Leadersheep Podcast

ABOUT KARA

Kara Powell, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) and a faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary. As a youth ministry veteran of over 20 years, she serves as an Advisor to Youth Specialties. Named by Christianity Today as one of "50 Women You Should Know", Kara is the author or co-author of a number of books including Sticky Faith, Essential Leadership, Deep Justice Journeys, Deep Justice in a Broken World, Deep Ministry in a Shallow World, and the Good Sex Youth Ministry Curriculum.


CHARACTERISTICS OF CHURCHES REACHING MILLENNIALS:

The Issue:

“The first job of leaders is to define reality.”

The best research indicates that almost half of youth group grads are leaving the church after they graduate.

The young adult population is grossly underrepresented in most churches.

The vast majority of churches are aging and shrinking.

Kara and the team at Fuller Youth Institute have been researching churches that are beating the odds and “gr

CHURCH PLANTING

God will never promote you beyond what your character can sustain.

Church Planting

Birthing a church is like birthing a child.

Pregnancy- this stage is the planting and growth of God’s vision for the church that He wants to birth through you. It is so important that this “pregnancy” is taken full-term, not birthed prematurely. During this time, it is important to trust the leaders in your life and their wisdom for timing.

It’s one thing to stand next to a leader and feel like you are carrying the weight of that leadership, but you won’t know the full weight of leadership until you get there yourself.



Building a Team

It is important to surround yourself with people that can come alongside you and lift your hands, not hang off your hands. People that bring solutions, not just problems, are critical to supporting a lead pastor.

It’s a privilege to get close to the “spiritual nakedness” of your leader. It’s in our brokenness that the light of Jesus shines thr

ABOUT DAN

Dan and Kelly Matlock grew up in the Midwest but fell in love with Texas when they moved there in 2003. In 2011 they felt called to start a church in Hays County. Dan loves spending time with his family, being outdoors, playing sports, and driving his motorcycle. He’s an avid football fan in general but a diehard fan of the Green Bay Packers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.


BE THE CHURCH

Be The Church:

Build an awesome team around you.

Before you “have” church, you have to BE the church.


When you look at the life of Jesus, he was not surrounded by “Christians” all the time. How can we get in people’s worlds and be the church outside the walls of a church?

Get involved in the community. The church is here to serve people.

The church exists to show the community what God is like.

Serving the community with no strings attached will open doors for relationships later on.

Be intentionally close to others churches. When the church wins, the kingdom wins.

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A leader points the way and sets the pace of the home.
It’s critical to have goals for yourself and for your family.

In Your Marriage:
Never quit dating your spouse.
Let your kids see you in love with your spouse.
Three areas that need intentional attention in marriage:
Prayer life/ spiritual life
Money
Intimacy
If you're not working on these 3 areas intentionally, the relationship will struggle.



Parenting:
Deuteronomy 6 was written for parents.
Often times, parents want better for their kids in most areas, but spirituality can be neglected. It’s easy to settle for “just don't be bad.”
Parents are responsible for setting the pace and having a vision for the home.
If you have a vision for kids at the church, you should have a vision for the kids in your home.
If you don't have a plan or goals to aim at, it won't happen.
Be intentional.


Positional vs. Relational Leadership:
Positional leadership is the lowest form of leadership.
Anybody can be a father. Strive to be a daddy;

ABOUT SAM WOODS

Sam is the youth pastor at Oneighty, the young adult ministry for Church on the Move. He has been involved in Oneighty for almost 18 years after starting as a volunteer. A Florida native, he moved from his home in Destin to attend ORU, where he met his wife and was first invited to attend a service at Oneighty. Sam has grown as a leader and pastor and has become a phenomenal communicator reaching people for Jesus.




