The L3 Leadership Podcast with Doug Smith

Send us a textIn this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, as part of a two-part teaching, Doug Smith shares his top lessons in learned in 2020.Key Take-Aways From Episode 270.1. Life is Hard, Don’t Quit Doug shares 5 Truths: You are going to die, Life is hard, You are not that important, You are not in control, Your life is not about you -  You must experience your own powerlessness before a true spiritual journey can begin. 2. Learn to Rest and Recover...or you’ll be forced to. "Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life." -Dallas Willard "If you don’t have plenty of time to do what I called you to do, you’re wasting time." -Keith Moore "The world aches for the generosity of a well-rested people." -Wayne Muller "Rest is an act of faith." -Dallas Willard 3. Doug shares what God taught him most in 2020. “Doug, what if you’d knew it’d all happen. You know it will. Think back to all the stress you put on yourself trying to make it happen. You can’t make anything happen. Let me surprise and delight you Let me make it happen. Rest.”  -God4. Doug shares his Top Leadership Lessons in 2020: a. Leadership does suck! "Those who wish to become CEO’s, be careful what you wish for. It takes your life to be devoted to the company's life. In the end, work is just dust." -Joel Manby There are no two easy consecutive days in a leader's life. b. Always Ask Who not How! "If there are things before you that aren’t getting done, consider then that it may be someone else’s assignment!" -Rick Wellock c. Leading Teams: "If you find yourself angry at your team, it’s likely not them that you are mad at, it’s you being mad at your inability to lead them." -Carey Neiwhof Doug shares his journey from pleasing people to leading PeopleI’ll always love people, but I’d never depend on their love. Your relational gifting won’t get you through all the time. d. Managing/Firing:You may not understand, when you move into leadership, you will. It’s the most painful part of leadership. Leaders are willing to do what others are not.  "The moment you feel like you have to manage someone, you’ve made a hiring mistake. "-Jim Collins Dealing with underperforming people:Lessons from letting people go.Quotes “When things go wrong, when obstacles seem too great, when the difficulties get to be too much, when your dream seems to be impossibly far away, your job is to simply keep going.” -John MaxwellI’ve never had a senior leader that has fired someone regret it. Their only regret is they should have done it sooner. - Sam Chand A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone. -Henry ThoreauIf you have no joy, there’s a lack in your Christianity somewhere. -Billy Sunday Links:Who Not How by Dan SullivanTop Lessons Learned in 2019

Send us a textIn this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith interviews Wayne Cordeiro, Founding Pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship in Honolulu, Hawaii with over 11,500 in weekend attendance. In the episode, Doug and Wayne discuss leading on empty and the effects of burnout.Wayne has led New Hope Christian Fellowship in Honolulu, Hawaii for 36 years and has planted 162 churches. His passion is raising up emerging leaders.Key TakeawaysWayne and Doug discuss the importance of focusing on discipleship in ministry leadership. Church planting and success in the ministry is a result of proper discipleship. Character-development is crucial. Wayne talks about burnout and the telltale signs of depression in leadership. It’s not something that you can plan for. Burnout is restored by healing, adjustment, and rescheduling.There’s a difference between tiredness and burnout. Tiredness is resolved by better sleeping habits, burnout is not.Wayne discusses solitude’s importance to our mental and spiritual health. Solitude is not isolation. Isolation is getting away from people. Solitude on the other hand is a planned away time with God.Suffering in leadership is actually okay. If you never suffer, you never grow and never learn. Typically our darkest moments in leadership are right before our brightest moments. Wayne gives advice for every season of life.Our Twenties are for gaining life experience. It’s a time to take advantage of opportunities and to be a servant leader seeking to serve. Our Thirties are for us to experiment with what God’s given us and to discover exactly what God has called us to do.Our Forties are for leadership development and for us to hone our craft and sharpen our skills. From our Fifties on, we are to be looking for successors and emerging leaders to pour our life and leadership into.Links:Leading on Empty by Wayne CordeiroThe Divine Mentor by Wayne CordeiroSifted by Wanye CordeiroNew Hope Fellowship Church

Send us a textEpisode SummaryIn this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith interviews Nona Jones, Head of Faith-Based Partnerships for Facebook. In the episode, Nona Jones shares her incredible story and how to build community using social media.About Nona JonesNona Jones is considered a global thought-leader at the intersection of faith and technology and has also served as a voice of hope and healing to victims of trauma due to her own history as a survivor of physical and sexual abuse. Her highly anticipated books are equipping church leaders and individuals to harness their potential toward realizing their purpose.Shownotes available at L3Leadership.org/Episode268Links MentionedFrom Social Media to Social Ministry by Nona Jones Success from the Inside Out by Nona Joneshttps://www.nonajones.com/Facebook For Faith

