Best ECFA Podcasts (2024)

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The Three H's that Drive Culture | Kim Williams, ECFA 38:50

4M ago38:50

38:50

A thriving culture drives a staff and organization to new heights. Kim Williams shares how to cultivate such a culture that can spread like wildfire in a workplace. Specifically, she explores ECFA’s own intentional pursuit of three key organizational values: Humble, Hardworking, and Healthy. 📻 Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: ht…

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One Way to Bless the Next Generation of Leaders | Harold Moore, ECFA 37:14

4M ago37:14

37:14

Harold Moore's story of hard work and striving is all too familiar. After a marketing and pastoring career, the Lord led him uniquely to ECFA as the Executive Administrator to the President. Harold exudes joyous serving while also exhorting ECFA staff towards healthy leadership. Michael and Harold talk candidly about their professional, personal, a…

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The Leadership and Trust Connection | Michael Martin, ECFA 53:32

5M ago53:32

53:32

Michael Martin, ECFA's President, takes us back to 2021 when ECFA's Board started digging into how a leader's health affects financial integrity and trust. In the past two years, ECFA has surveyed and researched this connection. The ECFA board has applied these findings to better support the health of its own leadership and staff. With each convers…

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A Growing Church, a Healthy Church, or Both? | Bishop Derek Grier, Grace Church 40:37

6M ago40:37

40:37

We’re blessed to speak with Bishop Derek Grier of Grace Church. He’s the top leader at Grace and a Board Member here at ECFA. He dives into why supporting pastors is so vital right now and how the board can prioritize relationship building with top leaders! His leadership in the National Unity Weekend has spurred Christ-Centered conversations and a…

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Healthy Governance is Living Authentically | Rob Hoskins & David Branker, One Hope Ministries 58:00

7M ago58:00

58:00

Rob Hoskins and David Branker of One Hope Ministries have developed a reputation as a ministry with excellence in board and leader relationships, staff culture, and Christ-centered vision. Intentionality underscores all parts of their culture as leadership seeks intergenerational accountability. To live for Christ in your personal life and your pub…

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Women will Manage the Largest Generational Wealth Transfer | Julie Wilson, Women Doing Well 43:46

7M ago43:46

43:46

Women Doing Well's purpose is to activate women towards purposeful generosity. 95% of women will, at some point in their life, be the primary financial decision maker for their family, yet a larger percentage do not feel confident and equipped to to handle what God has given to them. https://womendoingwell.org/…

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Restoring a Leader for their Next Chapter | William Vanderbloemen 44:08

8M ago44:08

44:08

What do job interviews reveal about the current character of a candidate? William Vanderbloemen and his search firm have a unique knowledge of the staff at many Christian organizations and churches because they interviewed and recruited many of them! What do they look for when talking to a potential church or ministry leader? Ownership, transparenc…

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100 Years of Preparing Leaders, God Willing, 100 More | Mark Yarbrough, DTS 58:46

8M ago58:46

58:46

Mark Yarbrough was a student, professor, and now President of Dallas Theological Seminary. For 100 years, DTS has held the word of God high in training young men and women to go into ministry and shepherd flocks worldwide. What's next for Pastors? How do cultural influences challenge private seminaries? How does a seminary take on the challenge of …

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The Pain in Pastoring | Sam Chand, SRC Consulting 55:33

9M ago55:33

55:33

Raised as a Pastor's kid, then going in the ministry himself for over 35 years, Sam Chand has seen the changes in the church firsthand. His book, Leadership Pains, dials into the challenges that have resulted in failure among pastors. He's come alongside leaders as a first responder after a fall. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: https://ww…

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Best Workplaces Have Trust | Al Lopus, Best Christian Workplaces 51:48

9M ago51:48

51:48

Best Christian Workplaces Co-Founder and Board Chair Al Lopus has seen it all. Anonymous surveys reveal the heart of health in organizations. He shares telling signs of unhealth and examples of leaders who took it head on, even as they were the problem. Check out the Flourishing Culture Leadership Podcast here: https://workplaces.org/podcast…

