is a key step in building a healthy culture. For any organization, a logical question arises: is there a biblical basis for building virtue-based values statements? At a recent Christian Leadership Alliance conference workshop, Dr. Richard Biery presented a Biblical concept from Micah 6:8 that guides us in establishing meaningful values in a workplace, Christian or n...

In this episode of The Flourishing Culture Podcast, BCWI President Al Lopus interviews Doug Mazza of Joni & Friends.

In this episode of The Flourishing Culture Podcast, BCWI President Al Lopus interviews Doug Mazza of Joni & Friends.

In this episode of The Flourishing Culture Podcast, BCWI President Al Lopus interviews Doug Mazza of Joni & Friends.

In this episode of The Flourishing Culture Podcast, BCWI President Al Lopus interviews Doug Mazza of Joni & Friends.

Rick Lukianuk of Christian Heritage Academy shares his approach on staff care.

In this episode of The Flourishing Culture Podcast, BCWI President Al Lopus interviews Doug Mazza of Joni & Friends.

Dan Entwistle of Church of the Resurrection shares his approach on church core values.

Kurt Braun, Charlotte Ewing, and Gordon Walls of Southland Christian Church share their approach on staff care.

In this episode of The Flourishing Culture Podcast, BCWI President Al Lopus interviews Vince Burens of Coalition for Christian Outreach.

In this episode of The Flourishing Culture Podcast, BCWI President Al Lopus interviews Darin Yates of Crossroads Community Church.