Send us a textIn episode 267 of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith shares how to deal with stress, burnout, and anxiety in leadership.10 KEY TAKE-AWAYS FROM EPISODE 267:Doug shares about his personal journey through burnout, stress, and anxiety, and what proved to be the most difficult season of his life.Doug shares wisdom and insight in the areas of burnout, unprocessed grief, and spiritual battles.My Spiritual health and walk with God is my #1 Priority.Continuing to Get Help!Go to TherapyTrauma Assessment Journal, Journal, Journal Seek Gratitude Evaluating and Assessing Beliefs Have a safety planInvesting in Deep Friendships Resting GrievingPruningLearning and Knowing I’m EnoughTaking MedicationThings I’m implementing:Daily unpluggingExercise daily Get a hobby Eat Healty - Look into this Go to therapyTalk with a friend weekly Overcoming the Fear of DeathLINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE 267:Leading on Empty by Wayne CordeiroThe Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer Take a Day off by Robert Morris Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Dr. Daniel Amen Keith Moore - Week of Increase 2020

Send us a textIn this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith interviews Jeremy Pryor, Founder of Family Teams and several other businesses and non-profit organizations. Jeremy shares timely insight on how to lead your family team effectively. 7 Key Take-Aways from Episode 2661. Family Teams is an organization that seeks to restore the Biblical blue print of family. Culture redefined family and the church went along. Now the family unit is suffering. Family Teams wants to change that and restore the Biblical model of family. 2. Jeremy shares their sabbath. The family meal (Shabbat) is a kick-off to our sabbath. Jeremy shares, in-depth, their sabbath meal, and how it’s created a lasting and impactful family tradition. 3. What does Sabbath look like for you? “The goal is to find your off button” - Jeremy PryorIt’s not easy to rest. It takes work and intentionality to take a full day off and not do things that feel like work. The important thing is to know that it takes time to find your “off-button”.4. Jeremy talks about the 7 Day Rhythm. Families in America are burnt-out. We need a restrain & framework for our family unit that helps them sustain effectiveness. God gave us the “Week” as that framework.Learning how to manage your week, one day at a time, is God’s model for your family. It happens through week by week planning and coordination. Each week is set up by a weekly family Team Meeting. “Many family problems are the accumulation of broken systems.” - Jeremy Pryor5. Family is defined as a multigenerational team on mission.There has to be clarity around the mission of your family, so that there is a sense of purpose in your family. It’s not family as the mission… It’s family on mission. In the end, we have to realize that it’s not about us and that we live for something greater.6. Reward. Correction. Discipline. This is the way the adult works. Our adult lives are ordered by this process. Why, then, do we try to raise our kids without these three important elements. There’s a skill to training and raising children. We should be devoted to sharpening that skill. 7. Lead Your Family.My hope is that fathers and mothers would see themselves as the heads of their families. You don’t leave your family when you go to work. You represent your family and you lead your family in your actions away from your family. Links mentioned:FamilyTeams.com Family Revision: How Ancient Wisdom Can Heal the Modern Family by Jeremy Pryor & Jeff Bethke31 Creative Ways to Build Your Family Team: Practical Everyday Tools That Will Make an Immediate Difference By Jeremy PryorFather's Compass: 21 Insights to Guide Dads Through the Journey of Fatherhood by Jeremy PryorFamily Teams Weekend Online ConferenceAbout Jeremy Pryor:Jeremy met his wife April in Jerusalem in 1997 when they were students. They’ve spent the last 20 years building Team Pryor together. The have five kids: Kelsey, Jackson, Sydney, Elisa and Kaira. They live in a multigenerationa

Send us a textIn this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Sam Collier shares his remarkable story of finding his biological family on the Steve Harvey Show and teaching us how we can live a greater story. Sam Collier is a pastor, author, speaker, and host of A Greater Story Podcast.Key Take-Aways from Episode 265:Sam shares his remarkable story of being reunited with his biological mother on the Steve Harvey Show.The Greater story that God has for us doesn’t just happen… We have a part to play in it. We are the sum total of our influences. The reality that we experience today is more a product of those who influenced us than we think.On the topic of stewarding influence, Sam quotes Andy Stanley: “Influence is hard to gain and easy to lose."Influence puts limitations on you. Whenever you become an influencer, you’ll be limited by your influence. Sam discusses racial reconciliation. “The only way forward is conversation.” -Sam Collier“The goal of a protest is to attract attention for conversation & dialog.” -Sam CollierSam talks about the racial problem in America being a conversation problem, which leads to a misunderstanding problem. Important questions that are a preface to racial reconciliation:Do people feel like they can be 100% themselves?How do you react when someone says something that you vehemently disagree with?“We have to hear each other." -Sam Collier“What you don’t kill in your 20s will destroy you in your 40s.” -Andy StanleyLinks MentionedSam’s brand new book: A Greater StorySam's reunion with his biological mother on the Steve Harvey ShowA Greater Story Podcast with Sam Collier

