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Dan Reiland is a coach, consultant, author, husband, father and grandfather. He brings decades of local church leadership experience to his current ministry endeavors that focus on helping leaders excel.Dan has served the local church for more than forty years including at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia where he partnered with Kevin Myers for 24 years as the Executive Pastor. He previously partnered with John Maxwell for 20 years, first as Executive Pastor at Skyline Wesleyan Church in San Diego, then as Vice President of Leadership and Church Development at Maxwell Leadership (Previously INJOY).Dan is best known as a leader with a pastor's heart and a coach's intuition. He truly loves the local church and is considered one of the nation's most insightful executive leadership coaches and church consultants, bringing wisdom and experience to the process. Dan has written 4 books on the church and church leadership and writes a bi-weekly blog at DanReiland.com.Dan and his wife Patti have two children and three grandchildren. In his leisure time, he's a collector of really cool guitars!Show Notes: https://95network.org/95podcast-334-summary-healthy-soul-healthy-ministry-prayer-sabbath-and-soul-care-rhythms-for-pastors-with-dan-reiland/Support the show

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we're joined by Jeremy Norton, Lead Pastor of Mountainview Church in Whitehorse, Yukon. Jeremy has led the church through a significant revitalization journey since 2017, helping transition it into a growing, multicultural congregation that now includes both English and Tagalog gatherings. Are you looking for a fresh way to engage Scripture in your own life or lead your church through it? In this conversation, Jeremy shares the heart behind his recent book Meeting Jesus, and how exploring the relational encounters of Jesus in the Gospel of John can reshape both personal faith and church leadership. A revitalization story shaped by people. // Originally founded in the 1940s, Mountainview Church underwent significant change beginning in 2017. Over time, the congregation not only stabilized but began to grow, including the addition of a Tagalog-speaking gathering led by a Filipino pastor. This shift reflects the demographic reality of Whitehorse, where a growing Filipino population now makes up a significant portion of the city. The result is a church that is both culturally diverse and unified around shared teaching and mission. Why focus on the relational encounters of Jesus? // Jeremy's book Meeting Jesus began as a sermon series that explored the Gospel of John through the lens of Jesus' one-on-one interactions. Rather than a traditional verse-by-verse approach, Jeremy focused on how Jesus engaged individuals, like Nicodemus, the woman at the well, and Pontius Pilate. This relational framing makes the gospel more accessible and personal, helping people see themselves in the stories. Why this approach resonates today. // Exploring Scripture through relational encounters connects deeply with modern audiences. People are drawn to stories they can see themselves in, whether as skeptics, wounded individuals, or seekers of truth. In particular, Pilate's question, “What is truth?” reflects a growing cultural tension where truth is often seen as subjective. By grounding these questions in Scripture, churches can help people navigate complex cultural conversations with clarity and conviction. A resource for churches and leaders. // Jeremy sees Meeting Jesus as more than a book; it's a ministry tool. Jeremy built this into his book by including discussion questions and action steps at the end of each chapter, making it a practical tool for both individuals and groups. Churches can use it alongside a sermon series through John, in small groups, youth ministries, or leadership development environments. It can also serve as a resource for new believers exploring faith or long-time Christians seeking deeper understanding. Turning sermons into lasting resources. // Jeremy also offers a behind-the-scenes look at why pastors should consider turning sermon series into books. Many pastors spend significant time preparing messages that are later archived and forgotten. By developing those sermons into written resources, leaders can extend their impact far beyond Sunday. Books can become tools for discipleship, outreach, and even invite culture, giving church members something tangible to share with others. A practical framework for pastors. // For pastors considering writing, Jeremy suggests starting with sermon series that span three to six months. That’s long enough to provide depth but not so long that the content becomes overly academic. You can follow along at Mountainview Church at mountainview.church. To learn more about Jeremy's book Meeting Jesus and access additional resources, visit leadbiblically.com or find the book wherever books are sold. Thank You for Tuning In! There are a lot of podcasts you could be tuning into today, but you chose unSeminary, and I'm grateful for that. If you enjoyed today's show, please share it by using the social media buttons you see at the left hand side of this page. Also, kindly consider taking the 60-seconds it takes to leave an honest review and rating for the podcast on iTunes, they're extremely helpful when it comes to the ranking of the show and you can bet that I read every single one of them personally! Lastly, don't forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, to get automatic updates every time a new episode goes live! Episode Transcript Rich Birch — Hey friends, welcome to the unSeminary podcast. So glad that you have decided to tune in Really looking forward to today’s conversation. We got multiple conversations happening on multiple levels today, and we’ve got a repeat guest, which you know, when we have a repeat guest, what does that mean? This is a person I want you to listen in on and pay attention to. Today, we’ve got the privilege of having Jeremy Norton with us. He is the lead pastor of Mountain View Church. It was established in the 1940s in the Yukon, the Yukon Territory, and went through revitalization here in 2017. It is now both English and Tagalog. Did I say that correctly? Is that close? Close. Jeremy Norton — Yes, that’s great, which is which is the language of Filipino peoples.Rich Birch — Which is fantastic. He wrote most recently wrote a book called “Meeting Jesus”, which I want you to check out, which walks through the Gospel of John, highlighting Jesus’ relational encounters and how he crossed boundaries and transformed lives. You’re going to love this. Jeremy, welcome to the show. So glad you’re here.Jeremy Norton — Thanks so much for having me. Excited to be back.Rich Birch — Always good a chance to connect with you. And, you know, people, when they say I’m from the North, I’m like, no, my friend Jeremy, he really is from the North. You know, that’s a long ways away. Kind of talk to us about Mountain View. Tell us a little bit of the story, how you intersect there. If we were to arrive. You’ve been on in past episodes, but kind of update us a little bit.Jeremy Norton — Yeah, yeah. So I’m going on 11 years as lead pastor of Mountainview Church. Started as Whitehorse Baptist Church, revitalized to Mountainview Church, all sorts of different changes there. Yeah, lots of people are familiar with revitalization journeys. Went through that. It’s hard work, but it’s good work. And I’m on the back end of it and we’ve seen crazy growth. We went to two English gatherings during revitalization. And then about a year and a half ago, we added a part time Filipino pastor and he does a Tagalog gathering as well. Jeremy Norton — And so same content, same or same theme and passage as the English gatherings, but obviously he writes his own content. So we still go through the sermon series together. His name’s Byron, Pastor Byron. And so that’s been really, really great. Jeremy Norton — Most people don’t know that in Whitehorse, and I think Yellowknife as well, Canadian immigration about 10 years ago started kind of fast tracking Filipino peoples. And for those of us in Canada, all of a sudden, probably 10 years ago, we started seeing more and more Filipino people in the workforce, amazing people, joyful people, resourceful people. And it got to the point in Whitehorse where we had a lot of Filipino immigrants and And to the point where we’re about 10% of our population in our city is Filipino.Rich Birch — Wow.Jeremy Norton — And so there’s actually like there’s a Filipino Catholic, Nazarene. And for us, we’re Evangelical Baptist. So there’s a number of congregations that are Tagalog speaking. And yeah, so that’s kind of where we’re at now.Rich Birch — That’s very cool. Jeremy Norton — Yeah. Rich Birch — That’s, yeah that’s fun fun to hear. And I, yeah and I’m thinking about, man, moving from the Philippines to Whitehorse, that’s a move. That’s a move right there.Jeremy Norton — Crazy. Yeah. A country that’s constantly what over 30, over 35 degrees Celsius.Rich Birch — Yes, yes. Yeah.Jeremy Norton — And then now they’re in negative 40 Celsius. Rich Birch — Right. Jeremy Norton — Which, for Americans, negative 40 meets at Celsius and Fahrenheit. Rich Birch — Yes. Cold. Jeremy Norton — So it’s just stuff’s cold and it breaks. Rich Birch — Yes.Jeremy Norton — So yeah, crazy. And it just shows you the the desire of Filipino people to to, I guess, make life better for their family and to take opportunities. They’re willing to sacrifice a lot. It’s pretty incredible.Rich Birch — Love it. Well, we want to talk today about a book that you’ve recently released called “Meeting Jesus: the Transformational Encounters of John’s Gospel”. Why don’t you give us the the big picture first? Why did you write this book? what What’s the kind of story you’re telling here? What are you hoping for? What were you thinking as you were pulling this together?Jeremy Norton — Yeah, well, it it started as a sermon series in 2018 called Meeting Jesus. And I wanted to walk people through John’s gospel, but instead of in instead of doing a just kind of an expository preaching series, I was like, what would it look like to go through the actual relational encounters that Jesus had with different people?Jeremy Norton — You know, I guess starting with kind of Philip and Nathaniel and even working to Nicodemus, woman at the well. Anyway, all the way right through to to the to the famous moment of him and Pilate, where Pilate’s like, what is truth? You know so the whole journey. Jeremy Norton — And then after doing that in 2024, I can only assume the the Holy Spirit led me to like just opening up those notes. And I was like, I need to turn this into a book. This isn’t quite a commentary. And yet it is a commentary, and yet it’s it’s it’s a story because it’s each chapter is the story of Jesus and another person. And in the sermon series, I had expanded on like who this person is in modern culture as well.Jeremy Norton — Like, this could be you, this person. You know, whether it be the the legalist or the skeptic or like, you know, yeah, again, you have you have Nathaniel, who’s the skeptic, Philip, who’s the evangelist. You have Nicodemus, who’s the legalist. You know, anyway, ah the the woman of the well who’s wounded and and really disowned from culture. So there’s all these people. Jeremy Norton — And and then so I I started working to put the sermon series into a book. I use a publisher.Rich Birch — Right.Jeremy Norton — I have a great publisher, Ambassador International, sent it to them in…And then through 2025, it went back and forth to multiple edits.Rich Birch — Right.Jeremy Norton — They did a lot of work for me. Rich Birch — Yes, yes.Jeremy Norton — And, you know, and yeah, then it launched in March 10th. And it’s been really fun.Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s great.Jeremy Norton — So far, I’ve got amazing feedback from it. So it’s great.Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s great. I’d love to, I think the framing of kind of the relational encounters of Jesus is interesting way to look at the Gospels. And, you know, the the the incredible popularity of “The Chosen”, I think, is built on a similar premise, right? How do we see Jesus, even if you have a kind of passing knowledge of Jesus, see these stories that maybe we’ve heard of before, but from a slightly different lens, just a slightly different point of view, which is like, hey, let’s think through this at ah at a human level, for lack of a better word.Rich Birch — Why do you think that that is, an effective way to re-encounter something like the gospel of John? Why is that in a framework that you think God’s used either in your series or when you talk about it here in the book?Jeremy Norton — Yeah, I think and well, I think John’s gospel in itself is, you know, different than Matthew, Mark and Luke like how he writes it. He wrote it later right it’s the gospel that came much later. Rich Birch — Right. Jeremy Norton — And so and for whatever reason God led him to to focus so much on the conversation Jesus had with people. You know the other gospels just detail things differently. And so I don’t we’ll you know we’ll meet John one day but I imagine he he’s pretty pastoral. I I, from his writing, I I imagine that he’s kind of the, you know, for a modern term, you know, coffee shop pastor just wanting to know people’s stories… Rich Birch — Right. Jeremy Norton — …and saying like, oh, I remember this one time Jesus had this conversation with so and so and this is how it played out. And this, you know, and so that’s when I did the sermon series, which became the book like that, I just envisioned John like that. And I just thought that John’s like a lot of pastors with their congregations on those like coffee shop meetings, or like trying to help them through life and trying to point back to Jesus and the conversation he’s had. So, um yeah, that’s kind of that’s where where it all kind of started… Rich Birch — Started. Yep.Jeremy Norton — …and I just wanted to explain that well. And there is tons of scripture in it, and even going back to pointing back like for context, and it’s not like there’s not theological depth to it, or pointing back to some Old Testament stuff on what what was talked about. Yeah, especially with ah Nathaniel, who Jesus calls the true Israelite. You know, we get this picture that Nathaniel really wanted to follow God’s law. He he really he really was waiting to see the Messiah, but but desperate, you know, to see the Messiah. So anyway, yeah.Rich Birch — That’s cool. When you went through the series, was there one of these vignettes that seemed to resonate or stick out with your church more than others? Or, you know, we like to think, oh, every every message is like people just love them. But were there any of them that just kind of like, oh, that seemed to to resonate? And why do you think that resonated with your people? Because maybe that’ll continue to resonate even through, you know, the book here. Jeremy Norton — Yeah, there’s there’s there’s there’s two that I that I remember. Rich Birch — Yep. Jeremy Norton — I mentioned them slightly already. Rich Birch — Yep. Jeremy Norton — But coming out of the revitalization in 2017 and then moving into 2018 this was like one of the one of the sermon series that kind of got us in the journey. And so, you know, hashing out Nicodemus as a, as a, as a legalist who, who’s, you know, the midnight encounter with Jesus and, and, and processing like how to be born again. And we were getting a lot of visitors. And so and so that was an important thing. Jeremy Norton — And it was an important thing, I think, for a church that had been probably like a lot of churches pre-revitalization, they tend to lean towards legalism a little bit, the rules, you know, thus saith the Lord. And to understand, to just see it through Nicodemus’ eyes that that his whole religious worldview was like breaking down at midnight. Rich Birch — Right. Jeremy Norton — And and you know unfortunately, we don’t really get the end of the story with Nicodemus. Rich Birch — Right.Jeremy Norton — It’s like I’m always desperate for it. Like what happened in the end?Rich Birch — Right. Yes.Jeremy Norton — Like, did he just give up his religious position? Did he stay like a Christian spy? Like what, you know, what happened? So that was the first one to, to just really help our church understand that being born again, like that is, that is the, the point.Rich Birch — Right.Jeremy Norton — And, uh, and all the rules and all the commands like of of God’s law, they’re a beautiful thing, but they were all leading us to the trajectory of Jesus… Rich Birch — It’s good. It’s good. Jeremy Norton — …and fulfilling the law, fulfilling the prophets. And that and that we we we need to be dead to self and and born again.Jeremy Norton — And and then the the second one was, which I already slightly mentioned, was that was Pilate and what is truth. And in 2018 in particular, there was, I’m sure pastors listening will remember that we, we weren’t quite in, we weren’t at COVID yet, but the, it was like, you know, a year and a half before and, and truth was a big thing. Rich Birch — Right.Jeremy Norton — There was, there was a lot of identity stuff happening in 2018.Rich Birch — Yep.Jeremy Norton — It was just kind of really kicking off, especially in Canada. It was, it was a big deal. And so capturing truth and and what is truth that that’s actually in 2018 was when we started hearing a common phrase now where like your truth and my truth. That was just kind of starting at that time.Rich Birch — Right. Right. Yes.Jeremy Norton — And so hearing Pilate… Rich Birch — Right. …who is, you know, has so much authority and so much clout and and trying to figure out Jesus and just clearly just so frustrated that he’s in the whole mess of this and that really doesn’t want any part of it. And…Rich Birch — Yep.Jeremy Norton — And for the Greco-Roman world, like they were definitely like in a lot of ways, like modern culture, likeRich Birch — Right.Jeremy Norton — you take a little part A, a little part B… Rich Birch — And blend it together. Jeremy Norton — …and you just form your own truth. Rich Birch — Yes.Jeremy Norton — God 1, god 2, god 4 – who cares… Rich Birch — Right. Yes. Yes. Jeremy Norton — …you know. Rich Birch — Yeah. Yeah. yeah Interesting.Jeremy Norton — So so that really resonated too. And that was like the last, that was the the last message in the series. And we actually saw people come to know Christ and baptized at the end of the series and and ending doing it actually right before Easter. And yeah, it it yeah was great.Rich Birch — That’s good. Yeah, I love that. There’s, you know, it’s, I think it’s great to relook at a book like the book of John from this kind of perspective. Because I think sometimes as pastors, people, as we, you know, deal with the scripture, and it it can become routine. We don’t want it to become routine. That’s not our heart for that to happen. But I think that can happen. That’s like, I’ve said in other contexts, that’s like an occupational hazard we have with the scripture is… Jeremy Norton — Totally. Rich Birch — …you know, we’re we’re constantly just opening this book up to find, you know, I got to find nuggets to give to other people. And, you know, I miss that. Rich Birch — Speak to a pastor who might be listening in today that this book could help them because I was struck by that. This could be the kind of thing that I think even for us as we’re thinking about our own walk with Jesus, I think this kind of book could help us help us think think about this book from that perspective.Jeremy Norton — Yeah, this for a pastor that wanted to go through John, they could just grab this book and do a like, like for their church, either the whole church. Rich Birch — Right. Jeremy Norton — Hey, we’re going to be walking through John and we’ve got this book Meeting Jesus and and it’s going to be available in our small groups. Because in the back of every chapter, there’s discussion questions, action items like the the publisher really helped me flesh out the end of the chapter to make it very applicable. Rich Birch — That’s cool.Jeremy Norton — So you can walk through John’s gospel and meeting Jesus could be a discussion guide. Even for like youth, for like senior high youth, totally doable in that through all your community groups and to for for a pastor to preach through John, but then get more ah more out of it, I think would be would be quite valuable. Obviously I’m biased… Rich Birch — Yeah, yeah, yeah.Jeremy Norton — But but if you’re look if you’re looking for a resource to give your people to get the fullness out of your John series this be it for sure. Yeah.Rich Birch — Love it. One of the things I love about this is like, sidebar taking that back to school. I did a class on John. Actually, one of my favorite classes in school was on John and my prof was just amazing. And and I oftentimes when I’m reading John I hear his voice you know my prof’s voice… Jeremy Norton — Yeah. Rich Birch — …and remember he used to make, there’s all those places in John where, maybe it’s not that many, you probably would know because you’re a better preacher than me. There’s those places where John refers to John as the one who Jesus loved.Jeremy Norton — Yeah.Rich Birch — And my prof used to always make fun of that all the time and be like, you know, here, there he is. He’s like writing about himself saying, or maybe it’s the community writing about him saying, well, you know, the John, the one who Jesus loved, you know, which is just a funny story. But it is, it speaks to your point. It’s a personal text. It’s it has a relational edge to it that I think we can miss we can miss or as an opportunity for us to highlight for our people. Hey, let’s let’s think about this from a slightly different perspective. Love that.Jeremy Norton — Yeah, and even even how John talks about the discovery of the empty tomb… Rich Birch — Yes. Jeremy Norton — …and and who’s with who and who’s running back, like how he how he does it, it’s just, I’m for me, I’m always like, that’s you know, great about the New Testament writings is like God in his, wisdom didn’t take the personality out and yet kept the truths.Rich Birch — Yes. Yes.Jeremy Norton — And so you, you see a little bit like, like was John, if he really was the relational guy and, and just the the shepherd, was he also a little bit insecure?Rich Birch — Yes.Jeremy Norton — It kind of comes across a little bit. Like, I don’t know for sure. I don’t, I can’t do the full exegesis of it, but I, I often wonder that.Rich Birch — Yeah, it feels very human.Rich Birch — That part of the, that part of the the well, and even that whole story… Jeremy Norton — Yes. Rich Birch — …well, that to me is one of the most compelling reasons for why I believe the text, because it’s like, if you were trying to make up a story…Jeremy Norton — Totally. Yeah.Rich Birch — …about a guy coming back from the dead. there’s a bunch of stuff in there, including the women, including the…you’re telling me that the guys that were the closest were not here. You know, like that just doesn’t make sense. Like you, if we were writing this story, you would be like, Hey, let’s put, let’s put us all in there. Let’s put us that we, we, we stood by and maybe we beat up the centurions. Like, let’s put that in like that. That’ll make us look better.Jeremy Norton — Totally. Yeah. Rich Birch — But that to me is one of the, to me, it’s like one of the most compelling. There’s a bunch of that in the New Testament, but that’s one of them that to me is a key text… Jeremy Norton — Yeah. Rich Birch — …that speaks to why you can believe this text to be true, because you wouldn’t write it that way if, unless it actually happened. Jeremy Norton — Totally. It makes, yeah, it makes me think of Mark Clark’s book, The Problem of Jesus. Rich Birch — Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Jeremy Norton — He does an excellent job, like, explaining the resurrection and and and from, like, an investigator’s point of view. I’m like, that this is so erratic.Rich Birch — Yes. Yes. Jeremy Norton — It has to be true, you know?Rich Birch — Yes. Yes.Jeremy Norton — So, yeah, it’s good.Rich Birch — When it feels very human, feels very human, right? You’re like, like you say, like that feels like the kind of thing I can relate with for sure. Rich Birch — Think about it at a church level. You kind of mentioned this because similarly, I thought, man, this could be a great study. Jeremy Norton — Yeah. Rich Birch — I was actually struck by, I think an interesting context for it might be, hey, you’ve got a group of leaders. at the church that you’re trying to invest in. And, um you know, my friend Dan Reiland from 12 stone said, you know, the core of his leadership development over the years has been find a group of 10 people say, here’s a book, let’s read it and talk about it. To me, this is one of those ones that could be great because it’ll get, it’ll open up all kinds of other conversation.Jeremy Norton — Totally.Rich Birch — What are some other contexts that you kind of pictured this being used in the church?Jeremy Norton — Yeah, I think, well, personal devos I think would be great. Like if you’re reading through John just on your own, like the the back sections can, yeah, it can be discussion guides, can also be like a personal journal. I if people went ah into a deep dive of of this book, reading along with John’s gospel, obviously there’s lots of scripture just like right in the book. But, and then let’s say they answer the reflection questions, go through the action items. There’s just so much there’s lots of space in that end of each chapter. And I could see someone, turning it into like a journal and…Rich Birch — That’s good.Jeremy Norton — Yeah, I also think, you know, I guess it it could it could also be a great gift. I think if you’re if you’re, you know, you could keep giving people a coffee mug with your church’s logo on. You really could if you wanted to. Rich Birch — Right.Jeremy Norton — I’m I’m I think I think books are with the pen and the candy bar or whatever, you know, whatever you’re going to do I think a book as a gift is a is a good way to do it. Obviously, it’s my book. I’m biased, and there’s lots of great books out there. Rich Birch — Yeah.Jeremy Norton — But this would be a book, whether whether someone’s first coming to know Christ or exploring Christianity, or whether they’re they’ve been long discipled and mentored for a long time as you’re as a first-time guest in your church to give them a little welcome package. This this would would fit, I think.Rich Birch — Yeah, for sure. That’s good. Let’s pivot to actually that, that, ah you know, wants me to pivot to a different kind of a different conversation, but about the book… Jeremy Norton — Sure. Rich Birch — …which is even that as a pastor, so kind of the meta conversation, it’s a lot of time, effort, and energy, I can say as a a third time author who’s working on the fourth and is taking time.Jeremy Norton — Well done.Rich Birch — It’s like, it’s a lot of time to invest to put this together. As a pastor of a church, talk to me why you would invest the time, effort, and energy in writing a book like this. What how do you see that fitting in to you know the mission of what you’re doing at the church?Jeremy Norton — Yeah, well I want a lead passion out over a decade and you go through sermon series. You know there are those pastors who will do like two years in Matthew… Rich Birch — Right. Jeremy Norton — …and they’re doing like one or two verses a time…excuse me. And so you know that i can’t turning that into like that’s going to be a full-on commentary, very theologically deep.Jeremy Norton — But for a lot of us, we’re doing thematic thematic series or like this, where you’re doing an overview of a book, like catching highlights, encouraging a congregation in their personal study to read through the meat of it and the details. But, you know, maybe one chapter at a time, a highlight. So there’s lots of times pastors do that.Jeremy Norton — And so you write these sermon series and then they just get archived. And, you know, I I’ve I have them. Every pastor listening has them where you have, you know, your folders and you open your folders and it’s like you have the year and then you got the months… Rich Birch — Right. Jeremy Norton — …or or maybe you just have the sermon series. And then you open that folder and it’s like manuscripts, notes, and you don’t want to delete them. Rich Birch — Right. Jeremy Norton — Because you’ve put so much heart and soul and prayer and and work into it. And I just, I really feel it’s a ton of work, like so much work, so much work, but you get better at it. And pastors that you you can, you can let those sermon series live on in books. Rich Birch — Right. Right. Jeremy Norton — And you you can do the heart, the hardest work. You know, I’ve done both ways, having a publisher, And self-publishing, you can do the self-publishing, you know, Amazon has those tools. It gets easier over time, you know, having done a ah number of them now and some of them looking ugly and some of them now looking it’m like, okay, I got it I’ve got it locked in now.Rich Birch — Right.Jeremy Norton — And with you go a traditional publisher, you know, when you’re first getting started, you know, it it it costs money. But there is something amazing when you see your sermon series in print. Rich Birch — Sure.Jeremy Norton — And that you can give it to your, you could give it as a gift to your people, welcome gift, or you could just sell it. And, and you, you’ve got people in your congregation that will support your writing anyway. They love your sermon series.Rich Birch — Yeah. Yeah.Jeremy Norton — That’s why they’re there. The main reason they’re coming. There’s, they may come for different reasons to your church, but they’re staying for the teaching.Rich Birch — Right.Jeremy Norton — Like we just know that. The the stats are there and can enter consistent. So to have to have your teaching in a book form, they will buy it for friends. They will buy it for themselves, they especially if they really love the sermon series. Rich Birch — Yep.Jeremy Norton — So. But it’s a lot of work. Rich Birch — Yes.Jeremy Norton — I get it. It’s a lot of work.Rich Birch — Yeah, I like it from, and we said this before we started recording, but from a on the like invite culture, church growth side of work that I do, one of the tactics that I recommend that churches seriously look at is writing a book like this. Take a sermon series, do the work to, and you know, it takes time.Rich Birch — It’s not a like, you can’t pull that trigger and a month later you’ve got a book. That’s not how that works. It takes time. But it is a great tool. And we’ve seen it with the churches we work with, multiple churches, where it it is, like you’re saying, it’s a great in the new year gift. It’s a great tool for there. But it’s frankly a great tool for your people on the invite side. People will give the book to other folks. Jeremy Norton — Correct. Rich Birch — It’s a