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The Mission Guys
by Missio
Mission guides, Nick Jorgensen and Rick Popp, discuss topics to help equip leaders to lead transformation in the Church. This podcast speaks to leaders everywhere who desire to lead transformation through a Biblical worldview. Learn more: www.MissioInstitute.orgContact us: [email protected]
Episodes
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What Are We Really Afraid Of?
In this episode, Nick Jorgensen and Rick Pop explore the often-hidden role of fear in leadership, especially within the church. Drawing from St. Thomas Aquinas and Scripture, they examine how fear can disguise itself as prudence, pulling leaders toward safety and the status quo instead of bold,...
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Why do we do that?
In this episode, Nick Jorgensen and Rick Pop take a fun, honest look at the little habits that can quietly undermine our leadership—everything from jumping to conclusions, to time management, to competitive comparison. Through personal stories, they invite leaders to grow in self-awareness, bring...
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The Integrated Life
In this episode, Nick Jorgensen and Rick Pop explore the concept of living an integrated life, particularly for leaders in the church. They discuss the challenges leaders face in maintaining a truly integrated life that contains their spiritual, personal, and professional responsibilities. They...
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Are you hungry? Is your team hungry?
Ambition. Drive. Desire. Hunger. We aspire to cultivate these qualities, both as individuals and among the teams we lead. Yet, at times, maybe frequently, we don’t sense the hunger that is required to accomplish the great Mission for which we are called. At other times, we may be questioning if…
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Addressing Subversion: Your Culture Killer
In this episode, Nick and Rick discuss one of the worst forms of cancer in any organization and the need for immediate treatment of that cancer. Among the many challenges and pitfalls that all leaders, teams, and families may face, the one that cannot be tolerated is subversion, the deliberate or...
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Trust and Leadership: Lessons from 'The Speed of Trust'
In this episode, Nick and Rick discuss Stephen M.R. Covey's book "The Speed of Trust" and its relevance to leadership within the church. They explore how trust serves as a foundational principle of leadership, emphasizing the importance of integrity, character, and the process of restoring broken...
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From Good to Magnanimous: Level 6 Leadership
In this episode, Nick and Rick discuss one of the best secular leadership books written in our lifetime. They kick around a few ideas that can both take advantage of this all time leadership classic and then take it even further in the Church to help you grow as a Kingdom Leader. ______ Connect...
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Leaders Growing Leaders - Too Often Overlooked
One of the most important responsibilities of a leader is to grow other leaders. However, too often in the Church, this is at best an underdeveloped leadership trait and at worst is often ignored — poor leadership is frequently tolerated. In this episode, Nick and Rick share their observations,...
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Pruning good fruit for even more fruit
Did God design tomato plants so that we can be even better leaders? In this episode, Nick and Rick discuss why pruning even fruitful endeavors is necessary in order to feed and grow the most important aspects of our ministries. Pruning can be painful, and is often avoided, but is necessary for…
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Good Fights Instead of ‘Catholic Nice’
In this episode, The Mission Guys address the all too often habit of Church leaders who avoid conflict for the pseudo-virtue of being nice (aka Catholic nice). Instead, Nick and Rick offer a fresh perspective and practical methods for leaders and their teams to encourage and have good fights,...
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Sharpen Your Ax: Seize Opportunities to Step Back
Are you taking the time, both scheduled and unscheduled, to step back, reflect, and recharge? We suspect your answer is “No, I don’t have enough time to get all the work done that I need to do, so who has time for that?!” So in this episode, Nick and Rick explore ways to ensure that you regularly...
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Don’t use “family” in the workplace
Unfortunately, leaders in the Church too often buy this bad advice as they try to lead people as though they are running a business. That’s not biblical. And it doesn’t work well in the Church. So set down “Inc. Magazine” and “Harvard Business Review” for the length of this episode, and consider...
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Goals? Really? In the Church? Why?
Goals. Focus. Energy. The Mission Guys close out a mini-series for leaders on strategic planning. In this episode, they’ll help you as leaders to think about how best to establish your organization’s goals, in order to focus the energy of your team to achieve what it is the Lord has called you to...
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You can’t measure success in the Church! (3rd in a series on strategic planning)
In this episode, Nick and Rick tackle one of the biggest challenges for leadership teams in the Church, which is to figure out how to assess and monitor the success of their organization (diocese, parish, school, apostolate, etc.). Metrics, indicators, measures, markers, KPIs, SMART objectives…
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You must clarify the mission! (second in a series)
In this episode, the second part of a mini-series on strategic planning, Nick and Rick focus on the concept of ’mission’, the definition, the often confused difference and relationship between mission and vision, why clarity of mission matters in the church (parish, diocese, school, family, your...
