Spiritual Life and Leadership
Ministry leadership is about more than just growing your church or organization. It’s about participating in God’s mission in the world. But how can leaders know God’s mission or their unique place in it? Faithful ministry leadership is rooted in a life of deep and abiding faithfulness to Jesus. In “Spiritual Life and Leadership,” Markus Watson and his guests explore what it means to be faithful leaders whose ministry flows from their ever-deepening relationship with God.
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281. Learning Our Way Forward, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson
Send me a text! I’d love to know what you're thinking! Learn how small, daring experiments from the edges can spark meaningful change in your church—without sending everyone into panic mode. Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson discuss this quote from Raymond Chang in Ep. 164, Building a Future-Focused Church. "We recommend
280. Empowering Leaders for Creative Mission, with Shannon Kiser, author of Opening Space
Send me a text! I’d love to know what you're thinking! What do you do when the tried-and-true ways of doing church just aren’t working anymore? When everything you once relied on—Sunday services, eye-catching signage, the best coffee in the foyer—still leaves your church feeling disconnected from your community? In thi
279. The First Change Is You, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson
Send me a text! I’d love to know what you're thinking! Learn how real transformation in leadership begins when we shift our focus from what’s happening to us to what’s happening within us. Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson discuss this quote from Chuck DeGroat in Ep. 262, Fro Fired to Flourishing. “I had to turn my atten
278. Preaching in Today’s Post-Christian World, with Mark Glanville, author of Preaching in a New Key
Send me a text! I’d love to know what you're thinking! More and more, we find ourselves living in what we might call a post-Christian society. And more and more, preachers and ministry leaders are finding that the methods they were trained in don’t always resonate in a post-Christian context. In this episode, Mark Gl
277. From People Pleaser to Courageous Leader, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson
Send me a text! I’d love to know what you're thinking! Discover why true leadership means having the courage to make tough decisions—even when it means disappointing the people you care about most. Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson discuss this quote from Rich Stearns in Ep. 105, Courageous Leadership. "Leaders have to m
276. The Light and Dark Sides of Power, with Nicole Massie Martin, author of Nailing It
Send me a text! I’d love to know what you're thinking! In a world that celebrates rapid growth, platform-building, and constant success, it’s easy to take on leadership strategies that promise bigger, better, and faster results. But when these approaches clash with the invitation of Jesus to embrace the cross, where do