way to interact in town with other, you know, like other leaders, that sort of thing. And, you know, your people, there is still, there’s like a perceived…prestige is too strong of a word. But there’s like there’s a validation in in putting together a book that… Jeremy Norton — There is. You are totally correct. Rich Birch — …you know you’ve you’ve put the work in, and that it probably means more than it should in the culture, but it is a tool. It’s something that you could use. And so I love that you’re doing this. When you think about, if you were sitting across from a a pastor, was thinking about the kind of series that would translate well into a book based on your experience, obviously not all series could could translate well. What would be the kind of thing that you think could translate well for someone?Jeremy Norton — So there’s a, yeah, a few caveats would be like, it has to be a minimum that you’ve done. It’s gotta be in order to get it to book form, I would minimum two months, but that’s going to be a slim book. So I would say like, I guess if you really wanted to but the sweet spot is three to six months series. In a three to six months series, you’re going to have enough content for a book. But not so much content that now you’ve written a textbook.Rich Birch — Right.Jeremy Norton — That’s why I was saying like, you’re doing the year in Matthew or the two years in Matthew, which, you know, lots of, that seems to be a thing, especially with Matthew. I hear that more than anyone else is, is doing the deep dive of Matthew, probably because a lot of the touch points to the Old Testament in in Matthew for sure. But it’s too it’s too big. You’re you’re it’ll be too academic. It won’t be accessible. It’ll just be a monster. Rich Birch — Right. Jeremy Norton — So three to six months of sermon series. And and yeah, just there’s lots of there’s AI tools out there that you can use to to be cautious with the AI tools, because if you lose your voice, you’re done like it does people people will see it.Rich Birch — Right, right. It doesn’t sound like you.Jeremy Norton — If your book is full of m dashes, they will know that ChatGPT wrote it, you know.Rich Birch — Yes, yes. That’s funny. Yeah.Jeremy Norton — So yeah, it it it. Yeah, it’s it’s it’s something that I think later on I want to help pastors with. I think I really would.Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s cool. Yeah, I do I think there’s a I think there’s an opportunity there for a lot of pastors to think about that and say, hey, what is there a way for us? I like the idea of like, I think that’s a good tangible three to six months. Even if you’re, I’m thinking about even the lead pastor at at our church, we typically do four or five week series.Rich Birch — He doesn’t, we don’t typically do super long series like that.Jeremy Norton — Oh right. Yes.Rich Birch — We’re changing the channel, but he’s done a number of, he’s come back to similar topics over time. So he’s, we just finished up a series on the Holy Spirit. It’s actually the third time in, maybe three years, we’ve done a series on the Holy Spirit. You could see where maybe it’s piecing together a couple different series and say, hey, there might be a, or you could think about that on the front end, like, hey, maybe over the next two years, I’m going to do three or four series together, you know, or over this next couple of years that I eventually am going to pull together into one, you know, overarching kind of idea that we can put together in a book.Jeremy Norton — And even in that, like hearing, okay, so three years doing the Holy Spirit… Rich Birch — Yep. …you could definitely do, just take those three, if they’re like four to six weeks or whatever, a three-part book and actually separate into parts.Rich Birch — Yeah.Jeremy Norton — and And again, using AI tools, you can upload those documents and say, ah you know, anything that’s duplicate, you know, please categorize for me. Rich Birch — Right, right. Jeremy Norton — And, you know, put it into co-work or something like that. And, and then go into the docs, pull, pull that out. And yeah, it would, it it could work. It could work great.Rich Birch — Yeah. That’s similar. Like when I wrote the, the, and I don’t know if I’ve ever talked about this publicly, but the books I’ve written, I’ve similarly, like I, um, the process I’ve gone through is I write an outline and then I actually, I actually speak the chapters like a presentation. So, cause that’s my most natural form, like is I’m doing, or I do it all the time. I’m constantly like, I’m doing it later today, meeting with the church and we’re going to talk for a bunch of hours about stuff. And so I’m like very used to that. I’ll use then the transcript from that. I’ll take that. And then I write from that transcript. I’m basically editing that transcript to turn it into something that sounds like it’s written. And then I’ve done iterative back and forth processes with an actual editor.Rich Birch — So, you know, it’s like then it’s like it goes to her and then comes back to me, goes back to her… Jeremy Norton — Yeah. Rich Birch — …back and forth over time to kind of get that whittled down into, OK, here’s a text. And, you know, the thing I’ve said to other leaders, even that process gets you started, people get stuck looking at a blank page, right They get stuck at the beginning. So even finding a process to get the ball rolling is is and getting the information down on the page. I think it was Ernest Hemingway who said, which stay with me, friends, don’t hang up on the podcast. I think he said, write drunk, edit sober. And you what you should not do as a pastor, but what he’s saying there is like, just get it onto the page, like just get it out.Jeremy Norton — Yeah.Rich Birch — Like, you know, and if you take forever on that first stage, you’ll never get to a book. Right. And you’ve already done that as a, as a pastor, you’ve spoken these, but how do we get the ball rolling? Thoughts on any of that, except for the get drunk thing. Don’t comment on that, but any comments on the rest of that?Jeremy Norton — Yeah, don’t write drunk. But so I guess I so there’s some guys out there that like, you know, they’ll have just like a few little notes and they they’re not manuscript preachers. Some guys are manuscript preachers. Nothing against that. You know I’m kind of a both and guy. Rich Birch — Yep. I manuscript for like our manuscript and teleprompt for our YouTube channel. And then but then I take that like so that manuscript I just have highlights. And then when I live preach, I just have highlights. And I walk around and talk. So there’s lots of passages in different versions but if you are the guy that’s just got an an outline um you’re probably going to have an audio an audio of your sermon and you can put it into a like Otter AI, or don’t know there’s probably loads of different tools now, and run that transcript, and then just export every sermon as a as, you know, the first sermon in your series you know introduction. Right. Rich Birch — Yep. Second one in your series… Rich Birch — Yes.Jeremy Norton — …you know, chapter one. And once you have those documents, now you will you will notice, well, there’s lots of things you’re going to notice when you get a transcript. You’re going to notice how much you say and like and all these different things. Rich Birch — True. Jeremy Norton — You’re going to be just like, oh my goodness, is that how I sound like, which can be a good thing when you read that when you’re when you move from the transcript of your sermon into a book, you’re like, oh my goodness, this is would be the most awful thing to read.Rich Birch — True.Jeremy Norton — But there’s also tools now that remove all all that for you.Rich Birch — Yes. Yeah, that’s fun.Jeremy Norton — Then you go through and you edit it.Rich Birch — Right.Jeremy Norton — And yeah, yeah. And it’s a beautiful thing when it’s done.Rich Birch — Good stuff. Yeah, that’s great. Well, this been a good good conversation. Where can people i want to get people to pick up copies of this.Jeremy Norton — Sure.Rich Birch — I’m assuming they can buy it at Amazon. In fact, I know you can buy it at Amazon because that’s where books come from. But are there other places we want to send people to pick up? I think this would be, even if you’re listening in today and you’re thinking, hmm, I wonder what it looks like to have sermons transformed into a book like hey you should pick up a copy even as just a reference to get a sense of hmm I could see what that could look like even if you’re not going read it that would interesting tool… Jeremy Norton — Totally. It’s it’s a great… Rich Birch — …there. so so Amazon, where else do we want to send them? Jeremy Norton — Anywhere anywhere books are sold. Rich Birch — Right. Jeremy Norton — I don’t I don’t know if anyone buys books at anywhere else. Rich Birch — Yes. Jeremy Norton — Like does people do people still buy books at Indigo or Chapters or ChristianBook.com?Rich Birch — Yes, yes. Yes.Jeremy Norton — I don’t know who does, but if you do… Rich Birch — It’s there. Jeremy Norton — …it’s it’s there. One of the benefits of going with a publisher is they just have access to just…Rich Birch — Right.Jeremy Norton — …every book distributed. They just can get your book everywhere. Rich Birch — Right. Jeremy Norton — When you self-publish, you know, with Amazon, it’s locked in Amazon, but then again, people go to Amazon. And yeah, it’s a, it would be a great thing for pastors to, to look through and say, Hey, you know, I think I could do this.Rich Birch — Right.Jeremy Norton — I see how this works now. So that would be good. And obviously there’s print copy or a digital copy.Rich Birch — Yep.Jeremy Norton — You know, if you want more information on the book and stuff like that, you can go to my website, leadbiblically.com. There’s lots of other stuff there. My other books that I’ve written, self-published and published by Ambassador International, they’re all there too. You can have a look. Yeah.Rich Birch — That’s great. Well, Jeremy, I really appreciate that. I appreciate you being on the show today and and let us peek under the hood. There’s obviously a lot more we could talk about there, but I want to encourage people to go pick those up and and check out your website, Lead Biblically. And thanks for being here today.Jeremy Norton — Thanks so much. Love it.

