The Coaching Leader Podcast
by Scott Gress
The Coaching Leader Podcast is about coaching, leadership and leading through coaching. We interview coaches, leaders and thought leaders and present material that will help leaders make a difference for their organizations in order to live into their preferred future.
Episodes
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TCL The Fourth Shift: From They Come To Us to We Go To Them
If you are looking to bring your congregation to be healthy and revitalized, first you need the gospel of Jesus Christ. Then there are five shifts that are needed in attitudes, assumptions and their related behaviors. The fourth shift is to move from looking for ways to get them to come to us to...
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The Third Shift for Church Revitalization - From What We Want to How May We Serve?
If you are looking to bring your congregation to be healthy and revitalized, first you need the gospel of Jesus Christ. Then there are five shifts that are needed in attitudes, assumptions and their related behaviors. The third shift is to move from a consumer (what I or what we want) to a…
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The Second Shift for Revitalization - From "I'll just do it myself" to "Intentionally involving others
If you are looking to bring your congregation to be healthy and revitalized, first you need the gospel of Jesus Christ. Then there are five shifts that are needed in attitudes, assumptions and their related behaviors. The first shift may be found in the previous episode and the second shift as...
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TCL First Shift for Healthy and Revitalized Congregations
There are five necessary shfts for healthy and revitalized congregations. In this episode we share with you the first shift and how it can impact your congregation's health and revitalization. Reach out to us to continue the conversation. [email protected]
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TCL Why Revitalize? What's Your Motivation?
You could just close your church and sell the property. That would be the easiest thing. So why do you want to revitalize? It will be hard and it will not be the same when it is stronger, healthier and with more people. So what is your reason for doing it? What will give you the grit to continue...
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TCL Why Church Decline?
The answer is that it is complicated and there are a lot of layers. In this episode we explore the research and the complicating assumptions and miss-steps made in attempting to turn a church around. Let us know what you think and reach out to us if you would like to continue the conversation.
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TCL We're Back
We're finally back and looking forward to sharing some insights we've learned training, consulting and coaching. Reach out to us with your thoughts, insights, and feedback. https:scottgress.com [email protected]
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TCL 69 What is Coaching? A Coaching Conversation with LCMS Coaching Network members Heath Luehmann and Joshua McArthur
This is a conversation among three members of the LCMS Coaching Network. They answer questions and talk about: what is coaching? What makes coaching different from other helping skills? Who is a good candidate for coaching? How can coaching help and support pastors, churches and others? Host: Rev...
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TCL 68 Coaching Skills for Leaders Brent Hafele
In this episode we welcome Coach to CEO's Brent Hafele, the president of Vibrancy Unlocked. With his enthusiastic gift of communicating he shares with us stories and tools for not only understanding coaching but how leaders and managers can use coaching. In this way they can increase ownership,...
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TCL 67 Lessons for Christian Leaders Rev Bill Wilson
In this episode Scott interviews Rev William Wilson "Pastor Bill" who began his career in Agricultural Business and then attended Concordia Seminary in St Louis to become a pastor. He served as a pastor for many years in St Louis and most recently has been serving in the seminary as the director…
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TCL 66 Real School Outreach Part 2 with Rev Dr Dan Prugh
Rev Dr Dan Prugh serves at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and School in Tampa Florida. In this second part of our interview he continues to unpack the question, "how do you meet all these people and bring them to baptism?" He shares how they work with people to create spaces for them to grow closer...
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TCL 65 Real School Outreach with Rev Dr Dan Prugh
In this first episode we meet Rev Dr Dan Prugh who serves Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and School in Tampa Florida. He shares with us his background and personal story and begins to unpack the question, "how do you meet all these people and bring them to baptism?" It is a wonderful story of...
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TCL 64 Mission Exec Professor Rev Dr William Utech pt 2
In this second part of our interview with Rev Dr William Utech we talk about raising up pastors and others. We talk about what it takes for a church to reflect the ethnic mix of the local high school and how mature first generation Christians can sacrifice to make that happen. You may find his...
