The Today Counts Show

Send us Fan Mail Today Jim Piper's guest represents two of his favorite things; high school sports and specifically, wrestling.  Randy Gallegos is the head wrestling coach at Denver East High School in Denver Colorado.  Even though Randy was a state champion high school wrestler and a nationally ranked college wrestler, he had never considered coaching until his pastor "persuaded" h...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Piper welcomes a new friend to the Today Counts Show.  His name is Tom Carlson.  Tom is the CEO and Executive Director of ECatalyst , an organization whose purpose is to transform developing communities through their entrepreneurs.  Tom believes that by helping these entrepreneurs, they will build a sustainable, locally owned ecosystem that will help lift people out of poverty...

Send us Fan Mail Today Jim welcomes back one of his favorite guests, Johnny Sirpilla.  The topic is leadership and Johnny is a goldmine of knowledge and insight.  Jim and Johnny share a lengthy conversation about the responsibilities that should be top of mind for leaders at all levels.   About twenty seven minutes or so into this episode of the Today Counts Show, Johnny Sirpilla drops this golden...

Send us Fan Mail No, this is not a Halloween episode but the subject can be a scary one if you are responsible for hiring in your organization.  Jim has a lot to say about hiring.  He talks about the hiring process, what questions to ask in an interview to get the right kind of responses and the consequences of hiring for the wrong reasons (that's where the horror part come in).  According to...

Send us Fan Mail How does charisma relate to customer service and hospitality?  Well... think about it for a minute.  People with truly charismatic personalities make you feel like they are interested in and focused on what you have to say,  they make you feel at easy and welcomed and they just generally make the people around them feel good.  Anybody thinking that type of person might be a fantas...

Send us Fan Mail Do you look back at the end of the week or the month and wonder why you're no closer to accomplishing your projects or goals?  Or... do you look back at the end of the week or the month and see a clear picture of what you've done to move your projects or goals forward on the path to completion?  Maybe you fall somewhere between the two examples.  Maybe it's just not...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Tomberlin is a rock star in the world of church mergers and MultiSite churches.  He is the author of three books about related subjects and an encyclopedia (for those of you who remember what those are) of knowledge on the world of church growth and planning.  Jim Piper has a lengthy discussion with Jim Tomberlin (this could get confusing) about the "good old days" o...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of "The Today Counts Show" Jim introduces us to his friends and colleagues, Matt and Jennifer Martin.  Matt and Jennifer both serve as executive pastors at NorthRock Church in San Antonio Texas.  The subject today is "second chair leadership".   If this is a term you're not familiar with don't worry, by the end of this podcast you&apos...

Send us Fan Mail Today Jim Piper welcomes a very, special guest to the show... Ryan Hawk!  Ryan is a writer, advisor, entrepreneur and host of the hugely successful podcast " The Learning Leader Show ".  His second book " The Pursuit of Excellence " is a must-have resource for anyone who is serious about learning and improving their leadership skills. Ryan tells Jim that his mo...

Send us Fan Mail Jim is back with part two of today's topic; the sin of unforgiveness.  If you missed Ep. 50 - The Sin of Unforgiveness - Part 1 , you might want to give that one a listen and then return to this episode. Get ready for some truthful, possibly hard to hear, teaching about sin and the messy business of forgiveness.  There are two people involved in every sin; the person who comm...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Piper wants you to think about sin.  Probably not in the way you might imagine.  It could even be a completely new way for you to think about sin and the importance of forgiveness.  Do children and adolescences sin the same as adults? If you are a believer you know that we all sin but are there different levels of sin?  So many questions.  How does all of this relate to person...

Send us Fan Mail As this year comes close to an end, Jim Piper continues with an underlying theme of reflection.  It may sound cliché but remembering the events and the people in your past will help you understand what shaped you.  The good and the bad all add up to what you are today.  If you want to change or improve something about yourself in the future, it helps to understand what got you to...