In this episode, Sean sits down with veteran executive pastor Dan Reiland, who served alongside John Maxwell and Kevin Myers for over four decades. Dan shares stories from his journey, from breaking John Maxwell's internship to helping lead one of the largest churches in the U.S., and offers wisdom for both lead and executive pastors navigating partnership, trust, and longevity in ministry. Sean and Dan unpack the key traits of great executive pastors, the difference between equipping and developing, and the vital role prayer plays in church leadership. Welcome to Episode 146 of the Leaders in Living Rooms Podcast with Sean Morgan.

In this episode, Mike Linch discusses the leadership insights of Dan Reiland, focusing on adapting to cultural shifts, balancing simplicity and complexity in organizations, achieving team alignment, and distinguishing between good ideas and God ideas.

In this conversation, Mike Linch and Dan Reiland explore the evolution of leadership, emphasizing the importance of adapting to cultural changes, the complexities that arise with growth, and the necessity of maintaining simplicity in leadership practices. They discuss the significance of alignment within teams, the role of mutual voluntary submission, and the dangers of distractions. The conversation also delves into the differences between good ideas, smart ideas, and God ideas, highlighting the importance of execution and the need to address toxic behaviors within organizational culture. Finally, they offer encouragement for leaders facing challenges in their journey.Mike's Biggest Takeaways:Change is a constant in leadership.Young leaders must learn to interpret culture.Simplicity is essential for effective leadership.Growth creates complexity that can hinder progress.Alignment within teams is crucial for success.Mutual voluntary submission fosters collaboration.Distractions can derail focus and productivity.Welcome to the Linch with a Leader Podcast, where you're invited to join the spiritual principles behind big success, with host Mike Linch.Subscribe to the channel so you never miss an episode: Watch: @linchwithaleader Prefer just listening? SUBSCRIBE to the podcast here:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dJfeLbikJlKlBqAx6mDYW?si=6ffed84956cb4848Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/linch-with-a-leader/id1279929826Find show notes and more information at: www.mikelinch.comFollow for EVERYDAY leadership content and interaction:Follow on X: https://x.com/mikelinch?s=20Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikelinch?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==https://www.instagram.com/mikelinch/?...JOIN Mike for a Sunday at NorthStar Church:www.northstarchurch.org Watch: @nsckennesaw#leadershipdevelopment #christianleadership #churchleaders

When was the last time you really evaluated the ministry programs you offer? Maybe this summer it's time to ask: Is what we do matching what God is calling us to do? 7 practical questions for your ministry programs. (Adapted from Dan Reiland's blog post on danreiland.com)

Dan Reiland joins the podcast to discuss the characteristics of healthy organizations, the art of discerning cultural fit, and proven strategies for getting the right leaders in the right roles. From thoughtful hiring to difficult firing decisions, learn how the best teams navigate talent management to achieve their vision.

One of the biggest risks to your church leadership is to stop growing. Today, long time friend Dan Reiland shares his thoughts on four pathways that you can pursue to keep your growth alive and your leadership fresh. The podcast is also available as a Mailchimp.  If you'd like to also receive it by e-mail, head over to https://leadership-adventure.com and sign up! Also check out Dan's website at: http://danreiland.com.  

Welcome to the Pinkleton Pull-Aside Podcast. On this podcast, let's step aside from our busy lives to have fun, fascinating life giving conversation with inspiring authors, pastors, sports personalities and other influencers, leaders and followers. Sit back, grab some coffee, or head down the road and let's get the good and the gold from today's guest. Our host is Jeff Pinkleton, Executive Director of the Gathering of the Miami Valley, where their mission is to connect men to men, and men to God. You can reach Jeff at GatheringMV.org or find him on Facebook at The Gathering of the Miami Valley.     Dan Reiland is a coach, consultant, author, teacher, husband, father and grandfather. He brings decades of local church executive leadership experience to his current ministry endeavors that focus on helping leaders excel.     Dan currently serves on the lead team, church board and is Executive Director of Leadership Expansion at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia where he served for 20 years as the Executive Pastor. He previously partnered with John Maxwell for 20 years, first as Executive Pastor at Skyline Wesleyan Church in San Diego, then as Vice President of Leadership and Church Development at Maxwell Leadership (Previously INJOY).     Dan is best known as a leader with a pastor's heart and a coach's intuition. He truly loves the local church and is considered one of the nation's most insightful executive leadership coaches and church consultants, bringing wisdom and experience to the process. Dan has written 4 books on the church and church leadership and writes a weekly blog at danreiland.com.     Dan and his wife Patti have two children, a son-in-law, and three grandchildren.

In this episode, Chris and Tracy continue a great conversation with Dan Reiland. Through his writing and mentoring, Dan brings a variety of practices to guide new and established leaders. Dan offers Scripture and experience, providing wisdom so needed in this season. Prayer is another area Dan discusses. How can today's leaders pursue the life of a child of God? Relationships must be placed over routine. Spiritual growth comes from time spent with our True Leader. Receive Dan's dedication and his guidance. Read his books. Lead like Jesus. https://danreiland.com/ Joshua's Men Resources - FREE!https://resources.12stone.church/resource/15117

Tracy and Chris are honored to enjoy another interview with a previous guest. Author, leader, minister Dan Reiland is this episode's guest. Dan writes and speaks with the hope of guiding audiences toward a season of wisdom. How can today's leaders train followers in a world controlled by hurry? Dan wants leaders to grasp these two important words: slow down. We place too many demands on ourselves and our teams. We should, instead, gain margin and use the margin wisely. Dan's deep, practical insight is just what is needed for each of us. 

“To go too long, to go too far…big mistake.” Meet Dan Reiland, former Executive Pastor at 12Stone® Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Dan's example of transitioning as an outgoing pastor is one every pastor should take note of. With practical metrics on what successful transition looks like afterward, spiritual insights for staying in tune with God's voice, and a heart for serving the next generation, today's episode is a helpful one for what it looks like to transition healthily in the church. Welcome to Episode 089 of the Leaders in Living Rooms Podcast with Sean Morgan.

I got to sit down with Pastor Matt Piland, a leader, family man, and Executive Pastor of the fast-growing Bethlehem Church. Drawing on his unique journey from Louisiana to the pulpit, Matt unravels the power of leadership coaching and how it has fostered his growth as a church leader. It was great to hear his insights on his responsibilities as an Executive Pastor, his camaraderie with the Lead Pastor, and the qualities he prioritizes in his Campus Pastors.The conversation takes an interesting turn as we look at the dynamics of leadership within the church and the importance of communication, mutual respect, and avoiding bitterness on your team. We also get a chance to explore church growth post-pandemic and how we can measure growth in an era where more people are attending church online. If you're curious about how to help your church grow or about leadership coaching can help you grow, then this is the episode for you.Special thanks to our sponsor for the month and one of our favorite ministry tools at Real Life Church, Subsplash, the first engagement platform for churches.Resources Episode Transcript Connect with Matt Instagram A clip from Matt's most recent message. Bethlehem Church Leadership Alone Isn't Enough: 40 Devotions to Strengthen Your Soul by Dan Reiland Episode 216: Leadership legend Dan Reiland makes culture simple

On this week’s episode, Stephanie discusses mentorship with her own former mentor, Dan Reiland. Stephanie Wolfe is a business owner and board-certified Health and Wellness Coach. Her life motto is "Live Long and Strong with Passion and Purpose. Help others to do the same!" Join Stephanie each week for education, inspiration, and a weekly challenge […] The post Mothers, Mentors and Monsters appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Today we continue with Part 2 of Dan Reiland's Amplified Leadership. If you're not encouraging and inspiring, people won't follow

Today, we begin a 3-part series on Dan Reiland's book, Amplified Leadership. Where does leadership development begin? It begins with self-leadership

Everything is just different since 2020. People have more baggage with church than ever. It feels like they're more non-committal than ever. How do we reach them?

