Townsend Institute Podcast Series

Townsend Institute
Townsend Institute Podcast Series

The Townsend Institute Podcast Series (TIPS) is a podcast geared toward providing past, current, and potential students, as well as the general public, with helpful “TIPs” for their personal and professional lives. Recorded in a conversational tone, but with some research support, listeners will gain insight into popular leadership, coaching and counseling topics. Podcast guests will share their research, experiences and stories.

  1. 046 | Dr. Gary Chapman: 5 Love Languages

    5 DAYS AGO

    046 | Dr. Gary Chapman: 5 Love Languages

    Hey there, TIPS listeners! Dr. Townsend, Ashlie, and Gilbert are taking a one-episode break in our ongoing Presidential Series to sit down with Dr. Gary Chapman, the author of the renowned book "The Five Love Languages.” Since its publication in 1992, “The Five Love Languages” has sold over twenty million copies, has been on the New York Times bestsellers list since 2007, and has been tailored for many different contexts including kids, teenagers, military personnel, and the workplace. Join us as Dr. Chapman shares insights on how to identify love languages and emphasizes that understanding and speaking a person's love language can significantly improve relationships. So, as Valentine's Day approaches, get ready to dive into the world of love languages with Dr. Gary Chapman and discover practical ways to express and experience love in your relationships. Let’s get started! Links: The Five Love Languages Love Languages - Free Quizzes ------- The Townsend Institute at Concordia University Irvine offers fully accredited online graduate degrees and professional certificates in three content areas: Organizational Leadership, Executive Coaching and Consulting, and Counseling. Experience transformational education that operates at the crossroads of competence, character, and connection through the Townsend Institute’s life-changing counseling and leadership programs. To find out more, visit our website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.cui.edu/townsend⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Enjoying the podcast? We want your input! Please email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tipodcast@cui.edu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for any feedback or ideas you have on topics or guests you would like to learn from! ------- Episode music is "Psalm 1 (That Man)" featuring Tommy Walker, Ben Lange, & Kip Fox, produced by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Songwriter Initiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ of The Center for Worship Leadership at Concordia University Irvine.

    44 min
  2. 045 | Presidential Series: Rev. Dr. Mike Gibson, Pacific Southwest District - Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

    JAN 30

    045 | Presidential Series: Rev. Dr. Mike Gibson, Pacific Southwest District - Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

    We continue our Presidential Series here at TIPS by sitting down with Rev. Dr. Mike Gibson, president of the Pacific Southwest District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Rev. Dr. Gibson has been president of the PSD-LCMS since 2018, serving 300+ congregations and 160+ schools across Southern California, Arizona, and Southern Nevada. Listen in as Ashlie and Gilbert chat with him about his leadership strategies, beliefs, and the importance of patience and trust in God when serving as a leader. ------- The Townsend Institute at Concordia University Irvine offers fully accredited online graduate degrees and professional certificates in three content areas: Organizational Leadership, Executive Coaching and Consulting, and Counseling. Experience transformational education that operates at the crossroads of competence, character, and connection through the Townsend Institute’s life-changing counseling and leadership programs. To find out more, visit our website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.cui.edu/townsend⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Enjoying the podcast? We want your input! Please email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tipodcast@cui.edu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for any feedback or ideas you have on topics or guests you would like to learn from! ------- Episode music is "Psalm 1 (That Man)" featuring Tommy Walker, Ben Lange, & Kip Fox, produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Songwriter Initiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ of The Center for Worship Leadership at Concordia University Irvine.