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iTunes - Episode #51: Sam Woods - How to Better Prepare for Communicating

Google Play - Episode #51: Sam Woods - How to Better Prepare for Communicating



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MENTIONED LINKS

Finding Your Calling Podcast by Todd Wilson: Rick Warren

Finding Your Calling Podcast with Todd Wilson: Carey Nieuwhof

The Moment Podcast with Seth Godin

Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Sharpening Your Communication Skills Part 1

Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Sharpening Your

ABOUT JOSEPH SANGL

Joseph Sangl is a leading teacher of personal finances. It is his passion and mission “to help people accomplish far more than they ever thought possible with their personal finances.” He firmly believes that when people are financially free, they are much more likely to go do EXACTLY what they have been put on Earth to do – regardless of the income potential.

He is the founder of I Was Broke. Now I’m Not., an organization that provides financial teaching through live events, print and web resources. He is also the President and CEO of INJOY Stewardship Solutions, a company providing solutions that resource the vision of the local church.


HOW TO HAVE A FULLY FUNDED CHURCH

Financial Leadership:
If a church has strong financial leadership, they will be able to fund the vision God has for them.
Financial leadership is absolutely critical to the health of the church.
Having margin in your finances allows you to more fully pursue what God has planned for you.

Deali

Phil is the Creative Arts Pastor at West Ridge Church in Atlanta, GA. He is passionate about creating high-impact experiences that lead people to Jesus Christ.

In this episode, Phil talks specifically about the West Ridge Creative Process and getting your creativity into a weekly rhythm.


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iTunes - Episode #39: Phil Bowdle - Finding A Weekly Rhythm For Your Creative Process

Google Play - Episode #39: Phil Bowdle - Finding A Weekly Rhythm For Your Creative Process



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LINKS MENTIONED

Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull

Podcast Episode #05: Whitney George Part 1 - The Creative Process

Podcast Episode #06: Whitney George Part 2 - The Creative Process

Podcast Episode #10: Stephen Brewster - Leading a Creative Team of 450 People

Podcast Episode #38: Dre Murray - The Dre Murray Writing Process



FINDING A WEEKLY RHYTHM FOR YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS

Phil's Role As The Creative Pastor:
Focuses on the firs

#38: Dre Murray - The Dre Murray Writing Process by Creative Sheep

Pastor Dustin Woodward is the Lead Student Pastor of Copper Point Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Together with his wife, Mandy, they are ministering to over 1,800 students a week through weekly services, satellite campuses, and Bible clubs. Dustin is a gifted communicator and teacher, convicted about speaking the truth as plainly as possible. God has given him a vision and a passion for helping people meet Jesus and each week he shares God’s Word and its practical application in our daily lives.

GUEST LINKS

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Facebook

Leadership Collective

Copper Point Church



LINKS MENTIONED

8 Things Every Great Leader Should Know - Dustin Woodward

Tale of Three Kings by Gene Edwards

Nuts! by Kevin Freiberg



LEADING UNDER AUTHORITY

How close should youth pastors stay aligned with what the church is doing not just what they are doing?
Stay as close as possible.
There needs to be authenticity with what you post on social media.
Lead up as much as you expect your leader

Jordan Boyce is the founder of the Awakening Conference, which was established in 2007. He was a 16-year-old with a vision to gather young people all over from the region of New England. After completing an internship at The City Church in Seattle he returned and took on the position as Youth Director of Awakening Youth, the youth ministry of New Life Worship Center. Attendance at Awakening Youth has tripled since Jordan and his team took over in 2009. Awakening is a leader in creativity and using the power of media to engage young people in an active and exciting church. Jordan and his wife Samantha have a passion to in change the state of Rhode Island, and equip other New England youth ministries to do the same in their region!