Rodney's guest on this episode is Dan Reiland. Dan serves as the Executive Director of Leadership Expansion at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia where he served for 20 years as the Executive Pastor. Dan is also a leadership coach, consultant, author, teacher, husband, father, and grandfather.Rodney talks to Dan about 12Stone's leadership succession plan and how young leaders can be successful in today's ministry environment.Find Dan Reiland online at https://danreiland.com/Host: Rodney CoxEmail us at information@ministryinsights.comTweet us at @Insights_IntlFollow us on LinkedInFollow us on FacebookThe podcast is a production of Ministry Insights. Visit us at ministryinsights.com.© 2023 Ministry Insights International, Inc. All rights reserved.

How can we take action to care for our own souls as we are serving others? In this episode, I'm joined by Dan Reiland. Dan serves as the executive director for leadership expansion at 12 Stones Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia, where he also has served for 20 years as the executive pastor. Previously, Dan spent two decades serving with John Maxwell. First as the executive pastor at Skyline Wesleyan Church in San Diego, and then as vice president for leadership and church development at Maxwell Leadership. Together, Dan and I explore four prominent areas of soul care for pastors and ministry leaders. And then Dan shares experiences from his own life that helped illustrate how we can incorporate soul care into our lives as well.Dig deeper into this conversation: Find the free Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide, all resource links, and more at  http://PastorServe.org/networkSome key takeaways from this conversation:Dan Reiland on leadership pressure: "As the church grows, the pace increases and the pressure increases… and that's where sometimes leaders can get unhealthy."Dan Reiland on centering our lives: "Every one of us has to find that sort of soul-deep, quiet, walk-with-God space that brings us back to center on a daily basis."Dan Reiland on leadership anxiousness: "It's that low-grade anxiousness, that grind over a long period of time with discouragement, that can really take a leader out."----------------Looking to dig more deeply into this topic and conversation? FrontStage BackStage is much more than another church leadership show, it is a complete resource to help you and your ministry leaders grow. Every week we go the extra mile and create a free toolkit so you and your ministry team can dive deeper into the topic that is discussed.Visit http://PastorServe.org/network to find the Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide. Our team pulls key insights and quotes from every conversation with our guests. We also create engaging questions for you and your team to consider and process, providing space for you to reflect on how each episode's topic relates to your unique church context. Use these questions in your staff meetings, or other settings, to guide your conversation as you invest in the growth of your ministry leaders. Love well, live well, & lead well Complimentary Coaching Session for Pastors http://PastorServe.org/freesession Follow PastorServe LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | FacebookConnect with Jason Daye LinkedIn | Instagram...

Today's PODCAST RECAST originally aired on June 7, 2022. Episode 122 was an incredible conversation with Dan Reiland discussing the culture of the church.Dan Reiland is the executive pastor at 12Stone Church in the Lawrenceville suburb of Atlanta. Before beginning his ministry at 12Stone, he spent two decades partnering with John Maxwell at Skyline Wesleyan Church in San Diego and as Vice President of Leadership and Church Development at INJOY. Dan is a wealth of knowledge for pastors who want to know more about leading effectively in their ministries and personal lives. In this episode, we're talking with Dan about what a healthy church culture looks like. He offers a host of practical steps for creating a thriving church environment and how to prepare a succession plan when the time is right. Dan's advice to pastors about where to turn and what to do when you know you're in an unhealthy place is full of compassion and wisdom. There are so many truths waiting to be heard today—I can't wait for you to listen!Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/podcast-recast-essentials-for-a-thriving-church-w-dan-reiland-episode-161/Support the show

I had the chance to sit down with Shawn Lovejoy, an incredible pastor who shifted his focus from vocational ministry to developing a coaching program sure to change the lives of so many leaders. Shawn was coached by Dan Reiland, a guest on the podcast (you can listen to his episode here), and is now coaching pastors and business leaders on how they can make the days between their Sundays even better.Shawn and I chat about how to have hard conversations with staff and what the best coaching clients he's taken all have in common. Shawn also digs into his books Be Mean About The Vision and Building A Killer Team Without Killing Yourself or Your Team. You won't want to miss this episode full of incredible insights.Special thanks to Serve.HQ for sponsoring this week's episode!

We sat down with Dan Reiland, who is an Executive Pastor at 12Stone Church in the Atlanta area - to just have an informal Q&A on the pastor's life in ministry. How many hours to work? What's your daily/weekly routine? How do you direct your staff members in their family/ministry management?These are the areas, plus more, that we cover. You'll get a LOT out of this coaching session! Enjoy!Support the showFor more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the over 400 episodes of the 200churches Podcast!

We're excited to welcome Dan Reiland back to the 95 Podcast! If you don't remember, Dan is the executive pastor at 12Stone Church just outside of Atlanta, Georgia. He's worked for decades in ministry and has honed his craft in teaching others how to lead effectively. Recently, he spent some time with us discussing how to create a thriving church, a conversation filled with practical tips and wisdom for pastors.Dan just released his new devotional book, Leadership Alone Isn't Enough, and we're so excited to talk to him about it. The book incorporates 40 short devotions designed to refresh and deepen the connection between you and God. Each devotion is only about three pages long and has a reflection question at the end—a perfect design for pastors and leaders who need encouragement. Tune in to see what Dan has to say! Show Notes:  https://www.95network.org/creating-an-intergenerational-culture-in-your-church-w-chuck-stecker-episode-135/Support the show

Leadership looks like getting comfortable with growth, taking risks, and appreciating the journey along the way. And this week, we have someone who is a living, breathing example of how to live that out that well. Dan Reiland is an author, leadership coach, executive pastor, and a legend when it comes to innovation in the world of ministry. He's passionate about developing and empowering leaders; you can hear that passion come through in our conversation.You'll get to hear Dan share about interning with John Maxwell, how he learned to live out his calling to reach people, and why focusing on the culture you're building is a crucial part of leading an organization. I'm telling you, this episode is a masterclass in ministry and leadership no matter where you are in your journey.Special thanks to Stadia Church Planting for sponsoring this week's episode!HighlightsWho is Dan? -  2:24 How Dan Reiland broke John Maxwell's internship. The life lesson he applies the most to this day. How Dan started blogging before blogging was blogging. Finding your rhythm and staying in your lane. Leadership as an Executive Pastor - 17:19 The different roles an Executive Pastor (XP) can play. The strategy behind bringing on an executive pastor. Advice for anyone stepping into the XP role for the first time. Lessons from Great Leaders - 30:28 Lessons from John Maxwell and Kevin Meyers. What is culture? Infusing the good and filtering out the bad in the cultural waters of an organization. Resources Dan's Facebook Dan's Twitter Dan's Website Confident Leader!: Become One, Stay One by Dan Reiland Culture Wins: The Roadmap to an Irresistable Workplace by William Vanderbloemen Leadership Alone Isn't Enough: 40 Devotions to Strengthen Your Soul by Dan Reiland

Ps. Dan is the executive Pastor at 12 Stone Church in Lawrenceville, GA. He is an author, blogger, leadership coach & church innovator. We had a great conversation on how young leaders need to have a long perspective and how to finish well in ministry. Check out the following resources provided by Ps. Dan:Dan Reiland's BlogLeadership Alone Isn't Enough DevotionalConfident Leader Book

As schools start, church leaders and volunteers need to ensure they are ready for fall activities. Dan Reiland, executive pastor at 12 Stone Church, helps us prepare ourselves for the next few months.Youtube - https://youtu.be/TlpDPEX5KcIAudio - https://andymilleriii.com/media/podcastApple -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/more-to-the-story-with-dr-andy-miller/id1569988895?uo=4 Dan's website: danreiland.comLink to his latest book: shorturl.at/gqsy6 Contender: Going Deeper in the Book of Jude - This all-inclusive small group study on the book of Jude is out now. Check it out on the course page: http://courses.andymilleriii.com Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching - I'm excited to share some news with you.  Recently, I updated this PDF document and added a 45-minute teaching video with slides, explaining this tool. It's like a mini-course. If you sign up for my list, I will send this free resource to you. Sign up here - www.AndyMillerIII.com or Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching. Today's episode is brought to you by these two sponsors: Bill Roberts is a financial advisor, who has been serving the retirement planning and investment needs of individuals, families, non-profits, and churches for 25 years. He is a Certified Financial Planner and accredited investment fiduciary. Bill specializes in working with Salvation Army employees and officers by helping them realize their financial goals.  You can find out more about Bill's business at www.WilliamHRoberts.comANDWesley Biblical Seminary - Interested in going deeper in your faith? Check out our certificate programs, B.A., M.A.s, M.Div., and D.Min degrees. You will study with world-class faculty and the most racially diverse student body in the country. www.wbs.eduThanks too to Phil Laeger for the new podcast music. You can find out about Phil's music at https://www.laeger.net

