Transforming Mission Podcast with Tim Bias & Sara Thomas

You can find show notes for this episode at https://transformingmission.org/087 Download the Transformation Guide for this Episode. Have you ever faced one of the following challenges? You realize you need to improve your self-awareness. But, you're also human. Like most of us, you overestimate your skills and gifts and underestimate the time it takes to use your skills. If you've ever confessed, ...

You can find resources for this episode - including a Transformation Guide at https://transformingmission.org/086   You are created by God. You are loved by God. You are called by God. Add to those three amazing truths the desire to be taken seriously, especially when you are sure you are living as God has created you to live, and you'll run into a mystery. One of the mysteries of life is this: Wh...

You can find show notes for this episode at https://transformingmission.org/085 "Clarity of call brings clarity of purpose" You are called by God. Whether you are serving in ordained or licensed ministry or a baptized participant in a local church, you are a child of God, called by God. Baptism is your call to ministry. For some, the call is to leadership. For others, it is to the priesthood of al...

Find show notes for this episode at https://transformingmission.org/084 Have you ever been on information overload? If you've ever written a sermon or put together a sermon series, you've likely been in this place. But, information overload can happen in school, in our families, in meetings, and even in Bible Studies. Sometimes, we fall down the rabbit hole of information and forget that what we'r...

Find show notes for this episode at https://transformingmission.org/083 Disciples of Jesus are called to lead an integrated life. In this episode, Tim and Sara explore two big questions that point to integrity in faith and life.  Christian leaders, these questions are essential to explore with other Jesus followers. As you seek to grow in grace, integrating your thinking, feeling, and doing is ess...

Find show notes for this episode at https://transformingmission.org/082   Sara interviews four 26-30-year-olds living in Louisville, Kentucky. They're seeking to follow Jesus every day and do it with intention, grace, and hospitality. They also have their fair share of conflict. It's not something they avoid. Instead, they embrace conflict and stumble through it with love.  You'll hear why five ad...

Find show notes for this episode at https://transformingmission.org/081 Explore the five conversations you need to have with individuals if you want to celebrate the way God is using them in daily life. Where to begin? We encourage every leader to ask the question, "Where have you witnessed God's presence today?" The intentionality of this question forces us to pause, reflect, and celebrate God's...

You can find show notes for this episode at https://transformingmission.org/080 There are times it is easy to celebrate. A celebration can come easy when you're looking forward to a birthday, anniversary, or milestone of a loved one or colleague. But how do you celebrate - and what should you celebrate - when things get tough?  We've identified three times it can be difficult to celebrate. While n...

Find show notes for this episode at https://transformingmission.org/079 What do a brawl at a baseball game, denying our mistakes, and armor have to do with leadership? We're glad you asked. In Episode 079 of LeaderCast, Tim and Sara explore how ministry leaders, pastors, and ordinary people can become a wholehearted, influential leader. When it comes to professional sports, church leadership, and...

Find show notes for this episode at https://transformingmission.org/078 Are You a Leader Who Listens? In the midst of the chaos and distractions, leaders who listen focus on relationships. In other words, leaders learn to listen by engaging in the ongoing practice of listening.  They listen to God, the church, and the local community. In this episode, we'll explore listening to God through scriptu...

You can find show notes for this episode at https://TransformingMisison.org/077 Listening is a skill. It's also an art. Listening invites us to be present to the person or people who are speaking. As a result, listening necessitates an investment in a relationship with people.  Tim and Sara explore two big ideas in this podcast: 1) What does Scripture have to say about listening? 2) Why don't we l...

Find show notes for this episode at https://transformingmission.org/076 Integrity - Part 3 Do you know your values? If you can't name two personal values and the behaviors associated with them, this episode is for you. If you can name two personal values, this episode is also for you. A central part of integrity is practicing your values. In this episode, Sara and Tim explore three values we see p...

Find show notes for this episode at https://transformingmission.org/075 Fast and Easy? Think about the last time you took a road trip and found yourself stuck in traffic on the interstate. How did you respond? Did you immediately pull out your phone, open Google Maps or Waze and look for a different route? Did you see if there was a way to sneak around on the shoulder to the nearest exit to find a...

