The Reclaimed Leader Podcast

Sometimes you have to make hard ministry decisions. What makes it harder is if you’re deciding based on emotions. If you know your why, it will lead you to clearer, better decisions and, in the end, can be a huge source of unity. It's about ruthlessly sticking to your why.

Do you ever feel discouraged because you don’t have enough people, money or resources? Then, you’ll want to listen to our interview today with Pastor Randy Gaumer, whose church began with 3 people and no paycheck, and has become a flourishing church of over 100. Maybe God can do a lot more than you ...

According to Barna’s research, Gen Z is turning the tide on church participation in America. Today we get the chance to talk with the co-hosts of the Broken Made Beautiful Podcast – Hailey Walden and Kat Villaluz, about life, faith, and how to help the next generation win.

How in the world are you supposed to get it all done? There are high expectations for pastors today – dare I say, demands that we feel every day. How do we cut through the noise and budget our time for what matters most. A few time-management tips for over-worked and over-whelmed leaders.

There’s a disease that plagues Elder Boards across the country. You may recognize it as Action Deficit Disorder – where information runs rampant but action and implementation are frozen in place. The good news? It can be cured. We’re talking about how to help our Boards move forward.

Well, the Easter eggs have all been found, and the marshmallow peeps eaten up, but what happened to all those church visitors? Getting people to come once isn’t as difficult as getting them to come back. So, how do you do it? By paying attention to these 10 things.

I know we talk about forward movement on the other side of Easter – outreach, discipleship, and summer plans. But, are you feeling like you just don’t have it in you? Have you lost the joy in your sense of call? Maybe you don’t just need a vacation. Maybe you need to discover joy again.

Research shows that only 30% of Christians in mainline churches read their bibles once a week. If scripture is sufficient for what we need to know about faith and life, how do we handle the ripple effect of Christians not engaging with scripture? Here are some ideas to help.

Last week, we started unpacking how to use good questions to get moving forward on adaptive change. It’s not just about best practices but about the right practices for us. Today we continue with part 2 of our series on using a question-based framework for leading change.

Leading adaptive change in the local church can be pretty disorienting and discouraging. Why? Because we don’t have all the answers. Today Jesse dives into a framework to help ask the right questions to start working on the right solutions.