Cmn Leadership Podcast

Raymond is the planter of Our City Center Church in Berkeley, CA. He has crafted the 5 C's to better reach the people in his city. Raymond shares many helpful insights into rethinking the way we do ministry.

The Online Church is here to stay. So how does the church need to adapt to engage in authentic community with people on the internet? Jeffery Portmann sits down with Brandon Shank who pastors Palms Church in Virginia Beach, VA. Brandon has done an incredible job not only embracing the online change, but leading it.

We all want to be better leaders. Whether in the home, in the church, or at a job, leadership is applicable. This week, Jeffery Portmann sits down with Dr. Kent Ingle from Southeastern University in Lakeland, FL. Kent has written multiple books and has been a crucial part in building Southeastern University into the thriving center for learning that it is today.

Church mergers, discipleship strategies, and embracing other generations. A healthy church in every community starts with each of us. Whether that means passing the baton or learning to cast vision, we all could use some wisdom. This week, Mike Santiago, pastor of Focus Church in Raleigh, NC, sits down with Jeffery Portmann to talk about his church planting journey, Break200.com, and so much more!

Jeffery Portmann sits down this week with Maricela Hernandez from McAllen, TX to talk about her experience with church planting. Maricela is so passionate about seeing the lost come to Christ and believes that YOU should take the next step toward planting a church.

Co-leading looks different in every context, especially when every leader is wired so differently. Leaning into your strengths is the most effective way to lead. This week, Jeffery Portmann sits down with Lead Pastors Chris & Cara Railey from Oaks Church in Red Oak, TX.

Jeffery Portmann sits down with Stephen Blandino from 7 City Church in Fort Worth, TX. Stephen recently wrote a book titled "Stop Chasing Easy".

Leading well means changing the connotation of conflict - it's not a way of harming people. It's a way of helping shape and grow the people we serve. However, there is a wrong way to handle conflict. There's also a correct way to handle conflict, as long as you have control of it. Greg Ford shares in this week's episode how we can be conflict controllers.

Great leaders don't just build great people and build their teams - they're able to multiply themselves and their organizations several times over. How do you multiply yourself and why do you you it? Jeff Leake shares the philosophy behind this topic!

The most effective and high capacity leaders are the ones who are able to find and operate in their rhythm of productivity. But finding that rhythm can be a difficult task. Mark Batterson, pastor and best selling author, shares some tips on how you can find your own rhythm and make an impact while you lean into your productivity.

Have you ever stepped into something you didn't feel qualified for? Like it would require you to flex some muscles you weren't even sure you had? Welcome to leadership. Though this tension is real, there's a way you can successfully lead outside your comfort zone and still succeed. Jeremy DeWeerdt helps us figure out how we can do this!

Want to know one of the secrets to a strong church? Strong apprenticeship. Taking people on a journey with you as they learn ministry is one of the greatest things you and your church could do. Find out how to do it successfully by hearing what Wes Davis and his newlife church team do to put their apprenticeship in action!

Maybe you've heard it said, "success without succession is failure." Succession itself is composed of a few different pieces and can be harmful if done wrong; so Nate Ruch is here to help. Watch the newest episode of the CMN Leadership Podcast to find out how to craft successful succession!

A leader can only be their best when they're healthy - emotionally, physically & spiritually. It's easier than ever to remain healthy for a season, but the sharpest leaders sustain their health. How do you do that? Travis Jones breaks it down for us in this episode of the CMN Leadership Podcast!

One of the most effective ways your church can reach your city more effectively is by launching your church multiple times each year. Sound crazy? Thankfully we have one of the best practitioners of the "big day strategy" showing us what implementing this into your church's systems looks like. Aaron Burke shows us how to simply & successfully do it ourselves!

Multipliers are world changers. It takes a special type of person to be able to reproduce and multiply themselves over and over. It takes a whole different set of skills to multiply your organization while multiplying people. How do you become this kind of leader? Patrick Grach lets us know in this episode!

If your marriage isn't winning, chances are your ministry isn't winning either. What can seem like a tough balance to find is actually incredibly simple. When your marriage wins, the other things tend to follow. Here's how you do it!