Bible Leadership Podcast

You only get one life. How can you use it to make a big impact? In this podcast, we’re going to look at three questions you can ask to develop your spiritual gifts so you can focus on doing what only you can do.You can also watch this post as a video here ▶️  https://youtu.be/SUG_nMvHM_cLove the Bible Leadership Podcast? Consider becoming a patron for as little as $3 per month!In today’s episode, Pastor Carter reminds us- YOLO. To fulfill our purpose, the questions we ask are key. Listen to this valuable message to hear how to ask the right questions to develop your God-given gifts. The Church needs you to do what only you can, to make an impact for Christ.Watch your priorities, you don’t come first. // Commencement speakers are always telling young people, ‘Follow your passions. Be true to yourself’. While this sounds great, and you shouldn’t waste your life trying to be someone else, make sure you’re not making yourself the priority. When you put yourself first, your life will begin and end with ‘self’. The

In our hurting world, we have endless opportunities to minister to others, and it's so needed. But, are you taking advantage of the authority given to you to minister like Jesus? Pastor Jamie Wamsley shares a simple but profound model, a step by step how-to partner with God to encourage others in a way we alone are utterly incapable.Love the Bible Leadership Podcast? Consider becoming a patron for as little as $3 per month!SHOW NOTES ⤵️Welcome to BLP. In today’s episode, Pastor Carter and Pastor Jamie Wamsley explore how to partner with the Holy Spirit while ministering, to be a clearer conduit for God’s transformative work. Pastor Jamie currently serves as Associate Senior Pastor at The Chapel, a multi-site church in Chicagoland, where he has been on staff for 23 years.Jesus’ Model of Ministry. // When we examine scripture, we see Jesus didn't wave a magic wand and heal many. He talked, prayed, and laid hands on individual by individual. He did ministry by the thousands, but person by person. We&ap

It’s always an advantage to consider the tactics of the enemy, and one often overlooked device is his commitment to WEAR YOU DOWN.Love the Bible Leadership Podcast? Consider becoming a patron for as little as $3 per month!Support the show Follow us on Socials:  @bibleleaderpodCheck out our website: Bibleleadership.comSign up for our newsletter:  http://bit.ly/3NmVmNM

How would you rate your Kingdom comprehension? Is Christianity simply a box we check, a free pass to heaven, or is there more to the story? Join Pastors Carter and Jamie Wamsley as they delve deep into what Jesus' Gospel shows us about the Kingdom of God and what it could mean to the Church and our lives, today. Love the Bible Leadership Podcast? Consider becoming a patron for as little as $3 per month!SHOW NOTESWelcome to BLP. In today’s episode, Pastor Carter and Pastor Jamie Wamsley discuss the theology of the Kingdom and how leaders can access its full resources, beyond just the basics. Pastor Jamie currently serves as Associate Senior Pastor at The Chapel, a multi-site church in Chicagoland, where he has been on staff for 23 years.Ministry of Jesus // When ministry gets busy and you’re drawing more and more people, it can feel like you’re on a gerbil wheel. Externally one can see God is at work, but internally you can feel exhausted and spent. John Wimber, in his book The Way In is the Way On, write

You’ve been through the fire, tried all the steps, done all you know to do, and yet your situation didn’t change, the thorn in your flesh hasn’t been removed, and your righteousness hasn’t shown like the sun (Psalm 37:6). Welcome to one of the very last and hardest things to do in a trial – the part where you surrender the ending. This is an excerpt from the e-book When Your World Caves In. You can purchase the e-book at the Bible Leadership Store or on Amazon Kindle.Love the Bible Leadership Podcast? Consider becoming a patron for as little as $3 per month!Support the show Follow us on Socials:  @bibleleaderpodCheck out our website: Bibleleadership.comSign up for our newsletter:  http://bit.ly/3NmVmNM

What do we do when the world has caved in but no one, not even God, seems to be willing to come dig us out?This is an excerpt from the e-book When Your World Caves In. You can purchase the e-book at the Bible Leadership Store or on Amazon Kindle.Love the Bible Leadership Podcast? Consider becoming a patron for as little as $3 per month!Support the show Follow us on Socials:  @bibleleaderpodCheck out our website: Bibleleadership.comSign up for our newsletter:  http://bit.ly/3NmVmNM

We're going to look at one thing that NEW LEADERS MISS and how to grow that area into a STRENGTH.Love the Bible Leadership Podcast? Consider becoming a Patron for as little as $3 per month!Support the show Follow us on Socials:  @bibleleaderpodCheck out our website: Bibleleadership.comSign up for our newsletter:  http://bit.ly/3NmVmNM

