The Called to Flourish Podcast

Have you wondered if it would be helpful to invest in improving your team's effectiveness? Today, our episode uncovers the transformational power of experiences and how they build community in the workplace. I'm delighted to welcome Rusty Chadwick, Director of WinShape Teams. In addition to leading WinShape Teams, Rusty also speaks, writes, and creates development experiences for teams and leaders. Rusty understands the power of transformational experiences. He is the co-author of the book Team Work: 13 Timeless Principles for Creating Success and Fulfillment as a Team Member. He is also the author of an e-book, Retreating Together to Accomplish More. Find full show notes here: https://bit.ly/s7e14rustychadwick Share the love. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate it on Apple Podcasts and write a brief review. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-flourishing-culture-podcast/id1060724960?mt=2 By doing so, you will help spread our podcast to more listeners, and thereby help more Christian workplaces learn to build flourishing cultures. Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on Twitter https://twitter.com/allopus Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/allopus/Email our host at info@bcwinstitute.org

Do you think about improving the effectiveness organization by engaging your employees in discussion groups? Well in today's episode, we talk about approaches to help inspire your employees by connecting vision to their work. Listen in as we discuss practical ways to be sure your strategy and leadership is sustainable. Flourishing organizations have a sustainable strategy. For your strategy to be sustainable, it needs to be threaded throughout your organization. Strategy isn't just for your executive team but should be embraced by everyone. How do you lead in a way that equips and empowers your teams to carry out the vision and mission of your ministry in their everyday work? We'll address that topic on today's podcast. I'm delighted to welcome Jos Snoep, President and CEO of Bible League International. Jos began his ministry with Bible League International in the Netherlands in 2005, and he has served in various leadership roles before assuming the position of President several years ago. Find full show notes here: https://bit.ly/s7e13jossnoep Share the love. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate it on Apple Podcasts and write a brief review. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-flourishing-culture-podcast/id1060724960?mt=2 By doing so, you will help spread our podcast to more listeners, and thereby help more Christian workplaces learn to build flourishing cultures. Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on Twitter https://twitter.com/allopus Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/allopus/Email our host at info@bcwinstitute.org

Do you have a vision to see your organization making a greater impact? Well today, we talk with a leader who has positioned his organization to do just that. Listen in as we talk about how he has prepared the soil to create an intentional flourishing culture, facilitating the expansion of their vision. I'm delighted to welcome Kevin Enders, President of 4KIDS. We've talked with Kevin before and I'm looking forward to today's conversation. He has built a strong team and highly engaged staff at 4KIDS. Find full show notes here: https://bit.ly/s7e12kevinenders Share the love. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate it on Apple Podcasts and write a brief review. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-flourishing-culture-podcast/id1060724960?mt=2 By doing so, you will help spread our podcast to more listeners, and thereby help more Christian workplaces learn to build flourishing cultures. Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on Twitter https://twitter.com/allopus Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/allopus/Email our host at info@bcwinstitute.org

If there was one thing that you could work on as a leader that would improve your relationship with others, and your organization's effectiveness, what would it be? In today's episode, we discuss building trust, the core to Inspirational Leaders, and a Flourishing Workplace. At the core of a flourishing workplace is the level of trust that exists between leaders, leaders and employees, and among employee groups. Today our podcast topic is Building Trust, the Core of Inspirational Leadership, and a Flourishing Workplace. Joining me today is BCWI's president, Jay Bransford. Jay welcome back to the flourishing culture podcast. Find full show notes here: https://bit.ly/s7e11allopusjaybransfordtrust Share the love. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate it on Apple Podcasts and write a brief review. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-flourishing-culture-podcast/id1060724960?mt=2 By doing so, you will help spread our podcast to more listeners, and thereby help more Christian workplaces learn to build flourishing cultures. Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on Twitter https://twitter.com/allopus Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/allopus/Email our host at info@bcwinstitute.org

Would you ever ask yourself the question, how would a flourishing workplace culture impact the performance of my team or my organization? Well, today, we'll talk with two business leaders who outline the steps they've taken to build a flourishing workplace facilitating their bank's growth from startup to one billion in assets in just fourteen years. Along with serving Christian ministries, we work with marketplace organizations to assess employee engagement and culture. In these organizations, excellence is a result of strong values and integrity in their leadership. If you're a Christian leader in a marketplace organization, how do you value your employees and offer them opportunities for uplifting growth? We'll explore flourishing in a business setting on today's podcast. I'm delighted to welcome Laura Jones and Shon Cass, senior leaders with Texas Security Bank. This bank has been serving businesses in Texas since 2008 and has been intentional about developing a flourishing culture for its employees. Let's meet them and learn about how they are committed to growing in excellence and shared values in this marketplace organization. Welcome, Laura and Shon. Find full show notes here: https://bit.ly/s7e10texassecuritybank Share the love. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate it on Apple Podcasts and write a brief review. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-flourishing-culture-podcast/id1060724960?mt=2 By doing so, you will help spread our podcast to more listeners, and thereby help more Christian workplaces learn to build flourishing cultures. Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on Twitter https://twitter.com/allopus Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/allopus/Email our host at info@bcwinstitute.org

