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Lead On Podcast

by Gateway Seminary

Dr. Jeff Iorg discusses leadership, calling and ministry in the Lead On Podcast.

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Episodes

  1. Creating Institutional Memories

    Dr. Iorg encourages leaders to preserve positive memories of God's past faithfulness.

  2. Leaders are Readers

    Dr. Iorg discusses why leaders should read and provides ways leaders can find more time to read.

  3. Dealing with Complainers

    How should leaders deal with complaints? Dr. Iorg provides some basic ways leaders can respond to those who criticize them.

  4. The Benefits of Being a Ministry Family

    Dr. Iorg dispells some the mysths surrounding ministry families. Dr. Iorg draws from his personal experience and explains the unique benefits of being a ministry family.

  5. God's Call to Ministry Leadership

    Leaders must help others understand God's call to ministry leadership. God is calling out new leaders but he gives leaders the responsibility to foster that call.

  6. The Power of Gratitude

    Dr. Iorg discusses ways that leaders can choose gratitude and how it can benefit leaders.

  7. Sustaining Passion in Ministry Leadership

    How do you not only sustain your ministry but also the passion behind it? Dr. Iorg discusses how following Jesus example of relating to people can help sustain your passion for a lifetime of ministry.

  8. Getting Ready for Christmas

    Rather than simply complaining about Christmas materialism, Dr. Iorg challenges leaders to capitalize on the Christmas season.

  9. What My Ministry Parents Got Right

    Dr. Iorg evaluates what parents in ministry can do to raise their kids in a healthy way. Dr. Iorg draws from countles conversations with respected ministry parents.

  10. Changing Your Mind

    Leaders must be resolute, but leaders also need to be learners. When do you know it is time to change your mind? Dr. Iorg explains how changes in your life's circumstance and other factors can make you change your mind.

  11. Church Planting or Church Pastoring

    Dr. Iorg discusses the difference between church planters and church pastors. Dr. Iorg carefully explains how neither is "better" rather how each role is suited for different types of individuals.

  12. Practicing Self-Discipline

    What does it mean to practice discipline and self-control? Dr. Iorg discusses how focusing on difficult areas and building intentional habits can strongly influence your self-control.

  13. Developing a Strong Work Ethic in a Ministry Organization

    Dr. Iorg provides practical ways ministry leaders can increase their own work ethic and the work ethic of their organization.

  14. Lifelong Learning in Leadership

    How can leaders mature, grow, and change throughout their lifetime? Dr. Iorg discusses ways leaders can continue to keep learning no matter how long God lets them lead.

  15. Training for Ministry

    Dr. Iorg emphasizes the importance of formal training and some common objections raised against it.

  16. Leadership as Stewardship

    Dr. Iorg reframes leadership as stewardship to help vitalize leaders and liberate them as they lead in temporary, transitional, and replaceable roles.

  17. Handling Your Anger

    Anger is a common problem among leaders. Dr. Iorg discusses what causes anger and how you can use righteous anger for the benefit of your ministry.

  18. When Change Happens to You

    Change is part of God's plan to form us into the image of his son. Dr. Iorg discusses four ways leaders can respond to change when it happens to them.

  19. Leading in Conflict

    How do you lead when people around you are in conflict? Dr. Iorg explains how to let the peace of Christ guide any situation you may find yourself in.

  20. Leading with Integrity

    To be a person of integrity is to be someone who consistently applies biblical principles in character and action. A Christian leader integrates his or her beliefs and actions with Scripture so there is consistency with the Bible.

  21. Overcoming Leadership Mistakes

    All leaders make mistakes. Dr. Iorg provides simple steps to effectively dealing with leadership mistakes.

  22. Building Trust in Your Ministry

    Dysfunction and doubt undermine effectiveness in your ministry. Dr. Iorg provides practical tools for how to build trust in organizational leadership.

  23. Dealing with Moral Failure

    How do you deal with moral failure either within yourself or within your ministry organization? Dr. Iorg provides practical steps for handling moral failure.

  24. Maintaining Moral Purity

    Dr. Iorg discusses the importance of moral purity for ministry leaders.