    43 min
  3. 044 | Presidential Series: Dr. Michael Thomas, Concordia University Irvine

    JAN 16

    044 | Presidential Series: Dr. Michael Thomas, Concordia University Irvine

    In honor of our great country’s 60th Presidential Inauguration, TIPS is starting a three-part presidential series! Our first of three interviews is with Concordia University Irvine President Dr. Michael Thomas, who, as of this month, is celebrating his 5th anniversary with CUI. Although his academic interests include history and the classics, his approach to leadership and student engagement is anything but old. Join Dr. Townsend, Ashlie, and Gilbert as they chat with President Thomas about his first 5 years as president of CUI.  ------- The Townsend Institute at Concordia University Irvine offers fully accredited online graduate degrees and professional certificates in three content areas: Organizational Leadership, Executive Coaching and Consulting, and Counseling. Experience transformational education that operates at the crossroads of competence, character, and connection through the Townsend Institute’s life-changing counseling and leadership programs. To find out more, visit our website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.cui.edu/townsend⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Enjoying the podcast? We want your input! Please email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tipodcast@cui.edu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for any feedback or ideas you have on topics or guests you would like to learn from! ------- Episode music is "Psalm 1 (That Man)" featuring Tommy Walker, Ben Lange, & Kip Fox, produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Songwriter Initiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ of The Center for Worship Leadership at Concordia University Irvine.

    37 min
  4. 043 | Matt Popovits: Junk Drawer Jesus

    JAN 2

    043 | Matt Popovits: Junk Drawer Jesus

    Happy New Year TIPSters! In the first TIPS episode of 2025, Ashlie and Gilbert welcome to the podcast Pastor Matt Popovits, founder of Make It Simple⁠ Ministry, which is “committed to sharing the Christian message in a clear and compelling way and equipping others for effective communication and confident leadership.” Matt talks with us about his new book, Junk Drawer Jesus: Discarding Your Spiritual Clutter and Rediscovering the Supremacy of Grace⁠, and he shares two common religious junk drawer items, the scale and the party hat, as examples of how to examine the religious clutter of our lives and compare it to the person and promises of Jesus. Join us as we dive into our junk drawers to kick off the new year! Links: Website: Make It Simple Ministry Podcast: Make It Simple Podcast Book: Junk Drawer Jesus: Discarding Your Spiritual Clutter and Rediscovering the Supremacy of Grace⁠ ------- The Townsend Institute at Concordia University Irvine offers fully accredited online graduate degrees and professional certificates in three content areas: Organizational Leadership, Executive Coaching and Consulting, and Counseling. Experience transformational education that operates at the crossroads of competence, character, and connection through the Townsend Institute’s life-changing counseling and leadership programs. To find out more, visit our website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.cui.edu/townsend⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Enjoying the podcast? We want your input! Please email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tipodcast@cui.edu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for any feedback or ideas you have on topics or guests you would like to learn from! ------- Episode music is "Psalm 1 (That Man)" featuring Tommy Walker, Ben Lange, & Kip Fox, produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Songwriter Initiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ of The Center for Worship Leadership at Concordia University Irvine.