HOW we go THROUGH the crucible determines how valuable it is and how we come out on the other side.This is an excerpt from the e-book When Your World Caves In. You can purchase the e-book at the Bible Leadership Store or on Amazon Kindle.Love the Bible Leadership Podcast? Consider becoming a patron for as little as $3 per month!Support the show Follow us on Socials:  @bibleleaderpodCheck out our website: Bibleleadership.comSign up for our newsletter:  http://bit.ly/3NmVmNM

Have you ever been in a long-term trial? Have you ever questioned God's goodness?God's sovereignty? God's heart?Me too.So what do we do when our world caves in?**Love the Bible Leadership Podcast? Consider becoming a Patron for as little as $3 per month!You can also purchase this series as an e-book on Amazon Kindle.Support the show Follow us on Socials:  @bibleleaderpodCheck out our website: Bibleleadership.comSign up for our newsletter:  http://bit.ly/3NmVmNM

What do we do when God's timing seems VERY SLOW in coming?Love the Bible Leadership Podcast? Consider becoming a Patron for as little as $3 per month!Support the show Follow us on Socials:  @bibleleaderpodCheck out our website: Bibleleadership.comSign up for our newsletter:  http://bit.ly/3NmVmNM

Words oftentimes matter more than we realize, am I right? While it's tempting to shy away, these two types of discussions will change your leadership forever. Here's how to shift perspective and take hold of these opportunities to build up and care for your people and the church. All for the glory of Jesus!Love the Bible Leadership Podcast? Consider becoming a Patron for as little as $3 per month!SHOW NOTES• Hard conversations, embrace them. // No one likes to have difficult conversations and our natural tendency is to avoid them, hoping the problem will resolve itself, which only makes matters worse. It’s important to step in quickly and address the issue. Remember that confrontation, when it comes from a Christian leader, comes from a place of caring. You’re calling others to a standard, as Christ-followers, and helping shape emerging leaders... [Read More]Support the show Follow us on Socials:  @bibleleaderpodCheck out our website: Bibleleadership.comSign up for our newsletter:  http://bit.l

In this episode, Chris Rivers speaks with Mark Carter and discusses the building blocks for making good decisions. Chris is the founder of CultureBus, which he created to help teams create tools to ensure a forward-moving culture.Chris and Mark also discuss the Fierce Code, which is our cultural compact and act as core values that guide our decision making.Along with this episode comes the Making Good Decisions Tool, generously provided by CutureBus. You can access it here.Love the Bible Leadership Podcast? Consider becoming a Patron for as little as $3 per month!EPISODE RESOURCES:CultureBusTools.ccThe Fierce CodeSwordgirl ConferenceBuilt to Last by Jim CollinsNew to Fierce? Exploring Jesus? Want to support Fierce Church? Support the show Follow us on Socials:  @bibleleaderpodCheck out our website: Bibleleadership.comSign up for our newsletter:  http://bit.ly/3NmVmNM

Who Is On Your Board Of Directors?When Change is Unexpected Part 2 (Read at: https://www.bibleleadership.com/who-is-on-your-board-of-directors/)For the leader, the job of asking questions is probably never done.Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is victory. - (Proverbs 11:14 NASB95)A lack of perspective outside of our own can lead to a fall. This is because, especially when change is coming on suddenly, we are more likely to respond in emotion or impulse, potentially making decisions that could be difficult to undo.Gather DataOne of the most important things we can do when navigating change is to get good information about what may be coming, and how we can respond in wisdom.Elmer towns wrote,“You make good decisions on good information. You make bad decisions on bad information. (Towns, Fasting for Spiritual Breakthrough, 65)Because we need trusted perspective that is beyond our own, we must have a plan to bring others to our personal leadership table.  Is the th

In the rush and temptation to 'make it all happen', are you owning too much of your leadership results? How do we put ourselves aside, allowing God do what only He can do, in and through us? In part 2 of this series, Carter and Erin Thompson delve into how to lead from a place of ultimate security and freedom in Christ.Love the Bible Leadership Podcast? Consider becoming a Patron for as little as $3 per month!Show Notes | Get the PDF1. How to stay coachable and not take personal criticism too personally.Don’t find your value in your performance.Be secure in how God made you.Encourage and celebrate.2. Keep taking the next, right step.God’s got this, take steps.God has purpose in His timing.Support the show Follow us on Socials:  @bibleleaderpodCheck out our website: Bibleleadership.comSign up for our newsletter:  http://bit.ly/3NmVmNM

