The Few - A Podcast for Faith Empowered Workplace Leaders
Ed Rogers, a former pastor now CEO and Bill Brown a current pastor discuss leadership topics from a Christian perspective. Each week they deal with topics that are relevant for pastors and Christians who are leaders in their workplace. If you are looking to integrate your spiritual development with your workplace leadership, this podcast is for you.
Episodes
80 episodes
The Few Episode 80: FEW Interview with Dr. Adam Cheeseman
Join Bill and I as we interview Dr. Adam Cheeseman, current superintendent of Doddridge County Schools.
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Episode 80
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The Few Episode 79: Growing Through a Time of Leadership Transition or Interim Period
Join Bill and I as we discuss how to move forward as an organization in a leadership transition. Whether you are in the process of succession planning or a church interim, this podcast is for you.
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Episode 79
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The Few Episode 78: Balancing Accountability and Grace
During this episode Ed and Bill discuss accountability, linking it to grace and restoration. They emphasize the importance of humility in leadership and cultivating a culture of peer-to-peer accountability. Through examples from scripture and p...
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Episode 77: Leveraging Habits as a Faith Leader
Join Ed and Bill as they discuss James Clear's book Atomic Habits. Ed and Bill discuss habits for Christian leaders and how the Bible addresses this topic.
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Episode 77
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Episode 76: Lencioni's 6 Types of Working Genius and the Faith Based Leader
Join Bill and Ed as they discuss Lencioni's 6 Types of Working Genius and how it applies to Christian leaders. Drawing parallels to spiritual gifts, Bill and Ed talk about how helpful understanding Lencioni's model can be to those who want thei...
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Episode 76
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Episode 75: Leading in a Way to Avoid Life Threatening Conflict
Conflict is a normal part of any organizational life. According to authors Mike Bonem and James Furr in their book, "Leading Congregational Change", this conflict can be life threatening or life giving. The question is, what can we do as leader...
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Episode 74: Changing Your Leadership Style for Different Situations
We all have our own leadership style. However, there are many people and situations that require us to adapt that style. Join Bill and Ed as they discuss their experience with situational leadership. They take a deep dive into situational leade...
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Episode 74
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Episode 73: Leadership Lessons from Acts Chapters 5,6 & 7
Join Bill and Ed as they conclude their discussion of leadership from the Book of Acts. In this episode, they continue bringing together Thom Rainer's Acts6/7 leadership, Collins' Levels of Leadership, and the Book of Acts. Listen as they inves...
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Episode 72: Leadership Lessons from Acts Chapter 4
Join Bill and Ed as they continue their discussion of leadership from the Book of Acts. In this episode, they continue bringing together Thom Rainer's Acts6/7 leadership, Collins' Levels of Leadership, and the Book of Acts. Listen as they inves...
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Episode 71: Leadership Lessons from Acts Chapter 3
Join Bill and Ed as they continue their discussion of leadership from the Book of Acts. In this episode they continue bringing together Thom Rainer's Acts6/7 leadership, Collins' Levels of Leadership and the Book of Acts. Listen as they investi...
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Episode 70: Leadership Lessons from Acts Chapter Two
Join Bill and Ed as they continue their discussion of leadership from the Book of Acts. In this episode they continue bringing together Thom Rainer's Acts6/7 leadership, Collins' Levels of Leadership and the Book of Acts. Listen as they investi...
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Episode 69: Leadership Lesson from Acts Chapter One
The book of Acts holds tremendous wisdom for leaders of faith. Whether you are in the workplace or church, you will benefit from this conversation. Bill and Ed discuss what we learn about leadership from Acts Chapter 1, in this first of several...
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Episode 69
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Episode 68: Interview with Administrative Law Judge, The Honorable Drew Crislip
In this episode Bill and Ed are privileged to interview Judge Drew Crislip. Drew has served in many different roles as a legal professional in addition to a lifetime of volunteer Christian service with youth. He shares keen insights into ...
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Episode 67: Hope For Tired Leaders Working With Tired Teams
Dog-Tired; Worn Out; Exhausted; Weary; Burdened; Stressed; Burnt Out? How many times have you heard colleagues utter these words? How many times have one or all of these terms described your current emotional condition? As leaders we are often ...
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Episode 66: Mindfulness and the Christian Leader
Mindfulness and mindful leadership is a hot topic in the leadership world today. What about the Christian and mindfulness? Should Christian leaders adopt buy into the idea of mindfulness? Join Bill and Ed for a discussion on this topic an...
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Episode 66
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Episode 65: Becoming a Possibilist Leader!
How do others see you as a leader? Do they see you as more of a "little engine that thought he could", or an "Eyore." Eyore, that pessimistic donkey in the Winnie the Pooh cartoons once said, "thanks, but I'd rather stay an Eyore." In this week...
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Episode 64: Curiosity as a Key Ingredient to Leadership
Are you by nature a curious person? Or do you make quick judgements without asking a lot of questions. On this week's podcast Bill and Ed discuss the essential ingredient of curiosity for leaders in the church and workplace. Curiosity leads to ...
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Episode 63: Interview with Duane Huck, Industrial Leader, Entrepreneur, Owner of Stoked Coffee
Don't miss this episode! Bill and Ed interview faith empowered workplace leader Duane Huck. Listen to Duane describe his faith based leadership journey as a Plant Manager, Pastor, Maxwell Certified Leader and Small Business Owner. Duane shares ...
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Episode 62: 5 Barriers to Getting Things Done
Do you have awesome goals? Do you make great plans? What happens next? Do your goals and plans remain good goals and plans or do you execute them well? Join Ed and Bill as they share from their experience 5 barriers to execution. Maybe you can ...
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Episode 62
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Episode 61: Discussion with J.D. Reed about Cultural Differences and Similarities in Leadership
Join Bill and Ed on this special episode as they welcome J.D. Reed, Global Consultant for Latin America and the Caribbean with American Baptist Church's International Ministry. Leadership must adapt as we work cross-culturally. However, t...
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Episode 60: Competition or Collaboration? Do we have to choose?
Is competition always bad? Is collaboration always good? Should the two be viewed differently in the church than they are in the workplace? As faith empowered leaders these are questions we face every day. Whether you are a leader in the church...
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Episode 59: What We Learned or Should Have Learned from 2020
Join Bill and Ed as they discuss several key lessons from 2020. Listen as they mix personal confession with organizational wisdom to make a list of items we can take into the future as faith empowered workplace leaders.
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Episode 59
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Episode 58: How to Experience Joy in the Workplace
Are you happy at work? Whether you spend your time in the church, the non-profit or the marketplace, statistics say that most of your folks aren't happy. As Faith Empowered Workplace Leaders we should be setting an example of the joy filled lif...
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Episode 57: How to Simplify Your Life as a Leader
Are you stressed out? Does your life as a leader seem way more complex than it should be? Listen as Ed and Bill discuss the spiritual discipline of simplicity. Looking to scripture as their guide they share practical insights on how to simplify...
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Episode 56: How to Help Your Team See Pain as a Gift
Join Bill and Ed as they talk about the necessity of allowing team members to suffer. Are you a rescuer? Do you always step in and make sure that your team members don't suffer? You may be robbing them of some of the greatest gifts that God has...
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