Send us a textIn This episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith shares how to overcome anxiety in leadership. In this vulnerable and faith-filled episode, Doug shares from his personal experience in battling and overcoming anxiety.Episode Summary:Anxiety and Panic: What does it feel like? What does it look like?Felt like I was going to die Could not sleepExhaustedFelt like I was going crazyCould not be present where I was  12 Keys to Overcoming Anxiety:Know that You are NOT AloneBecome Spiritually CuriousGet HelpGodTherapistShare with Family and Community - Mastermind Group Recognize that God wants you to Fight on Your OwnResource:When God Becomes Real by Brian Johnson, Bethel Music https://www.amazon.com/When-Becomes-Real-Brian-Johnson/dp/1947165577JournalIdentify and Deal with Root IssuesBreatheResource:Breathing to Heal by Max Storm | Ted Talkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lb5L-VEm34Get Your Thought Life Under Control Resource:Dr. Caroline Leaf APPhttps://drleaf.com/products/switch-app-pre-orderSpend time with GodConfess the Word  Change the Content You’re ConsumingResources:Crowned with Dignity and Worth by John Nuzzo http://www.mediaatvictory.com/sermons/crownedwithdignityandworth1Freedom From All Fears - Keith Moore Serieshttps://resourcesforchristians.net/music/Keith%20Moore/Series%200803%20-%20Free%20From%20All%20FearsMarried on the Rock - Jimmy Evanshttps://www.amazon.com/Marriage-Rock-Gods-Design-Dream/dp/0964743507ExerciseLinks mentioned:Breathing to Heal by Max Storm | Ted Talk | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lb5L-VEm34Dr. Caroline Leaf APP | https://drleaf.com/products/switch-app-pre-orderCrowned with Dignity and Worth by John Nuzzo | http://www.mediaatvictory.com/sermons/crownedwithdignityandworth1Freedom From All Fears - Keith Moore Series https://resourcesforchristians.net/music/Keith%20Moore/Series%200803%20-%20Free%20From%20All%20FearsMarried on the Rock - Jimmy Evans | https://www.amazon.com/Marriage-Rock-Gods-Design-Dream/dp/0964743507When God Becomes Real by Brian Johnson, Bethel Music | https://www.amazon.com/When-Becomes-Real-Brian-Johnson/dp/1947165577

Send us a textIn this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, you'll hear Dave Buehring, Founder & President of Lionshare, share how to make disciples of Jesus in every vocation. Key Takeaways:Jesus can impact every sphere of your life. He came to change the world, not just the church. We often limit disciple-making to the church or something only the church does.Disciple-Making vs. Mentoring: Disciple-Making always tethers things to Jesus. How to live and work practically for Jesus. Since most of us were not intentionally discipled, we don’t know how to disciple others. How do we make disciples? We look for people who are F.A.S.T.FaithfulAvailableServent-HeartedTeachableThe first question I ask in looking for someone to disciple: In whose ears will my words be big? Those are the people that we have favor with. They listen to what we have to say, do it, and come back for more. Dave discusses his one-year disciple-making curriculum and why it works. The whole mission of the early church would’ve been to do what Jesus did. What did he do? He made disciples. Church planting and church growth are supposed to be the fruit of proper discipleship. “Just becuase you have the gift of God on you, doesn’t mean your character is where it needs to be.”Dave's Latest Book:The Great Opportunity: Making Disciples of Jesus In Every Vocation.About Dave Buehring:Dave Buehring is a devoted disciple of Jesus who is engaged in equipping the Church, guiding leaders, and reproducing disciple-makers. Over four-plus decades, Dave has led on local, national, and international fronts. He has had the opportunity to speak thousands of times in hundreds of settings, including conferences and retreats, leadership summits, vocational venues, churches, schools and universities, and humanitarian aid trainings. He is often found walking alongside leaders of all ages, who lead throughout the vocations. Referencing wisdom from the Scriptures, blended with his broad experiences, he guides them toward living godly lives and leading in the ways of God.Dave is the Founder and President of Lionshare (www.Lionshare.org), a nonprofit organization aimed at igniting and equipping churches and societal leaders to fulfill Jesus’ Great Co-Mission of making disciple makers. He’s the author of A Discipleship Journey, a scripturally sound, proven and practical resource used in numberous nations throughout the world; The Jesus Blueprint: Rediscovering His Original Plan for Changing the World; and the upcoming book The Great Opportunity: Making Disciples of Jesus in Every Vocation. Dave annually hosts and teaches a six-month leadership intensive for vocational leaders called "A Leadership Journey." He also can be regularly heard on Lionshare’s podcast Wisdom Unlocked: The Ways of God.Dave has the privilege of participating in the pastoral team at his home church, Grace Chapel, and has been a part of an international community of leaders, Messenger Fellowship, for over thirty years.Dave and his wife, Cheryl, reside in the beautiful hills of Franklin, Tennessee, where they enjoy spending time with their family and friends.