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iTunes - Episode #36: Jordan Boyce - Why Youth Ministry Still Matters

Google Play - Episode #36: Jordan Boyce - Why Youth Ministry Still Matters

SoundCloud - Episode #36: Jordan Boyce - Why Youth Ministry Still Matters



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Brad Cooper is the Executive Pastor of Ministries at NewSpring Church in South Carolina. He oversees the Fuse, KidSpring, Next Steps, and Guest Services ministries found on every NewSpring campus and NewSpring College. Brad has a passion for people of all ages and for seeing their lives changed by Jesus Christ. Brad is the primary communicator for Fuse and has a unique ability of connecting with the students of NewSpring Church. Brad has a wife, Cory, and two beautiful daughters, Campbell and Mary Bradford. They enjoy Clemson football and spending time with family and friends.



LISTEN NOW Episode #35: Brad Cooper - 360 Degree Leadership



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NewSpring Church



LINKS MENTIONED

Chess Not Checkers by Mark Miller

"Leadership Accelerator" - Perry Noble Leadership Podcast



360 DEGREE LEADERSHIP

The Most Important Lesson In Leadership.
Lead by example.
Don't ask things of your people that you wouldn’t do yourself.
Leadership start

In the summer of 2010, Oneka and her husband, Earl, sold their home, packed up their two sons, and moved to Dallas, TX. A short while later, they sat in a living room in Dallas and shared the vision of Shoreline with 17 courageous people. They started with a bible study in a nursing home. The bible study kept growing and they began meeting at the Angelika movie theater. They had their grand opening January 22, 2012 and saw over 500 people in attendance. In 2012, they moved into their current home off of Northwest Highway. God kept sending families, students, single people, and couples to be a part of their new church. Now with over 1,000 people who call Shoreline Dallas "home," they are moving to a new facility off of Garland Road. They are also so excited to announce that in 2016, they will be launching a church in Antigua, Guatemala.

In this episode, Oneka discusses the heart and vision of Sisterhood, the women’s ministry of Shoreline, Dallas, a ministry that believes in the gather

While working in a nightclub as a rave-dj, Peter challenged the God of the Universe to “reveal himself” in an unmistakable way. Only seconds later, God responded to him with a jaw-dropping Gospel encounter that shook the foundation of his life. Since converting to Christianity on the spot, Peter has traveled the world, sharing his radical story and calling others to experience the same joy and power. Within a few short years, Peter was sucked into full-time ministry. After pastoring in Wisconsin for a decade, Peter relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2004 to plant an arts-oriented church called Substance. Within a few short years, Substance became one of the fastest growing and most youthful multi-site megachurches in the United States. Peter also speaks to church planters and pastors all over the globe as he serves on the lead team of the Association of Related Churches (ARC). Peter released his first national book in 2012 with Influence Resources called Pharisectomy: how to remove

Brad Lomenick led and directed a movement of young leaders called Catalyst for twelve years. He has since moved into a strategic advisor role with Catalyst, along with several other organizations.

Over the last fifteen years, he has spent a significant amount of time convening leaders. Prior to running Catalyst, he spent five years involved in the growth of the nationally acclaimed Life@Work Magazine and did management consulting with Cornerstone Group. Before that, after graduating from the University of Oklahoma, he rode horses for a living on a ranch in the Colorado mountains for several years.

He writes about leadership, the next generation, creativity, innovation, social media, teamwork, personal growth, generational issues, execution, and a few other topics.

Brad loves Oklahoma Sooners’ football and considers himself a strong candidate for the senior golf tour at some point.



LISTEN NOW Episode #30: Brad Lomenick - H3 Leadership



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At age 20, Pastor Willie George began an outreach with Sunday School buses and quickly learned how to hold the attention of rowdy, unchurched kids. In the decade that followed, his groundbreaking techniques brought him to national prominence as an authority on children's ministry. In 1982, he created a wildly successful, nationally broadcast kid's television program, The Gospel Bill Show.

In spite of his success as a traveling minister, he longed to build a local church where youth and children's ministries would be showcased. Since 1987, Church on the Move in Tulsa, OK has been a leader in effective ministry for children and teenagers, with outreaches like Dry Gulch, U.S.A. and Oneighty.