Dan Reiland is the executive pastor at 12Stone Church in the Lawrenceville suburb of Atlanta. Before beginning his ministry at 12Stone, he spent two decades partnering with John Maxwell at Skyline Wesleyan Church in San Diego and as Vice President of Leadership and Church Development at INJOY. Dan is a wealth of knowledge for pastors who want to know more about leading effectively in their ministries and personal lives. In this episode, we're talking with Dan about what a healthy church culture looks like. He offers a host of practical steps for creating a thriving church environment and how to prepare a succession plan when the time is right. Dan's advice to pastors about where to turn and what to do when you know you're in an unhealthy place is full of compassion and wisdom. There are so many truths waiting to be heard today—I can't wait for you to listen!Show Notes:  https://www.95network.org/essentials-for-a-thriving-church-w-dan-reiland-episode-132/Support the show

Dan Reiland wrote a unique kind of book last year - a devotional book specifically for leaders! He has never written one like it, and it is to nurture the hearts of leaders in 2022, when they might be beaten down some by the past few years. Jeff and Jonny spoke with him for Jeff's "Coaching For Pastors" podcast, but they intended to air it on the 200churches Podcast as well - and this is that episode! Here's the link to Dan's new book: https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Alone-Isnt-Enough-Strengthen/dp/1664261478/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2KEL5XZCT9PZC&keywords=leadership+alone+isnt+enough&qid=1651086964&s=books&sprefix=leadership+alone%2Cstripbooks%2C62&sr=1-1Dan is the founder of https://www.danreiland.com and the Executive Pastor at https://www.12stone.com. 

On this weekend's Weekend Edition I've invited not only Dan Reiland but also my longtime podcast partner, Jonny Craig! So it's a Double-Header today! Dan talks to us about his new devotional book for pastors and church leaders titled: Leadership Alone Isn't Enough - 40 Devotions to Strengthen Your Soul. He also tells us why this is a very unique and one-of-a-kind devotional book designed especially for leaders in ministry.You can get his book here! Also, if you are one of the first two to tweet @coach4pastors with the hashtag #iwantdansbook we have two to give away. You can catch Dan at DanReiland.com and all of the 200churches Podcast episodes where he appears RIGHT HERE.Support the show

Author and Executive Pastor Dan Reiland continues his guidance for today's leaders. Chris and Tracy enjoy the insight Dan provides, especially during the complicated seasons for today's churches, businesses, and relationships. Dan talks about key points from his book, Confident Leader: Become One, Stay One. What are legitimate or illegitimate sources of confidence? How is our definition of success different from God's definition? What are healthy and biblical sources of confidence? Which approach should we take—humble confidence or confident humility? Dan offers answers to those and many other questions. His books bring practical depth to help leaders believe in others before those people believe in themselves. https://danreiland.comTwitter - @DanReilandhttps://danreiland.com/books/confident-leader/https://resources.12stone.church/resource/15117

In this episode of Next Step Leadership, Tracy and Chris talk with author and leader Dan Reiland. Dan offers deep insight from his role as an Executive Pastor of 12Stone Church, and his many years in various leadership positions. He tells his story and talks about how we can become leaders and continue serving as leaders. The confidence that is needed too often becomes a roller coaster. Rather than basing confidence on things that are internal, leaders frequently shift confidence based on circumstances. Dan believes just because a leader doesn't know what to do at a particular moment, that does not mean the leader doesn't know what he is doing. Leaders can guide others with confidence even during these difficult times.https://danreiland.comTwitter - @DanReilandhttps://danreiland.com/books/confident-leader/https://resources.12stone.church/resource/15117

On this weekend's edition of the podcast Scott Dalen from Underwood Lutheran Church in Southwest IA joins Mark Messmore from Mount Olivet Christian Church in Williamstown KY to talk with Jeff about their ministries, the highs and the lows, and the most important lessons from both.Scott is "your friendly Internet pastor", so check him out on YouTube!Mark can be found at MarkMessmore.com - so check him out there!Get quick coaching and encouragement Monday through Friday from Jeff on this podcast - about 8 minutes every day - pure pastoral fuel for your day! Pick any 8 minutes out of your day for a quick hit of hope - then get going on to your next thing...Join me next week on April 30th when Dan Reiland, the XP at 12Stone Church in Atlanta joins me, and then on May 7th with David Fitch from Northern Seminary in Chicago. Enjoy TODAY's episode with Mark and Scott!Support the show

Dan is the Executive Pastor at 12 Stone church in Atlanta and his passion is for developing leaders. With so many leaders struggling today we talked about the most difficult person to lead, ourselves. Dan spoke about everything from gaining self-awareness as a leader to finding some mentors to help you grow in your leadership. No matter where you are in your leadership journey you will be encouraged. Dan Reiland's Resources: https://danreiland.com/ Dan Reiland Books Timestamps: 0:00 – With Dan Reiland 3:15 – Being resilient 15:00 – Leading yourself first 23:00 – For new leaders

Welcome to the Pinkleton Pull-Aside Podcast. On this podcast, let's step aside from our busy lives to have fun, fascinating life giving conversation with inspiring authors, pastors, sports personalities and other influencers, leaders and followers. Sit back, grab some coffee, or head down the road and let's get the good and the gold from today's guest. Our host is Jeff Pinkleton, Executive Director of the Gathering of the Miami Valley, where their mission is to connect men to men, and men to God. You can reach Jeff at GatheringMiamiValley.org or find him on Facebook at The Gathering of the Miami Valley.

Episode 127 finds Mike sitting down with a great friend and leader of leaders, Dan Reiland. Dan Reiland is the Executive Pastor at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He first partnered with the legendary John Maxwell for 20 years, as the Executive Pastor at Skyline Wesleyan Church located in San Diego. He then moved on to become the Vice President of Leadership and Church Development at Injoy. Dan also writes a blog to help encourage and pass on leadership insights that he has learned and acquired from his time in ministry. He has a passion for seeing leaders grow and become empowered in what God has called them too. In this episode, Mike Linch and Dan Reiland discuss what it means to be a confident leader and how this plays in to your spiritual journey! Some of God's greatest leaders struggled until they found this "confidence" that God desires them to have!

Episode 127 finds Mike sitting down with a great friend and leader of leaders, Dan Reiland. Dan Reiland is the Executive Pastor at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He first partnered with the legendary John Maxwell for 20 years, as the Executive Pastor at Skyline Wesleyan Church located in San Diego. He then moved on to become the Vice President of Leadership and Church Development at Injoy. Dan also writes a blog to help encourage and pass on leadership insights that he has learned and acquired from his time in ministry. He has a passion for seeing leaders grow and become empowered in what God has called them too. In this episode, Mike Linch and Dan Reiland discuss what it means to be a confident leader and how this plays in to your spiritual journey! Some of God's greatest leaders struggled until they found this "confidence" that God desires them to have!

We first posted this conversation back in 2019, and it's been one of our most downloaded episodes since. Clearly this content is more relevant than ever as churches seek to drive their vision forward toward action. In this episode, you'll hear a replay of a webinar all about the roles and responsibilities of an effective executive pastor, featuring Paul Alexander of Sun Valley Church, Jenni Catron of The 4Sight Group, and Dan Reiland of 12Stone Church. For the full episode transcript, links mentioned during the show, and to download the Leader Conversation Guide, visit this episode's Show Notes at theunstuckgroup.com/episode224. Join the Live Conversation on Social Media If you're listening on Wednesday, when the episode first releases, join the live conversation The Unstuck Group's team will be having on social media about this week's topic. We use hashtag #unstuckchurch on Twitter. Or you can join in on Facebook. Ask your questions and add your comments about the topic. If you're catching this episode later, you can still join in! Just tag us @unstuckgroup or use #unstuckchurch, and include [episode 224] in your post for reference.

