The Effective Church Leaders Podcast
Religion & Spirituality Podcas
If you long to be the kind of leader who helps your church thrive, but feel ill-equipped and confused about what to do, The Effective Church Leaders Podcast will help. Each week, hosts, Kerry and Becky Holton, answer your questions and offer practical advice and insights to help you carry out your responsibilities as a church leader. Get better-equipped, lead more effectively, and help your church thrive!
Location:
United States
Description:
If you long to be the kind of leader who helps your church thrive, but feel ill-equipped and confused about what to do, The Effective Church Leaders Podcast will help. Each week, hosts, Kerry and Becky Holton, answer your questions and offer practical advice and insights to help you carry out your responsibilities as a church leader. Get better-equipped, lead more effectively, and help your church thrive!
Language:
English
Contact:
7733188436
Episodes
#167: Serve Your Community
4/6/2024
In this final episode in their series, "Community Outreach," Becky and Kerry discuss first, the legitimacy of churches addressing the felt needs of those in their communities. Then, they discuss several practical suggestions for how churches can serve people with the love of God. "Presence before preaching" is a concept church leaders should consider!
Duration:00:20:26
#166: Implement a Guest Followup Strategy
3/23/2024
Does your church have a step-by-step plan for following up with guests to your Sunday morning assemblies? In this episode in the series, "Community Outreach," Kerry and Becky offer several tips for how churches may follow up with those who come to the assembly.
Duration:00:23:37
#165: Give Special Attention to Your Children's Ministry
3/7/2024
If you want your church to reach outsiders, you'll want to go all out for the children. In this episode, Becky and Kerry discuss five recommendations for doing just that. This episode is number four in their series on "Community Outreach."
Duration:00:23:45
#164: Design Your Sunday Gatherings with Outsiders in Mind
2/20/2024
Is it legitimate and biblical for church leaders to design their Sunday worship assembly with outsiders in mind? Is there a connection between the Sunday assembly and community outreach? Becky and Kerry discuss these questions and nine suggestions for improving the weekend services for the sake of outsiders in this episode, number 3 in their series on "Community Outreach."
Duration:00:25:00
#163: Give Attention to Your Digital Presence
2/7/2024
In this week's episode, Kerry and Becky offer a few tips and suggestions for churches who wish to use their online and digital presence to reach outsiders.
Duration:00:22:38
#162: Develop an Outward Focus
1/13/2024
Perhaps the very first step for churches to take to increase their community outreach is for their church to develop an outward focus. In this episode, Kerry and Becky discuss the need for an outward focus--so many churches seem to have turned inward--and they offer five suggestions for doing so. This is episode #2 in the series, "Community Outreach."
Duration:00:17:23
#161: Coming Attractions
1/6/2024
In this first podcast episode of the new year, Kerry and Becky preview the topics they plan to discuss and produce in The Effective Church Leaders Podcast in 2024. Also, they announce the subject matter for first free webinar of the year, scheduled for February 13.
Duration:00:13:12
#160: Revealing the Vision & Next Steps
11/13/2023
In this final episode in their series, "Vision Casting for Your Church," Kerry and Becky discuss tips for introducing the vision to the church and recommended next steps to take once the vision has been approved.
Duration:00:14:17
#159: How to Craft a Vision Statement
11/8/2023
Once your church's Vision Casting Team has brainstormed ideas regarding what they believe God wants your church to be or do in the next several years, it's time to craft specific, challenging, and measurable vision statements. These vision statements or goals will "flesh out" the church's intermediate-range vision. How to craft those vision statements is the subject of this episode, number six in the series, "Vision Casting for Your Church."
Duration:00:10:50
#158: How to Brainstorm Your Vision
11/1/2023
So, your church has selected a Vision Casting Team to craft a 3-5 year vision for your church. What's next? What does that team need to know before they begin the brainstorming process? And, what should the VC Team leader encourage the team to do as they brainstorm ideas to accomplish the church's mission? Join Kerry and Becky in this next episode in the series, "Vision Casting for Your Church."
Duration:00:10:24
#157: Make Sure Your Vision for the Future Meets These Tests
10/16/2023
In this episode, Becky and Kerry discuss the three essential characteristics of effective vision statements/goals for your church.
Duration:00:11:51
#156: Know the Difference between Mission and Vision
9/29/2023
Once the vision casting team has been selected they need to be clear on the difference between the church's mission and her vision. This is one of the themes in episode #3 in the series, "Vision Casting for Your Church." In addition, Becky and Kerry discuss the importance of the vision casting team seeking God's vision for their church, rather than their own. Spending time in prayer is key to identifying that!
Duration:00:13:16
#155: Selecting a Vision Casting Team
9/20/2023
Who should be given the task of discerning a church's vision? How many people should be on a vision casting team? What are some of the characteristics you are looking for in those who will work together on this team? These are some of the questions that are discussed in this second episode in the series, "Vision Casting for Your Church."
Duration:00:19:50
#154: Your Church Needs a Vision!
9/2/2023
In this first episode in their series, "Vision Casting for Your Church," Becky and Kerry discuss the rationale behind vision casting. They define what a vision is, then they provide half a dozen reasons why every church needs to have a clear and compelling set of goals for the future.
Duration:00:14:36
#153: Finding Your Purpose in the Body of Christ (8)
7/14/2023
In this final episode in their series on how church leaders can help members of their local churches identify and use their God-given gifts, Becky and Kerry discuss several gifts' assessments. They discuss free, online assessments for individuals. They also talk about three assessments for helping ministry teams identify their gifts and how these teams can become healthier and more effective by understanding better each other's gifts.
Duration:00:27:17
#152: Finding Your Purpose in the Body of Christ (7)
7/9/2023
In this episode in the series, "Finding Your Purpose in the Body of Christ," Becky and Kerry introduce the need for a certain ministry team in every local church. What is that ministry team? For lack of a better term, it's an "HR Department." This ministry team would recruit volunteers, list job openings in the church, publish job descriptions, assess volunteer giftedness, and onboard volunteers to the roles in which God has gifted them to serve.
Duration:00:20:26
#151: Finding Your Purpose in the Body of Christ (6)
6/17/2023
What can church leaders do to encourage more volunteer engagement in their church? In this sixth episode of the series, "Finding Your Purpose in the Body of Christ," Kerry and Becky discuss five tips for encouraging people to serve and use their God-given gifts.
Duration:00:15:09
#150: Finding Your Purpose in the Body of Christ (5)
6/11/2023
More churches are reporting that they are finding it difficult to attract and keep volunteers. Volunteerism is on the decline. What can be done to alleviate this problem? In this episode, Kerry and Becky discuss some of the common barriers that prevent followers of Jesus from using their gifts. It's episode number five in their series to help Christians find their place of service in the church.
Duration:00:18:56
#149: Finding Your Purpose in the Body of Christ (4)
5/13/2023
Every follower of Jesus and every church leader has a calling in the church and should feel a sense of calling! In this podcast, Kerry and Becky discuss some of the New Testament passages on the subject of a calling and raise six questions to help Christians identify their calling. This is episode #4 in the series, "Finding Your Purpose in the Body of Christ."
Duration:00:22:38
#148: Finding Your Purpose in the Body of Christ (3)
5/13/2023
In this podcast, Kerry and Becky discuss four big ideas about gifts from Ephesians 4 and 1 Peter 4. What are the gifts in Ephesians 4? What is their purpose? What does it mean that we are "stewards" of "our" gifts? These are just a few of the questions discussed in episode 3 in the series, "Finding Your Purpose in the Body of Christ."
Duration:00:19:53