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TCL 63 Mission Exec Professor Rev Dr William Utech pt 1
In this first part of our interveiw with Rev Dr William Utech we learn about his journey of life and ministry. He shares his mission lessons learned through the lens of a pastor, professor and mission executive who works with manycongregations. Stay tuned for part 2 where we will continue the...
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TCL 62 Re James Rockey Missional Planter President Part 2
In this episode of The Coaching Leader Podcast we welcome Florida Georgia District President James Rockey. In this, the second part of the interview, we mission and purpose as Christians and as the church and how we can actually carry that out in practical ways. We invite you to learn more about...
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TCL 61 Rev James Rockey Mission Planter President (part 1)
In this episode of The Coaching Leader Podcast we welcome Florida Georgia District President James Rockey. In this, the first part of the interview, we learn about James and his history and background, his journey of faith and his approach toward ministry. We especially focus on his leadership as…
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TCL 60 Dr Vanessa Seifert Be The Leader You Want To Follow Part 2
We welcome back to the podcast Dr Vanessa Seifert for part two of our interview. In the first episode she shared her background and her story and how she got into coaching and leadership development - but also how she got to know Jesus - and serves the Lord Jesus and her current work of…
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TCL 59 Dr Vanessa Seifert Be the Leader You Want to Follow
We welcome to the podcast Dr Vanessa Seifert. In this first part of the two part interview, Vanessa shares her background and story and how she got into coaching and leadership development. But more importantly she shares how she came to confess Jesus as Savior and now serves Him and His church…
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TCL 58 What Gets in the Way? Barriers to Raising Up Leaders
In this podcast we share five barriers that repeatedly appear when coaching leaders to raise up new leaders. Most of the barriers are unknown to the leader. Some are known but are minimized as not really a problem. Let us know what you think with an email or comment. Let me know how I may be of...
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TCL 57 Rev Dr Roy Minnix Mentoring and Faith Development
In this episode of The Coaching Leader we talk with Rev Dr Roy Minnix. He is a pastor with an Educational Doctorate in Executive Leadership where his dissertation was in mentoring. More specifically he examined faith development and the ways that can be done. So in the interview Roy is generous...
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TCL 55 Adaptive Leadership Part 2 with Rev Dr Robert Kasper
Rev Dr Robert Kasper is a mission and ministry facilitator in the Michigan District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. In this second part, we talk more specifically about adaptive leadership as we talk about anxiety, trust, relationships and organizations as systems. He also shares a very...
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TCL 54 Adaptive Leadership with Rev Dr Robert Kasper
Rev Dr Robert Kasper is a mission and ministry facilitator in the Michigan District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. As we meet him in this first part of two, he shares his history and the powerful insights of adaptive leadership and how that can inform church and ministry. You can reach…
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TCL 53 Mart Thompson Growing Ministry Servants
Rev Dr Mart Thompson from Concordia Seminary in St Louis shares with us his experience growing ministry servants through the Specific Ministry Pastor Program (SMP). SMP is a four year distance education program for students to prepare to become pastors with the help of a local mentor-pastor who…
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TCL 52 Missionary Leader Tony Durante Rebroadcast pt2 2022
This is the second of two rebroadcast episodes with Rev Tony Durante. (If you've missed the first part please go back and find it and listen to it after you hear this part) In this rebroadcast he shares with us the details of how to not just lead events but grow and disciple people during that...
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TCL 51 Missionary Leader Tony Durante pt 1 Rebroadcast
In this rebroadcast of the first of a two part interview, Tony shares his history and development as a believer. Then he shares some of the lessons he learned on the mission field and how they can transfer to the local mission field. Tony shares how some of his ministry practices developed and...