Today is a special and unique episode, listen to my conversation with a leader who is in his fifth decade of spiritual and organizational leadership. He can honestly say, each organization he has served was healthier when he left than when he started. Learn from his immense wisdom and listen to his personal challenge for you at the end of our conversation. Organizations have seasons of growth and change. Through each season your leadership team needs a variety of competencies to help your organization thrive. Our guest today will help you understand the skills that you need to find and build into your leadership team. These principles apply whether you lead a small ministry or a large, complex organization. I'm delighted to welcome Jim Tomberlin who is the Multisite and Merger Strategist at The Unstuck Group. Jim has pastored churches in New Mexico and Germany, grown a megachurch in Colorado, and pioneered the multisite strategy for a megachurch in Illinois. He has been consulting and coaching church leaders in multisite strategy for more than 15 years. Welcome back, Jim. Find full show notes here: https://bit.ly/s7e09jimtomberlin Share the love. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate it on Apple Podcasts and write a brief review. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-flourishing-culture-podcast/id1060724960?mt=2 By doing so, you will help spread our podcast to more listeners, and thereby help more Christian workplaces learn to build flourishing cultures. Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on Twitter https://twitter.com/allopus Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/allopus/Email our host at info@bcwinstitute.org

What would happen in your organization if a top leader, as they say, was hit by a bus? Well, today we talk to a leader who was and lived to talk about it. Listen in as we learn how to prepare our organization for the next generation by investing in rising leaders. Developing future leaders is an important part of any healthy organization and is core to long-term flourishing. Who is engaged in coaching the next generation of leaders for your organization? Does the process include a focus on spiritual maturity as well as leadership principles? We'll address these topics and also consider fruitfulness in different seasons of life with our guest today. I'm delighted to welcome Alec Hill to the podcast today. Alec is the President Emeritus of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. He is a cancer survivor and the author of Living in Bonus Time, as well as Just Business – a book on Christian ethics. Currently, Alec's focus is coaching emerging leaders. Welcome, Alec. Find full show notes here: https://bit.ly/s7e08alechill Share the love. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate it on Apple Podcasts and write a brief review. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-flourishing-culture-podcast/id1060724960?mt=2 By doing so, you will help spread our podcast to more listeners, and thereby help more Christian workplaces learn to build flourishing cultures. Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on Twitter https://twitter.com/allopus Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/allopus/Email our host at info@bcwinstitute.org

Do you have a strong leadership bench pipeline that will facilitate your organization's future growth? Well, today we discuss how to develop a leadership pipeline that will produce four new generations of leadership for your organization. I'm delighted to welcome Mac Lake. He is the author of The Multiplication Effect: Building a Leadership Pipeline That Solves Your Leadership Shortage. Mac has a passion for leadership development in the local church. He served at Seacoast Church in South Carolina developing leaders for their multi-site movement. He's launched The Multiply Group which now operates under the oversight of the North American Mission Board to help develop leaders for church planting. Find full show notes here: https://bit.ly/s7e07maclakemultiplygroup Share the love. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate it on Apple Podcasts and write a brief review. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-flourishing-culture-podcast/id1060724960?mt=2 By doing so, you will help spread our podcast to more listeners, and thereby help more Christian workplaces learn to build flourishing cultures. Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on Twitter https://twitter.com/allopus Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/allopus/ Email our host at info@bcwinstitute.org

Imagine just finishing a thirteen-year run leading a large, global, Christian ministry. What would you consider your legacy? What would your plans be? How did the selection of your successor go? What was your involvement in helping in the process? Well today, we have a great privilege of having a conversation with Doug Nuenke, who just finished a thirteen-year term as the President of The Navigators. Listen in to hear his responses on these and other questions. Find full show notes here: https://bit.ly/s706dougnuenke Share the love. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate it on Apple Podcasts and write a brief review. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-flourishing-culture-podcast/id1060724960?mt=2 By doing so, you will help spread our podcast to more listeners, and thereby help more Christian workplaces learn to build flourishing cultures. Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on Twitter https://twitter.com/allopus Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/allopus/ Email our host at info@bcwinstitute.org

What is your secret weapon as a leader? Well, today Richard Blackaby shares his timeless truths for effective leadership including effective spiritual leadership. Join us as Richard shares his wisdom and coaches us on the secrets of spiritual leadership. There are so many important topics in leadership – and voices telling us how to be better leaders. But as Christian leaders, what is distinctive about our leadership? How do we steward God's agenda for our organizations and develop as a spiritual leader? We'll address the topic of Spiritual Leadership in our discussion today and focus on moving people onto God's agenda. I'm delighted to welcome Richard Blackaby. He is the President of Blackaby Ministries International and has written and co-authored many books, some with his father, Henry Blackaby – including the revised Experiencing God book and Spiritual Leadership - a key leadership book. Spiritual Leadership has been out for a number of years and is still highly influential on this important topic. Find full show notes here: https://bit.ly/s705richardblackaby Share the love. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate it on Apple Podcasts and write a brief review. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-flourishing-culture-podcast/id1060724960?mt=2 By doing so, you will help spread our podcast to more listeners, and thereby help more Christian workplaces learn to build flourishing cultures. Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on Twitter https://twitter.com/allopus Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/allopus/ Email our host at info@bcwinstitute.org