Fierce Leadership Podcast

Marriage is meant to unite two people as one, but unexpected trials and difficult seasons can create distance between couples. In this episode from the "Best Of" series, Mark and Mackenzie Carter reflect on 20 years of marriage and share three helpful commitments for building a strong, healthy marriage with God at the center.

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In this interview with Dr. Tracey C. Jones (Tremendous Leadership), we look at how to lead well when you have a "Judas" on your team.
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The job of second and third-chair leaders can be challenging and involves helping the people under them, while also representing the leader above them. In this episode, Pastor Mark Carter and special guest Melissa Labellarte continue their discussion about the role of second and third-chair leaders and explain how they can help protect the vision when people are having doubts and difficulties.
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How would you rate your Kingdom comprehension? Is Christianity simply a box we check, a free pass to heaven, or is there more to the story? Join Pastors Carter and Jamie Wamsley as they delve deep into what Jesus' Gospel shows us about the Kingdom of God and what it could mean to the Church and our lives, today.
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SHOW NOTES
Welcome to BLP. In today’s episode, Pastor Carter and Pastor Jamie Wamsley discuss the theology of the Kingdom and how leaders can access its full resources, beyond just the basics. Pastor Jamie currently serves as Associate Senior Pastor at The Chapel, a multi-site church in Chicagoland, where he has been on staff for 23 years.

• Ministry of Jesus // When ministry gets busy and you’re drawing more and more people, it can feel like you’re on a gerbil wheel. Externally one can see God is at work, but internally you can feel exhausted and spent. John Wimber, in his book The Way In is the Way On, writes ‘All ministry is the ministry of Jesus’. Does this ring true for your ministry, does it reflect the ministry of Jesus, what Jesus did? After being confronted with this question, Pastor Jamie reached a crossroads, he asked God, “Have I gotten it all wrong?” God led him in a process of re-examining everything he believed, Biblically about his faith, which led to a complete overhaul of his Christianity. [READ MORE]

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Who Is On Your Board Of Directors?

When Change is Unexpected Part 2 (Read at: https://www.bibleleadership.com/who-is-on-your-board-of-directors/)

For the leader, the job of asking questions is probably never done.

Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is victory. - (Proverbs 11:14 NASB95)

A lack of perspective outside of our own can lead to a fall.

This is because, especially when change is coming on suddenly, we are more likely to respond in emotion or impulse, potentially making decisions that could be difficult to undo.

Gather Data

One of the most important things we can do when navigating change is to get good information about what may be coming, and how we can respond in wisdom.

Elmer towns wrote,

“You make good decisions on good information. You make bad decisions on bad information. (Towns, Fasting for Spiritual Breakthrough, 65)

Because we need trusted perspective that is beyond our own, we must have a plan to bring others to our personal leadership table.

Is the threat of change staring you down and trying to get you to cry “chicken”?

In the next few posts, I’ll lay out three places you can go looking for information that will help you make better decisions in the midst of change:

• Your God
• Your Crew
• The Authorities (not the police)

Think of the following groups as your personal board of directors. Each of them is important for different reasons.

The first place you need to get information?

Ask God Some Questions

Of course, the Lord is first.

Even if you have NO ONE ELSE on your personal board, the Lord is the strongest contributor (plus He has all power . . . So . . . One less thing).

A side effect of change is that it can leave us feeling disoriented. This being the case, during shift is possibly the WORST time to be inconsistently connecting with God.

The Lord knows everything about what is coming, which parts you need to know, and which you don’t.

A plain reading of the Scripture would lead us to believe that Jesus didn’t go heal Lazarus without the Father’s counsel (see John 11:5 and John 5:19). When He might have gone right away, He declined and tarried 2 extra days.

Jesus’ determination to be led by the Father (rather than by emotion or even human loyalty), caused the more-glorifying outcome to be attained.

Ask the Lord,

• How do you want me/us to think about this?
• What Scriptures would you bring me to in order to shape my heart about this?
• How do you want me to be other-centric in this situation?
• What are some enemy pitfalls I should watch out for?

It may be that He just wants you to be at peace and be still, or He may want you to jump to action and strike while the iron is hot. Either way, you need to hear Him say it (Here is a podcast on being careful not to walk in PRESUMPTION about God’s will).

Where do you look for answers?

Now is the time to be quietly listening before the Lord. If you’ve kept a spiritual journal, now is the time to review your highlights.

Whatever you do, now is not the time to be neglecting time in God’s word. Not only might He use it to bring revelation on what to do (or NOT do), the Word ALONE has the power to show us where our hearts are not in alignment with His . . .

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