  25. Distinctive Christian Leadership

    What is it that makes Christian leadership different than secular leadership? While there are many similarities, Dr. Iorg discusses the importance of love, humility, and service for Christian leadership.

  26. Raising the Spiritual Vitality of Your Church

    Dr. Iorg provides foundational steps to help you enhance the spiritual vitality of your church.

  27. Confidential Information

    What is confidentiality? Why is it important? How do you responsibly handle confidential information?

  28. Shaping Culture to Embrace Vision

    Dr. Iorg discusses how to create a culture that accomplishes your ministry's vision.

  29. SBC Nashville 2021

    In this special podcast Dr. Iorg discusses the annual meeting of the SBC.

  30. Choosing a Pastor

    This week on Lead On, Dr. Iorg covers important details churches must consider during the search for a new pastor.

  31. The Importance of How Leaders Dress

    Dr. Iorg discusses what leaders wear and what it communicates to followers.

  32. The Value of Short-Term Mission Trips

    As summer approaches and the world begins to open up, Dr. Iorg talks about getting the most out of your short-term mission trip and some pitfalls you should be careful to avoid.

  33. Slow to Speak

    Dr. Iorg discusses how leaders should model the biblical principle of being slow to speak; and warns about some of the consequences of speaking too quickly.

  34. The Importance of Relationships for Leaders

    Dr. Iorg explains why leaders need people that they can depend on as peers, colleagues, mentors, and even friends.

  35. Apathy and Lack of Involvement

    Dr. Iorg discusses motivating volunteers and creating an atmosphere of motivation within an organization.

  36. The Negative Effects of Micro-Managing

    Dr. Iorg discusses the consequences of micromanagement and how a church can work with and help a micro-managing leader.

  37. Creating Evangelistic Churches

    Dr. Iorg discusses common characteristics of evangelistic churches and how to create a team momentum within your ministry.

  38. Knowing when to Leave

    How do you know its time to leave the ministry? In this episode, Dr. Iorg will help leaders discern when its time to transition into another setting

  39. Strategies for Increasing Financial Resources

    Stewardship is about learning how to use our time, money, and influence for the Glory of God. Dr. Iorg discusses practical ways you can develop a long-time model for developing faithful stewards in your church.

  40. Making Easter Count

    Dr. Iorg discusses how leaders can maximize all aspects of Easter for the best impact in their ministries

  41. Modeling Financial Stewardship

    How does a leader facilitate financial strength? Dr. Iorg provides foundational truths for understanding ministry finances.

  42. Engaging Volunteers Part 2

    Dr. Iorg discusses practical methods for engaging more people in ministry work.

  43. Engaging Volunteers Part 1

    Dr. Iorg discusses what motivates volunteers and how leaders can strategically engage more people to do the work of the ministry.

  44. Decision making in Ministry Leadership

    Decision making is at the core of what Leaders do. Dr. Iorg discusses the role of prayer, information, stakeholders, deliberation, and the advice of counselors in decision making.

  45. Emotional Fatigue in Ministry Leadership

    Emotional fatigue is wearing church leaders down. In this episode Dr. Iorg evaluates what causes emotional fatigue and what leaders can do to overcome it.

  46. Resting for Leaders

    Ministry is demanding. Dr. Iorg discusses how leaders can organize their life, time, and commitments so that resting is built into the ebb and flow of regular leadership responsibilities.

  47. Time Management in Christian Leadership

    Dr. Iorg discusses several reasons why leaders struggle to manage their time.

  48. Managing Unrealistic Expectations

    Dr. Iorg discusses some of the unrealistic expections ministry leaders face whether they emerge from themselves or others.

  49. Loneliness in Leadership

    Loneliness is an occupational hazard of Christian leadership. In this episode Dr. Iorg discusses how leaders can deal with loneliness.

  50. Dealing with Conflict in your Ministry

    Conflict has been a recurring theme this last year. In this episode Dr. Iorg discusses how to responsibly deal with conflict in your ministry.

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Dr. Jeff Iorg discusses leadership, calling and ministry in the Lead On Podcast.

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