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Many young people feel helpless and hopeless. Our kids must be equipped with more than resilience and positivity. Author Lori Wildenberg joins Bill for a sobering conversation on mental health in the youth and how to bring God into the solution, through her book Messy Hope: Help Your Child Overcome Anxiety, Depression, or Suicidal Ideation. Then Bill welcomes Gary L. McIntosh to discuss the complex and demanding role, of being a pastor--especially when they are on their own, through his book, The Solo Pastor.
An interview with Gary L. McIntosh about the principles in his new book, The Solo Pastor: Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges of Leading a Church Alone. In this episode, Karl Vaters talks with Dr. McIntosh about: The relentlessness of being a solo pastor How influence works in the solo-pastor church What expectations people have of the solo pastor Our connectedness to the congregation The great hopefulness of solo-pastoring Support This Work: Visit the Website Subscribe to weekly Newsletter Contribute financially at KarlVaters.com/support Visit our Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
An interview with Gary L. McIntosh about the principles in his new book, The Solo Pastor: Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges of Leading a Church Alone. In this episode, Karl Vaters talks with Dr. McIntosh about: The relentlessness of being a solo pastor How influence works in the solo-pastor church What expectations people have of the solo pastor Our connectedness to the congregation The great hopefulness of solo-pastoring Support This Work: Visit the Website Subscribe to weekly Newsletter Contribute financially at KarlVaters.com/support Visit our Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter are joined by Josh Patterson, the Lead Pastor over Ministry Leadership at The Village Church and co-author of the book Creature of the Word. During their conversation, they discuss Josh’s leadership journey that lead him to the Village Church, and how to learn through failure, how to slow down and reflect on your leadership journey, and how to lead as the #2 guy as a strategic leader. QUOTES FROM EPISODE 8: “Starting in 2003, there was pretty tremendous growth. We grew at about 1,000 people a year for over a decade.” “Leaders grow through challenges. We were all in over our heads.” “As the organization grows, it forces the leaders to grow. And as leaders grow, it forces change into the organization.” “Leaders navigate and negotiate change.” “We must own our failures and walk humbly through them.” “Failure is hard, but if you are going to enter into the arena of leadership, you can expect to fall.” “The leaders I don’t trust the most are the ones who cannot own and admit their leadership failures.” “Preaching is not the only gift a church needs. It also needs strategic leaders and thinkers.” “Anybody can come up with a great vision. It’s a whole different thing to strategically lead toward that vision.” “There are some who lead because they preach, and there are some who preach because they lead.” RESOURCES MENTIONED What Leaders Really Do by John Kotter Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership by Gary L. McIntosh and Samuel D. Rima Daring Greatly by Brene Brown Creature of the Word by Eric Geiger, Matt Chandler, and Josh Patterson
Do you ever feel like your ministry is less significant because it isn't as big as others your see? Let's get real, youth ministry has enough challenges on its own without throwing in the struggle of size. But the truth is that you can be extremely effective in youth ministries of any size. Certainly, youth ministries of all sizes bring unique advantages and challenges. This week Stephen Hale from the Youth Ministry: Small Church podcast joins the show to specifically look at the advantages and challenges of youth ministry in small churches. Don't buy the lie. You can absolutely be successful and thrive in youth ministry in small churches, and in this episode we dive into common myths, share experiences serving in small churches, and give some help and practical advice to help navigate unique challenges you find when doing youth ministry in small churches. Links mentioned: The Super Secret Longer Haul Podcast Facebook Group (that you should join) youthministrysmallchurch.com Resources mentioned: Sustainable Youth Ministry by Mark DeVries Why They Stay by Steve Parr Smaller Church Youth Ministry: No Staff, No Money, No Problem! by Stephanie Caro Taking Your Church to the Next Level: What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Gary L. McIntosh SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR! YM360.com YM360 is the premier provider of youth ministry Bible study curriculum, student devotionals, Disciple Now resources, youth leader development, and summer camp experiences through GENERATE Camp by YM360. Check out YOUTH MINISTRY THREE SIXTY at YM360.com. For being a loyal listener use promo code: LONGERHAUL for 20% off your next order. some exclusions apply. HELP OTHER YOUTH PASTORS! If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any future episodes, and please share it. Also, please leave an honest review for The Longer Haul Youth Ministry Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They help others know the value of the show, and we read each and every one of them.
Pride is deadly and it's much easier to see in others than yourself. Learn how you can identify it in yourself and what you can do about it. *Links From Episode* Mark on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/MarkHunnicutt ) Mark on Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/markhunnicutt/ ) newpointe.org ( http://newpointe.org ) Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership: How to Become an Effective Leader by Confronting Potential Failures ( https://www.amazon.com/Overcoming-Dark-Side-Leadership-Confronting/dp/0801068355/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&keywords=overcoming+the+dark+side+of+leadership&qid=1487036854&sr=8-1 ) by Gary L. McIntosh and Samuel D. Rima A Tale of Three Kings: A Study in Brokenness ( https://www.amazon.com/Tale-three-Kings-Study-Brokenness/dp/0842369082/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&keywords=a+tale+of+three+kings&qid=1487036974&s=books&sr=1-1 ) by Gene Edwards *Key Learnings* * Pride is not always a bad thing within the proper context. * Pride is a self-dependence upon yourself. * Pride is hard to detect in your life so you need people who can see it in you. * There is a direct relationship between the insecure you experience and how prideful you are. * It's far easier to recognize pride in someone else's life than in our own life. * Empathy is essential for dealing with pride in other people. *Quotes* If you are always the hero at the end of the day you are probably dealing with pride. @MarkHunnicutt @LearnersPodcast Click to Tweet ( http://ctt.ec/b76ip ) If I'm insecure I don't see me the way God sees me. @MarkHunnicutt @LearnersPodcast Click to Tweet ( http://ctt.ec/j2RMA ) Beware of the man who preaches repentance, but never repents. @MarkHunnicutt @LearnersPodcast Click to Tweet ( http://ctt.ec/2RN6M ) *New Episode Every Tuesday* Subscribe ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-learners-corner-podcast/id1191180253?mt=2 ) for free and never miss and episode. Leave us a rating and review on iTunes! ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-learners-corner-podcast/id1191180253?mt=2 ) It's the best way for us to expand this conversation and it helps us learn how we can better help you. Continue the conversation with us during the week through Twitter! ( https://twitter.com/LearnersPodcast )