Ryan and I jump in our first podcast back this season and discuss the stress of ministry. How does it sneak up on you? How do you overcome it? Check it out and let us know how you manage stress in leadership?

031: Pastor Clusters (with Gordon Donoho)

Feb 17th, 2017 29m 35s

Question for Gordon, Contact Gordon Donoho: [email protected] Resource: Books by John Maxwell, Andy Stanley, David Platt, Bill Hybels

030: Leading with Christ as the Leader (with David Carothers)

Feb 17th, 2017 34m 9s

Resource: Mark Buchanan, "The Rest of God" Contact David: [email protected]

029: Leading a Christ Centered Church vs a Rule Bounded Church (with Mark Baker)

Feb 17th, 2017 30m 41s

Mark Baker's New Book: Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures: Biblical Foundations and Practical Essentials: http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=5146 Resource: http://www.discipleshipandethics.com

028: Leading Men Lead The Church (with Scott Borman)

Nov 19th, 2016 27m 8s

Scott Borman has been in ministry for 33 years. He has worked as most pastor positions and loves seeing lives being changed for Christ. He loves hockey, golf and things with a stick where you can hit a ball or puck. Resource: Ray Johnston - Jes

027: In The Shadow Of The Olympic Gold Medal (with Cathy Ferguson)

Sep 27th, 2016 29m 38s

Today we speak with Cathy Ferguson and hear about her successes and trials to becoming an Olympic Gold Medalist. Cathy is the CEO at Girl Scouts of Central California South. She is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, speaker for FCA and loves wo

026: Leading Difficult People (with Bryan Feil)

Feb 23rd, 2016 30m 26s

Today we touch on how to leading difficult people with Bryan Feil. Bryan has been involved in serving Fresno, CA for many years being the co-director for Neighborhood industries. He currently is the CEO of Lanna Coffee, which works with a non-p

025: Leading Yourself In Self-Care (with Bob Willis)

Feb 17th, 2016 30m 56s

Today we talk about self-care with Bob Willis. Bob has been in ministry for over 37 years and is the Senior Pastor at Northpark Community Church in Fresno, CA. He has been married for 35 years to Maryellen and has two kids. He loves to stay act

024: Stepping Into Leadership (with Andrew Feil)

Feb 2nd, 2016 29m 20s

Today we talk about what it looks like to step into leadership with Andrew Feil. Andrew is the associate director of Every Neighborhood Partnership. Andrew has been a pastor for 8 years with various roles as a campus pastor, missions pastor and

023: Ministry Burnout and the Road to Recovery (with Teresa Watts)

Jan 26th, 2016 31m 52s

Today's topic is discussing burnout and recovery.This episode's guest is Teresa Watts. She is the worship minister at Woodard Park Baptist Church in Fresno, CA. She has been in ministry for 17 years. She is married to Daryl and they have two k

022: Mobilizing Leaders To Improve Cities (with H. Spees)

Jan 19th, 2016 29m 28s

Today's topic is about mobilizing leaders to improve cities. We discuss what it looks like to strategically impact cities with local leaders.This episode's guest is H. Spees. H. is currently the Senior Vice President of Network Growth and Dev

021: Cultivating a Healthy Staff: The Story of Northpointe Church, Part 2 (with Steve Williams)

Jan 12th, 2016 33m 4s

This is a two part series of hearing the story of Northpointe Community Church in Fresno, CA and discussing what is means to creating a healthy staff culture.Steve has been in ministry for over 45 years and has had roles as a senior pastor, as

BONUS: Death By Meeting

Jan 12th, 2016 39m 35s

In this bonus podcast we will discuss what makes a meeting awful and ways to create a productive meeting.Recommended Resources:Death By Meeting Patrick LencioniVisit us at www.dynamicleaders.net for episodes and updates.Contact us at:ourteam

020: Cultivating a Healthy Staff: The Story of Northpointe Church, Part 1 (with Steve Williams)

Jan 5th, 2016 31m 20s

019: Servant Leadership And Influence (with Brent Deffenbacher)

Dec 29th, 2015 33m 3s

Today's topic is servant leadership. If pride is a barrier then humility is the bridge to becoming a servant leader. And leadership is Influence. Without influence, leadership does not exist.Our guest is Brent Deffenbacher. Brent has been in m

018: Networking And Mentoring (wth Cathleen Lawler)

Dec 22nd, 2015 31m 11s

Today Cathleen Lawler gives us tips on how to Network and the importance of networking in ministry.Cathleen has been ministry for over 27 years. Currently she is the Missions and Outreach Pastor for Clovis Christian Church and a Chaplain for t

017: Leading Leaders (with Kit Maddox)

Dec 15th, 2015 32m 19s

Kit is currently a bi-vocational, as a pastor and a Wendy's district manager. He has been in ministry for 5 years. He is strong family man and spends time with his wife and daughter and loves to play volleyball.Kit's email: kit@encounterchurch

016: How To Lead Women To Be Women Of Influence (with Denise Baronian)

Dec 8th, 2015 27m 50s

Denise is currently the Women's Pastor at Encounter Church in Fresno, CA and works for Fresno Pacific University as the Associate Director of Regional Enrollment and Adjunct Instructor. She's been in ministry for over 25 years work with kids an

015: Leading Better Is Listening Better (with Tim Nuefeld)

Dec 1st, 2015 29m 48s

Tim is currently the associate professor of ministry at Fresno Pacific University. He has been in ministry for 15 years including youth camps, teaching and worship leading. He loves U2 and lots of music is played in his home with his family.Ti

014: Reaching The Unchurched (with Brian Ross)

Nov 24th, 2015 34m 51s

Brian Ross is currently the Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministries at Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. He has had 17 years of ministry experience as a church planter and associate pastor. He is an amateur film buff and loves Ohio State foo

013: To Lead Like Jesus, You Must Be Like Jesus (with Rick Taylor)

Nov 17th, 2015 28m 25s

Rick has been in ministry for over 44 years as a youth pastor, associate pastor, senior pastor camp director, area director of an Evangelism/Discipleship ministry, equipping pastor and an adjunct professor for both Dallas theological seminary a

012: Dangers Of Church Comparison (with Shawn Beaty)

Nov 10th, 2015 28m 47s

Shawn Beaty is currently the Senior Pastor at Clovis Hill Community Church in Clovis, CA. He has over 20 years in ministry from musician to youth ministry to church planter to senior pastor. He is also the Executive Board Chair of California So

011: God's "Plan A" For You (with Scott Gossenberger)

Nov 3rd, 2015 35m 35s

Scott Gossenberger is the Student Ministries Pastor and part of the Teaching Team at New Covenant Community Church in Fresno, CA. He has had roles as a senior pastor, youth pastor and adjunct professor at Vanguard University. Currently, he and

BONUS: Making Time For Who You're Called To Be

Oct 27th, 2015 35m 20s

In this bonus podcast we will talk about how to schedule who God has called us to be instead of just life's daily and demanding tasks. We discuss the benefits of a good calendar, risks of keep a bad one and how cut the things that drain you and

010: Slow Down and Listen: How To Lead People Through Healing (with Dave Obwald)

Oct 27th, 2015 34m 3s

Dave is the Pastoral Care Director at the Well Community Church. He has been in ministry for 7 years and loves people finding recovery through Christ and see the body of Christ work together. He loves hiking, swimming and playing with his kids.