Find show notes for this episode at https://transformingmisison.org/074 While courage gets a lot of air time in many places, over the next three episodes Sara and Tim walk through how courage is a teachable skill. If you want to lead into the future, let's lead with courage. Part of building the capacity to lead with courage comes from becoming a leader of integrity. Integrity is all about integra...

You can find show notes for this episode at https://transformingmission.org/073 Kingdom Leadership Consider this question for a moment: Is there a difference between the leadership that focuses upon the kingdom of God and the leadership that focuses on the institution?  Episode 070 , 071 , and 072 explored your grace story - the experiences of God that shape our faith and lead us into ministry. To...

Find show notes for this episode at https://transformingmission.org/072 Your grace story is one that continues to unfold, inviting you to become more of who God created you to be. In this episode we explore our grace stories and the journey toward sanctification. As a leader, your story informs how you lead. How are you making intentional decisions about growing to be more of who God created you t...

You can find show notes for this episode at https://transformingmission.org/071 What's your grace story? We all have one. Whether it is decades old or just forming, God's grace is at work in your life. We started with stories around prevenient grace Episode 070. In Episode 071, we explore stories around justifying grace. Stated simply, justifying grace is the moment God's grace becomes real to us,...

You can find show notes for this episode at https://transformingmission.org/070 Grace Stories We all have a grace story. Some of our stories are decades old and some of our stories are just forming. In today's episode, we explore our grace stories. Specifically, we help you explore your grace stories as they relate to prevenient grace. Now if you're thinking, "What does the word, prevenient even m...

You can find show notes for this episode at https://TransformingMission.org/069 What are you Planting? We will reap what we sow, or harvest what we plant.  Daily living involves a constant choice in regard to living a life of grace. Although it is not always clear, the choice ultimately is between our self-indulgence and our self-surrender. The character of our leadership reveals the choice we mak...

You can find show notes for Episode 068 at https://TransformingMission.org/068 Galatians 5 leads Paul deeper into contrasts between the flesh and the spirit. As leaders, we can contrast the focus of our leadership between leadership shaped by a career or l eadership that is shaped by character. Another way to think about it is the difference between selfish and selfless leadership.  You'll learn t...

Find show notes for this episode at https://transformingmission.org/067 In Galatians 4 we discover Paul's understanding that we become children of God by God's grace and not by our heritage or birth.  As we are shaped and formed by God's grace, we begin to see every person as God created them to be. We look beyond the Law to grace. Once Paul sees grace as a relationship with God, this relationship...

You can find show notes for this episode at https://transformingmission.org/066 Spotting Strengths Galatians 3 contrasts the Law and the Spirit. But, who is Paul in this chapter, especially as a leader?  In this episode, we'll help you see what we see as Paul's strengths for disciple-making.  Focus on You But, first, let's focus on you. Leaders need to be self-aware. Leaders need to know "What mak...

Find show notes for this episode at  https://TransformingMission.org/065   In This Episode This week we're diving into the second chapter of Galatians, looking to the letter to explore lessons for leadership. Chapter 2 of Galatians is a twisting, turning, confronting whirlwind of rhetoric from Paul to the people of Galatia. We'll share the four movements of embrace, point to verses in Chapter 2, a...

Find show notes for this episode at TransformingMission.org/064 Sign-up for Following Jesus Every Day: Galatians, Gospel of Grace   Navigating Competing Values Holding the tension between two important values is never easy - especially for leaders. In this episode, we explore the tension in Galatians 1 between the Law (or rules) and grace.  Using stories from the everyday experience of driving, we...

You can find show notes for this episode at TransformingMission.org/063 In Part 2 of this short series on core values, we're talking personal values. Part 1 (Episode 062) covers congregational core values. Each episode stands alone while serving as a partner. Are You Walking Your Talk? What are your values? You only have one set of values. You can't separate work values from personal values. Said...