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The Tough Questions, The Needed Answers | Brian Kreeger 57:05

10M ago57:05

57:05

Ministry Lead Brian Kreeger worked hard. He was doing the Lord's work at all costs. Listen to his reflections from The Courageous Ask, a book considering how a leader finds support from his board, friends, and fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Connect with Brian https://www.briankreeger.com/ ECFA's Lessons from the Boardroom https://www.ecfa.o…

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Global and Biblical Perspective on Leaders | Gary Hoag, Global Trust Partners 48:06

10M ago48:06

48:06

Gary Hoag sees and hears about the global church every day. As CEO of Global Trust Partners, birthed from the heartbeat of ECFA, Gary witnesses how ministry work is done worldwide and how different cultures and governments perceive financial integrity, good governance, and leadership. Biblically, Gary has spent time as a New Testament scholar consi…

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The Lord's Calling You to Lead, Answer Humbly | Jacob Bland, Youth for Christ 46:45

11M ago46:45

46:45

Jacob Bland answered the call. As a young leader in a storied ministry, his wisdom in humbly leading and balancing a young family is relatable for so many of us. The relationship between Youth For Christ's Board of Directors and senior leadership is thoughtful, caring, and saturated in prayer. The God-honoring succession transition Jacob stepped in…

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Where the Soul Goes, All Will Follow | Steve Macchia, Leadership Transformations 53:59

11M ago53:59

53:59

The spiritual formation of Christian Leaders can get deprioritized in the face of other metrics of success. Steve Macchia has spent his career teaching the importance of a nurtured soul. As he says, where the soul goes, so goes the leader. Check out more of Steve's writing here: https://www.stevemacchia.com/…

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A Literal Employee Handbook for a Healthy Team | Jedd Medefind, CAFO 36:24

11M ago36:24

36:24

CAFO Leadership released a document to staff that spells out how to have a balanced and healthy work, personal, and spiritual life. It's working! They call it the Strategic Plan for Thriving Souls. As Jedd Medefind discusses, good fruit comes from good roots. Find Jedd's Podcast here: https://resources.cafo.org/series/justice-and-the-inner-life/ an…

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S.O.S. For Our Souls | Mindy Caliguire, Soul Care 46:11

12M ago46:11

46:11

Mindy Caliguire leads Soulcare.com and frames Soul Care as a personal resolve to build a life deeply connected to God—the path to true flourishing. Most important, her work imagines the “what if?” of a future where the new norm is one in which leaders thrive, integrity thrives, and churches and ministries thrive because of better soul care. Take th…

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Shadow Side of Why We Are What We Are | Gary McIntosh, Church Growth Network 52:40

12M ago52:40

52:40

Our motivations are a shadow to us and others. Not always good or bad, but present. Know them, Redeem them. Gary L. McIntosh is President of the Church Growth Network and Professor of Christian Ministry and Leadership at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. He has forty years of experience consulting non-profit organizations, coaching of le…

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Processing Leadership Failures. Start by Looking Within | Glenn Packiam, Rockharbor Church 42:41

1y ago42:41

42:41

Good and Bad Leadership can push us towards knowing the Lord deeper. Glen shares how to find new wells to drink from, to stay resilient as a Christian leader in these times. Check out all Glenn's writing and podcast here : https://www.glennpackiam.com/By ECFA

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Executive Pastor’s Role in Leadership Integrity | David Fletcher | XPastor 44:29

1y ago44:29

44:29

Over 2/3's of larger churches in America have an Executive Pastor. There is opportunity to be effective and efficient in church business, all while increasing integrity with a pastor's heart. David Fletcher of Xpastor.org shares the trends and practical insights all churches can benefit from. Register for the Free Workshop from XPastor and ECFA at …

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Legal Risks for Unhealthy Leaders | Erika Cole | The Church Attorney 39:38

1y ago39:38

39:38

What are the legal risks of unhealthy leadership? Erika Cole, The Church Attorney, gives insight to how important a pastor's role is and how that can be isolating, taxing, and can lead to pastoral burnout. The importance to stay spiritually and emotionally healthy as a pastor seems obvious, but the legal ramifications of un-health can affect entire…