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It All Starts with Vision
Strategic Planning Mini-Series: It All Starts with Vision Mission, Vision, Strategy, Plans, Goals, Metrics, KPIs, …Ugh! The Church is not a business! Do we need any of this? I’m confused. In this mini-series on Strategic Planning in the Church, Nick and Rick simplify strategic planning for…
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Discipleship Starts at the Top
If you want to establish a culture of discipleship, it is essential to begin with your leadership team. In this episode, we provide personal examples and discuss the practical components necessary for your leadership team to develop and live as a discipleship community. Link to the FOCUS...
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Don’t Dam it!
"Your organization will never outgrow your leadership team." This truth emphasizes the importance of leaders in the Church committing to their discipleship journey together if they wish to see it flourish in their parish. In this episode, we offer some valuable insights for leaders to contemplate...
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Leadership Envy
Envy is a deadly sin, and it has a sneaky way of showing up in our lives. In this episode, the guys discuss how envy in leadership roles harms progress and the prescribed antidotes given to us through the Church. www.MissioInstitute.org Connect with us! [email protected]
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The Silent Killer - Avoiding Critical Conversations
Have you ever said this to yourself? "I know I should talk to her about that, but I really don’t want to.” "I know the team is suffering, but I don’t want to hurt his feelings by bringing up such a potentially sensitive topic.” "I’m not very good at having those kinds of difficult conversations."...
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Episode 26: Big news!
Big changes are happening with the Mission Guys! Listen to this episode to hear about the launch of a new apostolate, Missio, dedicated to equipping leaders to fulfill their God-given mission. www.MissioInstitute.org Connect with us! [email protected]
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Episode 25: Guest Brenda Cannella and Hidden Pride
Our first guest! Brenda Cannella, CFO of the Archdiocese of Denver, joins Rick and Nick to discuss how pride in leadership can often be hidden. And when pride in leadership goes undetected and unaddressed, the “root of all sin” becomes the root of bad leadership. It is an honor for The Mission…
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Episode 24: The Dreaded “D” Word
One of the most fundamental aspects of leadership to be able to effectively delegate work and authority. And yet, for many of us as leaders, delegation feels like a bad word! We often feel guilty about delegating; we feel frustrated about not delegating; we feel inadequate when delegating poorly;...
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Episode 23: What’s up with job descriptions?
We all know that leadership entails many different aspects, and is especially challenging in the Church these days. But one particular aspect of leadership that often gets shortchanged, and is foundational to all other elements of individual and team performance, is the critical importance of the...
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Episode 22: Take Time to Honor and Celebrate
In this episode, Nick and Rick discuss the call to show one another honor to others (Romans 12:10) and taking the time to celebrate what the Lord is doing in mission. ====== Seeking to be even more encouraged and inspired? Follow our online streaming channel. Visit us at our online site.…
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Episode 21: The plan is the plan until God changes the plan.
Yes, God has a unique mission for all of us and, yes, He is in control. So does that mean leaders in His Church should not plan? No. In this episode, Nick and Rick discuss the sweet spot between having little or no plan on one side and the common human desire for clear plans that do not change on...
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Episode 20: Intentional Leadership (4th in a series)
“We had a great offsite! But have since lost momentum and are back in the same place as before.” “We all agreed to do XYZ, but we never followed through.” If you or your teams have said anything like that, and especially if you’re saying that now, listen to Nick and Rick talk about being more...
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Episode 19: Emotional Intelligence from a Biblical Worldview (3rd in a series)
In this episode, Nick and Rick discuss the power of emotional intelligence from a biblical worldview, continuing their series on "Why business tools don't work in the Church." ====== Seeking to be even more encouraged and inspired? Follow our online streaming channel. Visit us at our online site....
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Episode 18: Five Dysfunctions of a Team from a Biblical Perspective (2nd in a series)
Patrick Lencioni’s “Five Dysfunctions of a Team” is a modern classic leadership book and practical tool. Not only does it have the potential to be effective for leaders in the Church to grow team health, it SHOULD be even more effective in the Church when leaders press into it’s biblical roots....
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Episode 17: Why business tools don’t work in the Church (1st in a series)
Nick and Rick work with leaders in the Church who are often well schooled in theology, business, leadership tools, ecclesiology, church structures and authority, and so on. And yet, they often run into problems in applying all of this knowledge and experience in leading the Church. Why might this...
