100. The Spiritual Life of a Leader, with Tod Bolsinger, Executive Director of the Church Leadership Institute

The Church Leadership Institute is a new initiative of Fuller Theological Seminary intended to "form church leaders to lead faithful change in a rapidly changing and disruptive world."  In this inaugural episode of Spiritual Life and Leadership's partnership with the Church Leadership Institute, Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson have a conversation about leadership and formation for the sake of God’s mission in a rapidly changing world.THIS EPISODE'S HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:This is the inaugural episode of Spiritual Life and Leadership in partnership with Fuller Theological Seminary’s Church Leadership Institute.Most church leaders were trained to be teachers and pastors, not organizational change leaders.The Church Leadership Institute is committed to providing all kinds of resources to church leaders who are struggling with leading change in a changing world.Tod Bolsinger’s book, Tempered Resilience, is designed to help leaders lead when they are no longer the expert.Healthy leadership involves surrender—surrendering to God and surrendering to the reality of our situation.The Church Leadership Institute helps people navigate times of fruitful surrender.Healthy leadership involves death and resurrection.  Leaders need to die to what they had expected and rise to what God calls us to.Leaders need to be grounded in something other than their success at leading change.We need to be transformed for the sake of the mission God has given us.We need to ask, what are the metrics of the transformed life?Markus Watson characterizes the mission of God as the restoration of shalom in the world.Markus shares the story of how his church started a Food Pantry in the town of Westmorland, CA.Leaders who navigate change well create an environment of experimentation.“Don’t predict.  Prototype.”The Church Leadership Institute offers four broad types of resources to help leaders in churches lead change well:CoursesCoachingCohortsConsultingTo find out more about the Church Leadership Institute, go to www.depree.org/church or text  CHANGE to 66866.RELEVANT RESOURCES AND LINKS:Church Leadership Institute:www.depree.org/churchText CHANGE to 66866CLI CourseFrom Surviving to Thriving: Leading Your Church Into a Post Pandemic WorldRelated episodes:Ep. 16: Canoeing the Mountains, with Tod BolsingerEp. 82:  Narcissim and Spiritual Leadership, with Chuck DeGroatEp. 83:  Disorientation and Spiritual Leadership, with Tod BolsingerBooks mentioned:Canoeing the Mountains, by Tod BolsingerTempered Resilience, by Tod BolsingerWhen Narcissism Comes to Church, by Chuck DeGroat— Links to Amazon are affiliate links.Send me a text! I’d love to know what you're thinking!Click HERE to get my FREE online course, BECOMING LEADERS OF SHALOM.