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TCL 50 A Servant Who Leads Dr Jane Fryar
Dr Jane Fryar joins the podcast to share with us from her great experience as an author, leadership scholar and servant of the church. She shares her clear understanding of leadership and how it grows out of one's identity. Then she helps us with a clear explanation of servant leadership, the...
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TCL 49 Sam Voorhies The Purpose of Being a Leader
Dr. Sam Voorhies recently served as the Executive Director and Chair of the Center for Biblical Leadership and a professor of leadership in the PBA MacArthur School of Leadership at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Sam holds a Ph.D. in International Development Education from Florida State...
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TCL 48 Reggie McNeal Pt 2 People Development
Reggie McNeal joins us on the podcast for a two part interview. In this the second part Reggie talks about the critical need for customized people development - the shifts we need to make and why. Then he gives some inspiring examples to guide us and encourage us. If you happened to miss the…
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TCL 47 Reggie McNeal Pt 1 Kingdom Centric Leadership
Reggie McNeal Pastor, church planter, denominational executive, leadership coach (we like that part), author of 10 books, numerous article, speaking engagements, blogs, podcasts, Sr Fellow for Leadership Network joins the podcast. In this first part of a two part interview, Reggie shares with us...
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TCL 46 Psalm 78 Leadership with Dr Sam Voorhies
We are please to present, with permission, a recording of Dr Sam Voorhies presenting on Leadership from God's Perspective to the Pam Beach Mens group from June 23, 2021. Here he speaks about the importance of Christian character and competencies in leadership. He also shares about a wonderful...
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TCL 45 Making Microwave Leaders?
In this episode I share some of my own personal development and how my thinking grew, and also some of the great research about leadership development. We conclude by sharing what this means for practical efforts at growing leaders for ministry. Let us know what this content brings up for you and...
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TCL 44 Mentoring vs Coaching with Brian Miller
Executive Director of Coach Approach Ministries Brian Miller leads us in thinking through the differences between mentoring and coaching. He shares some of the pitfalls and temptations of mentoring and some pro tips in order to be the most helpful in developing people. You can find Brian at...
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TCL 42 Mission Insights with Dr David Luecke Part 2
Rev Dr David Luecke brings the rare educational background of not only a Masters of Divinity but also a Masters of Business Administration plus a PhD in Organizational Behavior. He has taught at Washington University, Valparaiso University and Fuller Seminary. In 1990, Dr. Luecke received a call…
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TCL 43 Leadership Development Through Action Learning
What did you learn from Lent, Holy Week and Easter? How can you get better faster? For you, your team and your ministry or organization? There is a better pathway to Leadership development and it is through intentional reflection and action learning. Watch the YouTube video of this bonus podcast...
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TCL 41 Mission Insights with Dr David Luecke
Rev Dr David Luecke brings the rare educational background of not only a Masters of Divinity but also a Masters of Business Administration plus a PhD in Organizational Behavior. He has taught at Washington University, Valparaiso University and Fuller Seminary. In 1990, Dr. Luecke received a call…
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TCL 40 Leader & Team Development With Dr Jonathan Grenz
Dr. Jonathan Grenz is the Dean of both the School of ministry and the Catherine T. MacArthur School of Leadership at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He is a pastor, professor of leadership with a PhD from Biola University. He is the co-author of Synergistic Collaborations: Pastoral Care and…
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TCL 39 Leading From Within Modeling Biblical Transformation Dr Lane Cohee
Dr Lane Cohee is Associate Dean of the Rinker School of Business and a Senior Fellow of PBA's Center for Biblical Leadership. This follows a 30-year career in the defense and aerospace industry. He spent seven years as a commissioned officer in the United States Air Force, holding positions in…
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TCL 38 Reflections and Preparation with Rick Armstrong
Moving into 2021 with awareness and intentionality. 2020 has had its effect on us and will also impact how we engage 2021. Rev. Dr. Rick Armstrong shares with us what he has encountered in his work of counseling in 2020 in addition to serving those who have experienced a natural disaster and/or...