Today, the effectiveness of his vision is revealed in the amazing second-generation leadership team at Church on the Move. The same communicative skills that marked Pastor Willie George as a children's minister have positioned him as the Senior Pastor of one of America's most innovative churches.

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In 2008, Josh launched Next Level Church in New England with a desire to be relevant, loving, and life-giving. He claims to have made tons of mistakes and have been making it up as he goes, trusting God for wisdom beyond my years and experience. Today Next Level Church has 7 locations throughout the Northeast in 4 different states with thousands of people each weekend in attendance, and best of all, thousands of people have said, "Yes" to a relationship with Jesus.

God-willing, NLC will launch dozens of relevant, loving, and life-giving locations all over America and beyond. As people look at what God is doing at NLC, my hope is that they will be amazed by God because clearly only God could write this story!

Josh is married to his best friend and the love of his life, Jennifer. They have two boys named Malachi and Nehemiah.

Born and raised in Kentucky, Greg grew up in a Christian home. After rededicating his life to Christ at the age of 17, he felt a call to ministry. He began volunteering at his home church and, in 1989, became the Youth and Children’s Pastor, eventually serving as the Associate Pastor.
He and his family moved to Tulsa in 2003 to become part of the Pastoral team of Church On The Move. He now serves as the Family Ministries Director, which includes the kid's ministry (Kids on the Move) and the student ministry (Oneighty), as well as Dry Gulch, USA and Lincoln Christian School. He also oversees the Security teams for all the COTM campuses. Greg and his wife, Polly, have been married for over 25 years and have three children, one daughter–in-law, and a grandson on the way. He loves the New York Yankees and is a devout follower of Kentucky basketball. In this episode, Greg shares the key to exercising one's growth in leadership properly, what he refers to as "coaching the coaches."

LINKS ME

As a 13 year old, Jason knew he was called to be a pastor. But his journey to lead Vibrant Church started with Jason serving our country in the United States Marine Corps., then attending seminary and training under one of the country’s most respected pastors, Pastor Tommy Barnett.

Pastor Jason met his beautiful wife, Rachael, while serving in ministry in Phoenix. They have spent over a decade in ministry together and have been blessed with three amazing kids: Ava, Nathan, and Trace.

Ministry runs in Jason’s blood. His father, Ron Delgado, founded Evangel Church, now Vibrant Church, and faithfully served for over 20 years before Jason and Rachael returned to Columbus to begin a succession transition with his father. The church was positioned to build upon an incredible foundation of unity, passion and progression to reach the next generation for Christ. In 2013, Pastor Jason and Rachael officially became the Lead Pastors of Vibrant Church.

ONE QUESTION - What are your top three favo

Pastor Robert and his family have been missionaries in Peru for over twenty years. He first started out ministering in the hot jungles, but eventually moved to Lima, the capital of Peru, to minister to youth. With a handful of young but excited believers, he started a church, and now Camino de Vida is growing fast. Not only that, but Pastor Robert is involved in a nationwide church planting movement, starting Camino de Vida churches all across the country. His desire, along with his wife Karen and his children, is to show God’s love in a tangible way, through humanitarian aid and outreach projects through an organization called Life Missions.

Pace Hartfield has given his life to seeing people step into their full potential in Christ in a diverse variety of settings that have uniquely prepared him to start and pastor One Place Church.

Pace is known for his passion for his family, fishing, great coffee, and for crafting environments that creatively communicate the life found in Jesus.

Pace and his wife, Sarah, have been married for 17 years and live in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho with their four kids, Caiden (13), Grayson (10), Addison (8), and Sarah Grace (2), and as a family they are loving life in the Great Northwest!

BIG Church to Start-Up Church

From Creative Director to Senior Pastor:
-There is a big difference in carrying out a vision than being a culture that supports a vision.
-You are borrowing momentum when you are under another leader.
-When YOU are the leader, YOU have to create buy in. YOU have to cast a compelling vision.
-Carrying someone else’s vision is different than carrying your own. - it weighs different.