Ministry Leaders Podcast Community Bible Church of Northern Westchester
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- 宗教/スピリチュアル
Practical and biblical 5-10 min trainings for volunteer church leaders—elders, deacons, etc. This podcast began at Community Bible Church in Westchester, NY to train our new elders, but we quickly realized it is relevant to a much larger audience.
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40 Leaders as intercessors
Have you ever gotten frustrated as a leader that people aren’t following very well? Moses did. But when the people he was leading rebelled, Moses did something amazingly humble and Christ-like. In this episode, we explore our temptations to give up on people in frustration, and God’s challenge to us through Moses to pray that God will give them better than they deserve.
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39 People are the mission
“My job would be great if weren’t for the people,” we’ve heard people jokingly say. Ideas, things, systems—they cooperate better than people. Have you ever fallen into the trap in ministry of prioritizing other things over people when people are annoying, disappointing, or in the way? In this episode, we seek to get our focus clear on the importance of people in God’s mission.
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38 Lead gently
While the care we are called to provide as Christian leaders is much more than emotional support, that doesn't mean it should be cold or heartless. Rather we are called to lead gently. This episode explores the challenges and importance of gentle leadership.
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37 When caring isn't caring
Providing emotional support and care for people is part of what we do as Christian leaders. But when is the care we offer not really caring? In this episode, we explore a couple pitfalls to avoid in caring and refocus ourselves on the goal and purpose of "pastoral care."
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36 Defining success for ministry leadership
When it comes to leadership, how do we define success? In today's episode, we look beyond ourselves to see what success might look like in terms of those we lead.
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35 How do we make disciples?
Jesus told us to prioritize making disciples, but how do we do that today? Do we have to quit our jobs and walk around from town to town in groups of 12s? Is a well-planned worship service enough? In today's episode we look at three key ingredients for any effort to make disciples.