(00:00-9:01): Brian and Aubrey shared their thoughts on the Texas abortion law and discussed the following news stories: “Texas Law Banning 85 Percent of Abortions Takes Effect: 'It's Time to Build a Culture of Life'” “Is the Texas ‘Heartbeat Bill' the End of Roe v. Wade?” (9:01-25:34): Bob Smietana, veteran religion writer and National Reporter for Religion News Service, joined Brian and Aubrey to chat about some of his recent articles.  “NRB spokesman Dan Darling fired after pro-vaccine statements on ‘Morning Joe'” “Services at Tennessee governor's church disrupted by megachurch pastor feud” “A South Carolina pastor quit his church. His followers revolted to get him back.” “Faith-based disaster relief groups balance COVID safety with speedy response to Hurricane Ida” Check out Bob's articles at religionnews.com and connect with Bob on Twitter at @bobsmietana (25:34-35:23): Kevin Sampson, Lead Pastor of Renewal Church in West Chicago, joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about his Daily Herald opinion article, “DACA's fragility undermines the future of immigrant children: we need permanent immigration reform.” Connect with Kevin on Twitter at @kev_samp  (35:23-44:24): How should we approach prayer? Brian and Aubrey discussed this and commented on Heather Thompson Day's Christianity Today article, “She Didn't Believe, But God Heard Her Cry.” (44:24-1:02:16): Dr. Ryan Burge, Assistant Professor and Graduate Coordinator at Eastern Illinois University, Co-founder of Religion in Public, and Author of “The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going,” joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about his book and his Religion News Service article, “‘OK millennial': Don't blame the boomers for decline of religion in America.” Learn more about Ryan at ryanburge.net and connect with him on Twitter at @ryanburge (1:02:16-1:10:56): What are some ways we can share encouragement with friends and family members? Brian and Aubrey chatted about this and commented on a tweet from Scott Sauls. They also shared their thoughts on Dan Reiland's Outreach Magazine article, “Simple Ways for Leaders to Encourage Others.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2021/08/04 ~ audio - Author and church leadership expert Dan Reiland talks with Phil and Steve about what the church is experiencing now that Covid 19 is subsiding and what to expect for the future on the Church Solutions Podcast.

Dan is a leader's leader, has a ton of wisdom and experience. It doesn't matter what level of leadership, you're going to learn from him

#174 Rev. Dan Reiland: Being a Confident Leader by Wesley Seminary Podcast

In this episode I am joined by leadership legend and 12Stone Church chief of staff Dan Reiland. We talk about the importance of being developed as a leader, and the shift to leading through other people as you grow in influence. 

Today Jesse and Jason discuss the 7 things that Executive Pastor of 12Stone Church, Dan Reiland, indicates will stop our 2021 progress if we're not careful. www.reclaimedleader.com/episode172

Join Pastor Travis Hall and his guest Dan Reiland as they talk about the vitality of a leader’s self-image and how this touches action, faith, and leadership. Dan illuminates the subject in this episode that people should instead give more value to over designations and roles. As the author of the book Confident Leader!, Dan believes that there is power in gaining knowledge of who you are and owning your insecurities. Tune in as they put the spot on the Transformational Truth #14 - The way a leader sees himself will determine the demands he places on himself. Listen with your notes ready because there will be a lot to take away from this episode as you tune in. In this episode you will learn: · Why self-love is sometimes awkward for some to consider. · A distorted view of Theology: On believing in oneself. · Why shouldn’t you manage your insecurities? · The fear of rejection and how to address it – the thing that causes leaders to hold back. · In your eyes, in God’s eyes – what is success? · …and so much more. About Dan Reiland: Dan Reiland is Executive Pastor at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He previously partnered with John Maxwell for 20 years, first as Executive Pastor at Skyline Wesleyan Church in San Diego, then as Vice President of Leadership and Church Development at INJOY. Dan is best known as a leader with a pastor’s heart and a coach’s instincts. He truly loves the local church and is described as one of the nation’s most innovative church thinkers. His passion is developing and empowering leaders who want to grow, are willing to take risks, and enjoy the journey. Connect with Dan Reiland on: Website: https://danreiland.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PastorDanReiland/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanReiland Catch Pastor Travis Hall on: Website: http://cultivatemypurpose.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pastortravishall/

In this conversation, William and Dan discuss Dan’s latest book, Confident Leader! Become One, Stay One, and what it means to lead with courage, even during times of uncertainty. Their timely conversation provides hope and guidance for any leader looking to reassure their team while finding a balance between overconfidence and underconfidence. Dan reminds us that our confidence comes from understanding how Christ sees us, not from our own efforts. If you’re a leader looking for renewed vision, we hope you’ll walk away from this conversation with renewed strength to make the next step. https://www.vanderbloemen.com/blog/becoming-confident-leader-uncertianty

(00:00-09:00): Today, we start the show by honoring and thanking those who dedicated their time and service for our freedom. Happy Veteran’s Day. PLUS, Chick-fil-A Is America’s Favorite Fast-Food Restaurant for 6th Straight Year, Report Says. (09:00-25:47): We are joined by writer and pastor, Derek Vreeland. He is the discipleship pastor at Word of Life Church in Saint Joseph,Missouri, where he leads small groups and discipleship ministries and serves on the pastoral leadership team along with Brian and Peri Zahnd. He wrote a book called “By The Way”. In this book, Derek reframes everything we’ve been told about Christianity and what it means to follow Jesus. Discipleship isn’t an add-on. (25:47-35:33): Skillet front man John Cooper posted on Facebook: “Make Pastors Uncool Again. Pastors shouldn’t be rock stars. Yeah I said it. A rock star promotes himself, builds his brand, and entertains people…” (35:33-45:25): Headlines: What Trump denial of reality is really doing to the US. PLUS, Poll: 70 percent of Republicans don’t think the election was free and fair. (45:25-54:45): Dan Reiland writes “How to Defuse a Tense Conversation” in Outreach Magazine. There is a big difference between a conversation and a debate: A conversation seeks understanding, while the nature of a debate requires a winner and a loser, someone to be right, and someone to be wrong. (54:45-1:03:29): We listen to a clip of Kobe Bryant’s advice to Kyrie Irving on leadership. He talks about how being a leader is more than practicing basketball, it is about getting to the ones you lead on a personal level. (1:03:29-1:12:32): Mitch Albom (Tuesdays with Morrie) writes in Detroit Free Press “Election will be meaningless if we don't change our ways”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pastor, author, and new grandfather Dan Reiland has 39 years of experience serving as a leader in a local church in San Diego and currently as the executive pastor at 12Stone Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Reiland discusses his new book, Confident Leadership, where he reveals how to be a confident leader without being overconfident through strengthening the relationships between leaders and their employees.

(00:00-07:23): Democrats tap array of faith leaders to speak at convention. Brian and Ian touch on the DNC, as well as Michelle Obama’s speech from the convention and “Joe Biden’s Catholic politics are complicated—but deeply American” (07:23-37:32): We were joined by author and pastor Brian Zahnd. He is the founder and lead pastor of Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri. He is also the author of nine books including Sinners In the Hands of a Loving God and Postcards From Babylon. He discussed his story into ministry, and how he is leading his church through a pandemic. (37:32-46:56): This is odd but is it plausible? Katlyn Beaty writes “QAnon: The alternative religion that’s coming to your church” in Religion News Network. Brian and Ian discuss conspiracy theories and their play in the church. (46:56-56:33): Dan Reiland writes “Warning Signs & Practical Help for Stress Overload”. Brian and Ian discuss telltale giveaways that people around you - or you yourself - are experiencing overbearing stress. (56:33-1:05:23): Ian and Brian discuss “5 Rather Startling Reasons People Leave Your Church” By Carey Nieuwhof. “what most leaders aren’t prepared for is the reality that people will leave when things are going well. Even when they’re going really well. In fact, some people leave because things are going well, or because you’re getting healthier.” (1:05:23-1:14:26): The Center for Action and Contemplation writes “A Mirror Image”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(00:00-09:10): What are the opportunities presented by only having small groups in the church? Brian and Ian talk about principles for discipleship during the COVID-19 lockdown. (09:10-19:45): Kristin Hosen is the Director of Outreach with Liquid Church in New Jersey. She joined Brian and Ian to talk about the work that they do to help third world countries, and the impact the ourbreak has had on them. (19:45-28:33): Dan Reiland says that the COVID-19 outbreak is bad, but is also a gift in disguise. Brian and Ian shared their reaction. (28:33-38:06): Brian and Ian looked at what the rehab process can do to help all of us deal with the current pandemic. (38:06-48:41): Everyone talks about the impact COVID-19 is having on the health of the young and elderly, and rightfully so. Brian and Ian also talked about the financial impact the outbreak is having on millennials. (48:41-58:42): It’s easy to be bummed out by what you’re seeing on social media. Brian and Ian shared three ways to stop social media from stealing your joy. (58:42-1:09:21): Should Christians trust scientific experts? Brian and Ian shared a few principles that can help in dealing with that question. (1:09:21-1:16:03): Brian and Ian’s “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Reiland is the Executive Pastor at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He first partnered with the legendary John Maxwell for 20 years, as the Executive Pastor at Skyline Wesleyan Church located in San Diego. He then moved on to become the Vice President of Leadership and Church Development at Injoy. Dan also writes a blog to help encourage and pass on leadership insights that he has learned and acquired from his time in ministry. He has a passion for seeing leaders grow and become empowered in what God has called them too. In this episode, Mike Linch and Dan Reiland discuss his passion for developing leaders, things that he learned from working for John Maxwell, leadership lessons that he has learned along the way, and all the things that God is doing through him.