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Episode 16: Mastering Adversity
Just as suffering is a part of life, dealing with adversity is a given part of leadership. But just as “it’s not enough to be a staff,” it’s also not enough for great leaders to simply deal with adversity. Leaders in the Church must become masterful in handling the inevitable challenges that will...
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Episode 15: Cultivating High Performance
“I love our performance review process,” said nobody ever in the Church. Seriously, if you like your current performance review process, then don’t listen to this podcast. If, on the other hand, you’d like to transform your current process to an ongoing experience of growing a culture of...
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Episode 14: The Power of Deliberate Getaways
Having just returned from experiencing a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and reflecting on other meaningful trips to Rome and Gettysburg, Rick and Nick reflect on the multidimensional power of having leadership team experiences together in order to grow as individuals and as a team/family on…
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Episode 13: I Hate Meetings
Meetings are often thought of as penitential suffering or a necessary evil, but what if a different mindset made meetings impactful? As leaders, we need to see our meetings as 'game-day' and one of the key opportunities for changing the culture in our organizations. In this episode, Nick and Rick...
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Episode 12: We are Stuck!
Is your team stuck? Do you harbor resentment against a teammate, perhaps the leader? Is your team unable to become a healthy family on Mission because of an issue from the past? Do you see one person, maybe even yourself, as the stumbling block preventing the entire team from getting healthier…
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Episode 11: The Black Hole of Problems
There is no shortage of problems for a Church leadership team to manage. However, too often, leaders unwillingly spend an inordinate amount of time on one (or several) problems, resulting in little attention being paid to transformational leadership. The tyranny of the urgent can prevent...
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Episode 10: What a waste of time?!
When we are busy, overworked, and running from moment to moment, we often find ourselves treating each other as mere transactions. In this episode, Nick and Rick share from their recent experience how easy it is to become functional in relationships at home, work, and in mission. Creating margin…
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Episode 9: Every Team Needs a Purpose
Leaders in ministry often find that the groups, teams, and committees in their care struggle to find clarity on what they are supposed to do and how they are supposed to do it. This lack of clarity and understanding causes frustration, stress, and adds to the tendency for good people to…
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Episode 8: Overwhelmed
Many of us have a sense of when we feel overwhelmed in life, but few of us take the time to do anything about it. Slowing down to think, pray, and evaluate our lives and choices can bring clarity and relief to the busyness of our lives. In this episode, we discuss a practical process we recently...
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Episode 7: Praying as a Team
It is often the case that leaders in ministry pray for their work. However, the concept and practice of praying in order to know what to do is much less common in leaders of ministry. In this episode, Rick and Nick discuss the different ways a team can pray together and testify to the powerful...
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Episode 6: The Importance of Leadership Teams
None of us were made to lead alone and this is especially true in the Church! In this episode Nick and Rick discuss the importance of, and challenges to, building leadership teams. Taking wisdom from the way Moses and Jesus led in their time, we too can employ biblical principles of leadership to...
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Episode 5: Three Essential Principles Miniseries (3 of 3): God has the Plan
This is the third of a three-part mini-series of a leadership deep dive into the 3 Essential Principles for Transformation in the Church. In this episode, Nick and Rick help leaders to not rely on their own understanding, intelligence, or skills to develop their own plans, but instead to rely...
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Episode 4: Three Essential Principles Miniseries (2 of 3): It’s Not Enough to be a Staff
This is the 2nd of a 3 part mini-series of a leadership deep dive into the 3 Essential Principles for Transformation in the Church. In this episode, Nick and Rick share practical, immediate, and impactful application of the second principle, It's Not Enough to be a Staff, for you as a leader and...
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Episode 3: Three Essential Principles Miniseries (1 of 3): Reacquire a Biblical Worldview
This is the first of a 3 part mini-series of a leadership deep dive into the 3 Essential Principles for Transformation in the Church. In this episode, Nick and Rick share practical, immediate, and impactful application of the first principle, Reacquiring a Biblical Worldview, for you as a leader...
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Episode 2: Is It Even Possible?
In this episode, Nick and Rick share a recent conversation with a leader who was questioning if transformation of his team and culture were even possible given all the challenges they faced.
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1: Why the Mission Guys?
There are millions of podcasts, so why listen to this one? Nick and Rick explain the reason they are starting this podcast, some of their story, and offer a biblical mission challenge to listeners.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Mission guides, Nick Jorgensen and Rick Popp, discuss topics to help equip leaders to lead transformation in the Church. This podcast speaks to leaders everywhere who desire to lead transformation through a Biblical worldview. Learn more: www.MissioInstitute.orgContact us: [email protected]
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