Send us Fan Mail Reflection can be a good thing and a hard thing if you are honest with yourself.  Today Jim shares some personal reflections in order to illustrate how to use this process to learn from weaknesses.  It could be a personal flaw that is creating a weakness in your thinking or a flaw in your business decisions or a problem in your family life.  Where ever this exercise might lead you...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Piper uses the opening line of Rick Warren's book, " The Purpose Driven Life ", to expand on the importance of learning and understanding your purpose.  Purpose creates energy and drive and motivation.  Jim shares some ideas about how to define your natural talents and abilities.  What gifts did God give you and how should you use them to live out your purpose? ...

Send us Fan Mail It's not very often that we discourage people from listening to The Today Counts Show, but...  if you just show up at work to get a paycheck while you're waiting to win the lottery...  this is probably not the podcast for you, but then again, it might be exactly what you need to hear.  Jim Piper is in "tough love" mode today as he prompts you to evaluate your w...

Send us Fan Mail The Today Counts Show has not shied away from the topic of abortion ( Episode 37 ) or adoption ( Episode 39 ).  Today Jim Piper welcomes Kim Barton, director of The Share Center, to continue the discussion of both topics from a different perspective.  The Share Center is located in the Bulverde/Spring Branch area in south-central Texas.  The center's mission is to educate, su...

Send us Fan Mail Why have goals?  How many goals should you have?  How do you determine what your goals are?  What does faith have to do with your goals?  In this short coaching session,  Jim will walk you through techniques that will help you answer these questions in a way that fits your life.  These concepts will work regardless of where you are in your life's journey.   It's not rock...

Send us Fan Mail It seems unlikely that most of us have a family friend who is a decorated General with decades of experience in the military, who worked his way through the most elite special forces teams, who commanded the Delta Force, who worked in the CIA and who served as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense in the Bush administration.  Luckily, Jim Piper is friends with such a person.  Today Ji...

Send us Fan Mail Don't be stuck in neutral! Take the next 16 minutes to listen and learn some proven strategies for executing results.  Jim Piper passes along four key principles that leaders should use to create a playbook for achieving important goals.  These are proven, real-world methods used in businesses and organizations around the world.  Here's a hint ... don't have a laund...

Send us Fan Mail What is faith and how can it affect your everyday life?  Jim talks us through a thoughtful progression of how a foundation of faith in God can lead to faith in yourself and your abilities.  Your thoughts and beliefs will eventually become actions so make them positive!  Have faith that you can move forward, overcome obstacles, learn the new skills you need to reach your goals.  Ha...

Send us Fan Mail In this short coaching podcast, Jim Piper walks us through the keys points of what makes a decision actually become an actionable directive.  Regardless of how the decision was made, it will affect and it will likely involve the cooperation of other people.  That is what links decision making to communication.  Listen and learn the most effective principles to communicate your dec...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Piper welcomes Beau and Johnny Sirpilla to the show to talk about adoption.  You might remember Johnny Sirpilla from Episode 30 of The Today Counts Show where he talked about his book " Life Is Hard But I'll Be OK " and shares his family's amazing journey.  Today, Johnny and his adopted son, Beau, share their personal stories of a family with an adopted chi...

Send us Fan Mail Jim welcomes back Erin Porteous to continue the discussion about leadership.  Erin is the CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver.  Since Erin led the Boys & Girls club through the pandemic and is now able to look back from the other side, the talk soon turns to new challenges faced by leaders in the post-pandemic world.  A strong leader has to determine what needs t...

Send us Fan Mail Erin Kunkle is back on the show to discuss one of, if not the most, serious issues in our society.  Abortion is a heavily debated, divisive subject in today's culture.  Jim Piper talks with Erin about Christian beliefs, biblical principles and the increasing lack of personal responsibility in our country.  It is serious talk about life and death.  Erin boils the whole debate...

Send us Fan Mail John Ramsey is Jim Piper's guest on the show today.  John is the founder and director of Tarrant County Hands of Hope.  Hands of Hope is a homeless outreach ministry that is focused on those living in locations unsuitable for human habitation, whether that be in a vacant structure, a vehicle, or a tent in a remote wooded area. They search for those who are often forgotten and...