    32 min
  5. 041 | Dr. Jeff Held: Snowballing Opportunities to Lead

    12/05/2024

    041 | Dr. Jeff Held: Snowballing Opportunities to Lead

    This week Ashlie and Gilbert talk with Concordia University Irvine's own Dr. Jeff Held. Dr. Held is a music professor, the Director of Arts Activities, the Director of Orchestral Activities, and also the Assistant Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences. By serving in so many roles you know Dr. Held has learned a few things about leadership amidst the snowballing responsibilities he shoulders while deftly wielding his conductor's baton. Listen in as we talk with Dr. Jeff Held! Link to past (and the upcoming!) Concordia Christmas Specials: A Concordia Christmas About Dr. Jeff Held Jeff Held is a multi-faceted leader and professor at Concordia University Irvine. He leads Arts Activities and Music as an Assistant Dean in the School of Arts and Sciences. In that role, he has led the music faculty as they have made significant contributions to the build-out of the music department to its full scope, including an innovative music major, accreditation with NASM, major facilities upgrades, and student enrollment growth. He also supports the faculty of the art, graphic art, theatre, and dance programs. Dr. Held is the music director of both the Concordia Wind Orchestra and the Concordia Symphony Orchestra. Since his appointment in 2005 as the founding full-time faculty member of these ensembles, he has established a programming structure that puts students in many orchestral ensemble roles - encompassing wind orchestra, symphony orchestra, baroque, church, and chamber music. Utilizing creative combinations of all of these options, he has become one of the most creative concert programmers for collegiate music ensembles, to the delight and edification of audiences and performers. In a teaching capacity, Dr. Held introduces many students to the vast world of music and its history through his online class, MUS 112: Music in the Liberal Arts. This class serves Concordia's Q&I curriculum by addressing the question, "Why Art?" Dr. Held also prepares music majors to conduct orchestras. Dr. Held received the Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education from Boston University. His research interest was comparing learning atmospheres for music majors between large and small universities. He received a master's degree from The American Band College at Southern Oregon University and an undergraduate degree in music from Valparaiso University. In addition, he completed the Lutheran Teaching Colloquy from Concordia University Irvine. His career began as band director and music department chairman at Orange Lutheran High School, where he established a prominent concert band, jazz band, and handbell ensemble. ------- The Townsend Institute at Concordia University Irvine offers fully accredited online graduate degrees and professional certificates in three content areas: Organizational Leadership, Executive Coaching and Consulting, and Counseling. Experience transformational education that operates at the crossroads of competence, character, and connection through the Townsend Institute’s life-changing counseling and leadership programs. To find out more, visit our website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.cui.edu/townsend⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Enjoying the podcast? We want your input! Please email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tipodcast@cui.edu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for any feedback or ideas you have on topics or guests you would like to learn from! ------- Episode music is "Psalm 1 (That Man)" featuring Tommy Walker, Ben Lange, & Kip Fox, produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Songwriter Initiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ of The Center for Worship Leadership at Concordia University Irvine.

    41 min
  6. 040 | Dr. Henry Cloud: A Long Time Coming

    11/14/2024

    040 | Dr. Henry Cloud: A Long Time Coming

    No other guest on TIPS has stronger professional and personal ties to Dr. Townsend than his close friend Dr. Henry Cloud. In their 40+ year history as friends, colleagues, and co-authors John and Henry have authored dozens of books helping individuals live healthier and more fruitful lives. Settle in with Ashlie and Gilbert as Dr. Cloud talks about his latest book, Why I Believe: A Psychologist's Thoughts on Suffering, Miracles, Science, and Faith, as well as the genesis of "Ralph," the system he and John developed over many years that connects the principles of psychology to the truths laid out in the Bible. With fun stories about his and John's younger days as college roommates thrown in the mix, you don't want to miss this long-awaited episode with Dr. Henry Cloud. About Dr. Cloud "Dr. Henry Cloud is an acclaimed leadership expert, clinical psychologist and New York Times bestselling author. His 45 books, including the iconic Boundaries, have sold nearly 20 million copies worldwide. He has an extensive executive coaching background and experience as a leadership consultant, devoting the majority of his time working with CEOs, leadership teams, and executives to improve performance, leadership skills and culture." www.drcloud.com/about ------- The Townsend Institute at Concordia University Irvine offers fully accredited online graduate degrees and professional certificates in three content areas: Organizational Leadership, Executive Coaching and Consulting, and Counseling. Experience transformational education that operates at the crossroads of competence, character, and connection through the Townsend Institute’s life-changing counseling and leadership programs. To find out more, visit our website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.cui.edu/townsend⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Enjoying the podcast? We want your input! Please email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tipodcast@cui.edu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for any feedback or ideas you have on topics or guests you would like to learn from! ------- Episode music is "Psalm 1 (That Man)" featuring Tommy Walker, Ben Lange, & Kip Fox, produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Songwriter Initiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ of The Center for Worship Leadership at Concordia University Irvine.

    1h 5m
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The Townsend Institute Podcast Series (TIPS) is a podcast geared toward providing past, current, and potential students, as well as the general public, with helpful “TIPs” for their personal and professional lives. Recorded in a conversational tone, but with some research support, listeners will gain insight into popular leadership, coaching and counseling topics. Podcast guests will share their research, experiences and stories.

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