Leading From Alignment

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A podcast from Converge Coaching. Through their more than 50 years of ministry experience, Jim Wiegand and John Opalewski bring Pastors weekly tips and tools to help lead better, lead longer, and enjoy it more.

  1. hace 5 días

    Episode 349: Developing a Consistent Prayer Life – Interview w/ Craig Owens

    Prayer is essential to ministry—but building a consistent prayer life isn't always easy. In this episode, Craig Owens shares insights from his new book, Developing a Consistent Prayer Life, offering practical, biblical encouragement for pastors and ministry leaders. Discover why prayer isn't about getting predictable results—it's about walking faithfully with God every day. If you're longing for a deeper, more consistent prayer life, this conversation is for you.

  2. 18 ago

    Episode 348: Why Postponing Hard Conversations Is Costing You – Part 3

    In the final episode of our Navigating Conflict series, we explore the third story every leader tells—not to themselves or to the person at the center of the conflict, but to everyone else affected by it. When conflict affects a team, staff, or congregation, people naturally have questions. How you communicate in those moments will either strengthen trust or unintentionally undermine it. The challenge is finding the balance between being appropriately transparent while honoring confidentiality and the dignity of those involved.

  3. 11 ago

    Episode 347: Why Postponing Hard Conversations Is Costing You – Part 2

    Few pastors enjoy difficult conversations, but every pastor must learn how to navigate them well. The way you navigate conflict doesn't just impact the issue at hand—it shapes your church's health, your own well-being, and the spiritual growth of everyone involved. In this week's episode, we unpack six practical, biblical principles for leading through conflict with wisdom and grace.

  4. 4 ago

    Episode 346: Why Postponing Hard Conversations Is Costing You – Part 1

    Ministry and conflict go hand in hand. Difficult conversations, challenging people, and tough decisions are simply part of leading God's people. The question isn't if you'll face conflict . . . it's how you'll navigate it. In this week's episode, we explore a healthier approach to conflict that begins with your identity. When you remember that your worth is rooted in who you belong to, not what you accomplish, you can stop reacting out of fear, defensiveness, or self-criticism. Instead, you can approach conflict with clarity, courage, and a perspective that sees challenges as opportunities for growth. If you've ever postponed a hard conversation, wrestled with people decisions, or felt drained by ongoing conflict, this episode will give you practical and biblical insights to help you lead with greater confidence and peace.

  5. 28 jul

    Episode 345: From Success to Succession

    The people you lead are constantly taking cues from your inner life. Your level of peace, joy, health, and emotional resilience has a profound impact on the culture around you. In other words, healthy leaders tend to reproduce healthy leaders. In today's episode, we explore why the pathway to developing a healthy leadership pipeline begins with you. We'll discuss the concept of limbic resonance, why leaders never outgrow their need for meaningful connection, and three practical behaviors that help leaders cultivate greater health.

  6. 21 jul

    Episode 344: Necessary Endings in Your Personal Life – Interview w/ Dr. Ralph Neighbour

    Sometimes the most loving thing we can do is let go. In this week's podcast, Dr. Ralph Neighbour joins us for a candid conversation about one of the hardest realities of life: endings. Why do we cling to situations that are no longer healthy? How do we know when an ending is necessary rather than impulsive? And how do we grieve well when it's time to move on? If you're wrestling with a relationship, role, season, or dream that may have run its course, this episode offers wisdom, clarity, and hope for what comes next.

  7. 14 jul

    Episode 343: Necessary Endings in Your Professional Life – Interview w/ Dr. Ralph Neighbour

    Most leaders aren't afraid of starting new things. They're afraid of ending old ones. We keep unhealthy ministries alive. We tolerate programs that drain energy and resources. We hold on to good activities that no longer serve the mission. Why? Because leaders often wrestle with the tension between being a shepherd who cares deeply for people and a leader who must make difficult decisions to steward the organization’s mission and vision. In this week's episode, we invite Dr. Ralph Neighbour to the podcast to unpack the powerful insights from Henry Cloud's book, Necessary Endings, and discuss why healthy leadership requires healthy endings.

  8. 30 jun

    Episode 342: Offense or Accountability?

    In today’s episode we challenge a reflex most of us don’t even realize we have . . . the instinct to label discomfort as offense. Not everything that stings is harmful, and not every hard conversation is a wrong done to you. Sometimes, what feels like offense is accountability knocking at your door. And if we’re not careful, we’ll reject the very thing designed to help us grow. Today we unpack the difference between being wronged and simply being called higher.

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A podcast from Converge Coaching. Through their more than 50 years of ministry experience, Jim Wiegand and John Opalewski bring Pastors weekly tips and tools to help lead better, lead longer, and enjoy it more.

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    Converge Coaching
  • Años de actividad
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodios
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