The Reclaimed Leader Podcast

Have you ever experienced “death by meeting” or at least mortally wounded by meeting? Meetings can be a drain, but what if you could have greater impact with fewer meetings? Today we jump into how to optimize your meetings for mission movement.

Last week we talked about how to help Gen Z find Jesus. Today, we welcome the Dir. of Next Gen Ministries at Tower Hill Church, Lindsey Larkin, as she discusses what she’s seeing in ministry to teenagers and young adults. And, what to do if you’re struggling to reach them.

Last week we talked about how to reach young families, and we continue today by talking about reaching Gen Z. How are we calibrating our churches to speak to them? How are we including them in the life of the church? How are we translating Jesus into their language? A few ideas to get started.

So many of our older, established churches, have given up reaching young families. They say, "We’re just a small church, we don’t have the budget to reach them." But, they’re assuming it’s a resource problem - when in fact, it’s usually a willingness problem.

Pastors talk a lot about having healthy churches. But, what exactly does that look like? It’s not just about numbers it’s about fruitfulness. So, how do we discern the good fruit from the bad? The answer to that question is everything.

How do you know when a ministry is actually working? If it’s not, how do you know when to pivot to something else? Often, we don’t have good ways to measure the outcomes so we keep doing things in perpetuity. But, what if we got better at it? It just might help revitalize our churches.

Power tools are incredible – they can shorten a project exponentially, and, won’t tire you out like doing it by hand. And yet, pastors, for the sake of expedience or ease, tend to keep doing things without power tools.Today we’re reminding you about 3 leadership tools to help you move forward.

A lot of ministry challenges can afford to get put on the back burner. But, what happens when you have one that can’t wait? Today we walk through a challenge my church is facing so I can share the process we’ll be using to address it – so that you can apply that same process to whatever challenge yo...

One of the biggest challenges I hear from pastors (and that we are working through at my church) has to do with volunteers. Are we inviting, equipping, and appreciating them or do they leave feeling a little used and abused?

It’s resolution season, and it’s the perfect time to do a little inventory before jumping into the new year. Cleaning out the garage – what are you holding onto, letting go of, and making room for? We’re talking about how to get a great start on New Year’s opportunity.