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TCL 37 Leading Through Coaching Rebroadcast with Chad Hall
A pandemic makes leading even more difficult. Coaching can help, and leading through coaching can be especially helpful. In searching for a guest to teach us about this, we remembered the wisdom shared in our fourth episode with pastor, Master Certified Coach and President of Coach Approach...
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TCL 36 With Cru VP Dan Willmann
With this episode we welcome Dan Willmann to the podcast. Dan became a Campus Crusade for Christ staff member in 1984 with the Campus Ministry at the University of Nebraska. He served as the director of Greek ministries (fraternities and sororities) for four years and then did the same at Indiana...
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TCL 35 Dr Enid Conley Leadership Mentoring and More
In this episode we welcome Dr Enid Conley. Dr Conley has had a significant career in law enforcement and education and mentoring. As a native American woman, she also shares a valuable perspective that brings great wisdom to the podcast. She shares her perspective on not only law enforcement in…
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TCL 24 LCEF President Rev Bart Day on Leadership
With this the 34th episode of The Coaching Leader Podcast, we are joined by Rev. Bart Day. He is the President and CEO of the Lutheran Church Extension Fund, a company with 2 Billion dollars in assets. We learn about Bart's journey and lessons learned along the way including his experience with...
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TCL 33 Pandemic Culture Change and Leadership with Scott
In this episode, Scott takes the opportunity present on culture, change and leadership. This is especially relevant now during a pandemic where everything is in upheaval. He doesn't get lost in the details of any one part of these three elements yet provides a framework for understanding them. He...
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TCL 32 With Rev Dr Victor Belton
In this episode of The Coaching Leader, we welcome Rev. Dr. Victor Belton. He has served for 30 years at Peace Lutheran Church Decatur GA, has served 12 years on the Board of Directors of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS), was Leadership Campus Pastor and Regional Representative of...
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TCL 31 Post Pandemic Journey with LCS & Rev Tim Hartner
Listen as four professional church workers who have worked with congregations and church workers post-disaster and facing changes and choices, share their insights and words of wisdom to navigate the unforeseen. All four are available to walk beside you during this time of the "Post Pandemic...
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TCL 30 Nobody Told Me with Rose Hollister
With this episode, we welcome coach and consultant Rose Hollister. Her work focusses on business performance, onboarding, leadership and team development, culture and change management. In the podcast she talks about her new book Nobody Told Me 129 Unwritten Rules for Career Success. Along the…
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TCL 29 Leader Self Care with Rev Tim Hartner
With the Coronavirus ramping up and with leaders so focussed on their work and caring and serving others, what about caring for self? What is necessary? What can derail it? What will be the effects if I do or don't? The Rev Timothy Hartner has navigated this territory for 42 years and has modeled...
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TCL 28 Leading in Anxious Times with LCS
This podcast was recorded on March 27, 2020, right in the midst of the Coronavirus challenges. In order to help us to lead during this anxious time we are joined by Megan Meisler, Executive Director of Lutheran Counseling Services (LCS) and Rev. Dr. Rick Armstrong, former Executive Director and…
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TCL 27 Missional Leadership with Peter Meier
Rev Dr. Peter Meier joins the podcast as the new Executive Director of Mission and Outreach for the FLGA District LCMS. Peter shares with us his personal history and journey into ministry. In addition, he shares his extensive knowledge and experience in leadership and coaching with congregations...
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TCL 26 Finishing Well with Rick Armstrong
Rev Dr. Rick Armstrong joins Scott to talk about what a leader can do to finish well. He shares some proactive things that a leader can do to guard against what can sidetrack them in the process of finishing well including some books. A blog post that he wrote for Lutheran Counseling Services…
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The Coaching Leader Podcast is about coaching, leadership and leading through coaching. We interview coaches, leaders and thought leaders and present material that will help leaders make a difference for their organizations in order to live into their preferred future.
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