Send us a textIn this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, you’ll hear Gordon MacDonald, pastor and best-selling author, share leadership advice for every decade of your life, the importance of rest, and more!About GordonGordon MacDonald has been a pastor and author for over forty years. For many years he pastored Grace Chapel in Lexington, Massachusetts, and continues to serve as Pastor Emeritus. He has also provided leadership to influential ministries such as Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, which he served as President for three years, and World Relief, which he currently serves as Chairman. Gordon’s best-selling books include Ordering Your Private World, Mid-Course Correction, and, most recently, A Resilient Life. He also writes and serves as Editor-at-Large for Christianity Today’s Leadership Journal. When not writing, leading, or speaking at conferences, Gordon and his wife Gail can be found hiking the trails of New England.Episode Summary:Gordon’s in his 80's, so we asked him to give advice to leaders in each decade starting with the 20's.We talk a lot about leadership and ambition and the importance of rest.Gordon was one of 4 leaders chosen to walk President Bill Clinton through everything he went through in his presidency... it was fascinating to talk about that.We also talk about what leadership succession and beyond looks like.Key Takeaways:Ambition in leadership can be positive,  but it does have a spectrum that must be kept in check. It’s good to want to make a difference, but “Drivenness must be consecrated daily”.“Business brings emptiness. I always keep a sabbath.” There are no two sabbaths that are the same. It’s all about getting true rest and being renewed. If you can’t get everything done in 6 days, then you’re either doing too much or are doing it wrong. About every seven years, your dreams will get tested. This is either because you fail, or someone fails you.Right now at 81, I am most interested in raising up younger pastors and being a spiritual father to those who will go after me. For those who are looking for a spiritual father or a mentor, my advice is to start “dating”. Date your potential mentor, take them to coffee, ask them questions, see how you click and whether or not you hit it off. Don’t just ask someone to be your mentor. Take it slow and take time to develop a real relationship first. Failure always generates humility. Always take full responsibility for your mistakes. Think about what you can learn from them and what you can teach others from them. Never cover up your mistakes.

Send us a textIn this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, you’ll hear Doug Smith interview Clint Hurdle, Former Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates on the topic of transitioning well in leadership. About Clint Hurdle:Clint Hurdle is the former manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, a position he held for nine seasons, earning him the title of NL Manager of the Year in 2013. Before working with the Pirates, Clint managed the Colorado Rockies and helped them achieve the 2007 National League pennant. Clint formerly played baseball for the Kansas City Royals along with the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York Mets and was featured in Sports Illustrated in 1978.Key Take Aways from the Interview:Clint talks about the importance of modeling positivity, faith, and character off of the ballfield and in life. What did you intentionally do to make an impact? I was intentional about listening to people and see people. I never wanted to make someone feel like they were less than I was, or that I was greater than they were. I surrounded myself with people who told me what I needed to hear, not what I wanted to hear. We are to have a “white-belt mentality”, realizing that there is always so much to learn. The message that I would leave the people of Pittsburgh with is: The best is yet to come. Clint talks about the impact that God has had in his life. There’s always going to be people who are smarter than you and have more talent than you, but you should never be outworked or be out-prepared. Transition well. I believe there is beauty in honoring the exit. So many people focus on the entrance of a new leader, but I believe that your exit is more important than your exit. When transitioning out of a leadership role, exit well and give the next person level ground to succeed.Quotes:“You model the behavior you want to instill in others.” – Clint HurdleConversation Link:https://www.clinthurdle.com/