In a world of comparison and competition, it's easy to feel not good enough, different, or like we're somehow falling short of God's expectations or desires. In this episode, Carter interviews Erin Thompson about her journey from insecurity and false guilt to leading from her identity in Christ and His deep love for her.Love the Bible Leadership Podcast? Consider becoming a Patron for as little as $3 per month!Show NotesWelcome to BLP. Today, Pastor Carter interviews Erin Nicole Thompson. She is a wife, mother, author, speaker, and leader alongside her husband and pastor, David, at The Chapel, a local multi-site church. Erin wrote the Bible study Daughters: Your Identity Rescued, Your Value Restored.In this episode, they discuss overcoming personal insecurities, through grounding ourselves in our identity in Christ, and the repercussions this has on our leadership in and out of the church.You have to know who you are in Christ. // You may feel different from other people- whether it’s taller, b

In the final episode in this series, Brandon and Carter got together again to discuss two more leadership principles they wish they'd known when they started out in ministry. Even if you're not in a church planting context, these lessons are applicable to leaders in every season.Love the Bible Leadership Podcast? Consider becoming a Patron for as little as $3 per month!Support the show Follow us on Socials:  @bibleleaderpodCheck out our website: Bibleleadership.comSign up for our newsletter:  http://bit.ly/3NmVmNM

Carter and Brandon discuss two more lessons learned in the early years of a church plant: 1) be sure to get wisdom, coaching and vision, and 2) be slow to trust people who brag; everybody starts at the bottom.Love the Bible Leadership Podcast? Consider becoming a Patron for as little as $3 per month!Show NotesWelcome to BLP. Today, Pastor Carter interviews Brandon Adkins, his partner in planting the church, ten years ago. Brandon is Worship Pastor at Fierce Church.Wisdom, Coaching, Vision. // Lean into these three categories and seek each of them out, you will not lose your leadership authority by doing so. Instead, you will limit your options by relying only upon yourself. Proverbs 11:14 (NASB) Where there is no guidance, the people fall, But in abundance of counselors, there is victory. Ask, “How else might we solve this?”, God speaks and leads through other people. Ask for advice, especially in your areas of weakness or where you might be overlooking details. Hire or find a free(ish) coach, they will provi

So, you want to start a church or you're in the first several years of a church plant? Carter and Brandon discuss four lessons lived and learned over the past ten years since their church plant partnership.Love the Bible Leadership Podcast? Consider becoming a Patron for as little as $3 per month!Show NotesWelcome to BLP. Today, Pastor Carter interviews Brandon Adkins, his partner in planting the church, ten years ago. Brandon is Worship Pastor at Fierce Church.In this episode, Carter and Brandon discuss four lessons they learned over the years, that in retrospect may seem really obvious, but come from God-given wisdom based on experience.Jesus over “likes”. // When you work toward the goal of popularity, especially in the form of social media attention or “likes”, it can distract your mindset and motives from what’s important. Remember the difference from what is fleeting and what is lasting, what is world-pleasing and what is Jesus-pleasing. Whose applause are you seeking? Are you focusing more on imag

As we near the end of the year, we thought it’d be fun to take a look back at the preaching highlights of 2019. We hope the Lord uses it to encourage you!Love the Bible Leadership Podcast? Consider becoming a Patron for as little as $3 per month!Support the show Follow us on Socials:  @bibleleaderpodCheck out our website: Bibleleadership.comSign up for our newsletter:  http://bit.ly/3NmVmNM

We know a Sabbath is vital to the health of a leader and their ministry, but how do we actually do it? What activities do we do on a Sabbath? How does it work? In this episode, Carter and special guest Rick Egbert conclude their discussion about the importance of Sabbath and offer some practical tips for success.Love the Bible Leadership Podcast? Consider becoming a Patron for as little as $3 per month!Show NotesWelcome to BLP. Today, Pastor Carter interviews Rick Egbert, a mental health counselor, and former pastor, on staff for fifteen years at The Chapel, a local multi-site church. Rick is a wise coach and encourager and was integral in Carter’s planting of his church. In this episode, Carter and Rick finish their discussion about the importance of sabbath with some practical tips for success.Be practical and make it happen. // Newsflash, your Sabbath will not happen on its own. The day must be identified, scheduled, and protected. Rest both your body and mind. Slow down and enjoy a long soak in the Lord’s