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Avoiding Burnout and Other Integrity Traps | Carey Niewhof 55:46

1y ago55:46

55:46

You don't know what you don't know, and those unseen traps can catch any of us. Carey has spoken with thousands of leaders and lived through a burnout period in his own life, so glean the wisdom and warnings for a full life of healthy leadership. On-Demand Courses on Leadership, Productivity, and More from Carey Nieuwhof: https://careynieuwhof.com/…

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Why the Soul of Every Leader Needs Rest | Ruth Haley Barton | Transforming Center 46:22

1y ago46:22

46:22

You are not made for work alone. Embrace the rhythms your Creator designed for you. You are not made for the Sabbath; the Sabbath is made for you. Ruth Haley Barton | CEO Transforming Center https://transformingcenter.org/By ECFA

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Research Insights on Healthy Leadership | David Kinnaman | Barna Group 48:48

1y ago48:48

48:48

Change, change is the only constant. That's what thousands of interviews and surveys confirm about Christian culture in the U.S. With access to this data The Barna Group has a finger on the pulse of the big C church and its Pastors. David Kinnaman reveals the trends he sees and how pastors without healthy leadership practices have a higher probabil…

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Leading a Dangerously Soft-hearted Ministry | Edgar Sandoval, World Vision 1:02:59

2y ago1:02:59

1:02:59

Edgar Sandoval's amazing story of hardship, hard work, and surrender is filled with God's continued work in each of us and this world! As CEO of World Vision, a large, tenured Christian Humanitarian Aid Organization, Edgar discusses the organization's willingness to respond to dangerous situations because of soft hearts, calling it the "right kind …

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Eternal Mindsets Create Generous Hearts | David Wills, NCF 41:35

2y ago41:35

41:35

When David Wills was growing up, every time he took a spiritual gift test he always seemed to score lowest in "generosity," but that didn't stop the Lord from working in his heart. Listen in as Michael Martin sits down with the President Emeritus of the National Christian Foundation, which serves as a global generosity movement, and discusses his p…

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Redemption Happens with Accountability | Jake Lapp, ECFA 40:28

2y ago40:28

40:28

Being accountable to someone doesn't mean you'll achieve perfection. Accountability, particularly in a Christian organization, looks like a relationship built on trust with "course correcting" conversations happening regularly. Sit down with Michael Martin and Jake Lapp as they dig in to what accountability looks like with ECFA accredited members. …

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Trusting Leaders Who Trust God | Tami Heim, CLA 38:58

2y ago38:58

38:58

"Trust is the bedrock. Out of good trust comes productive conflict management, clarity on goals and objectives, people feel like they can speak into something, and you begin to see outcomes. Outcomes that really are transforming a leader. Transforming your organization. Transforming communities. And now we're even witnessing how it's transforming n…

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Do Evangelicals Have A Trust Problem? | Walter Kim, NAE 52:48

2y ago52:48

52:48

Does the name "evangelical" do more harm than good in today’s culture? What role is "deconstruction" playing in the Christian community? Do Christian ministries have a trust problem, and how do we respond? Join the conversation as Michael Martin sits down with Walter Kim, the President of the National Association of Evangelicals, as they work throu…

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Going Behind the Seal | Michael Martin 22:14

2y ago22:14

22:14

Nonprofits and churches were experiencing a “crisis of confidence” in the late 1970s. Scandal after scandal highlighted the great need for standards and accountability, and from it, the ECFA seal was born to help regain and enhance trust. In episode one, Michael Martin unpacks a little of the seal's history and gives a taste of the conversations co…

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Behind the Seal - Trailer 3:13

2y ago3:13

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The Three H's that Drive Culture | Kim Williams, ECFA 38:50

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One Way to Bless the Next Generation of Leaders | Harold Moore, ECFA 37:14

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The Leadership and Trust Connection | Michael Martin, ECFA 53:32

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A Growing Church, a Healthy Church, or Both? | Bishop Derek Grier, Grace Church 40:37

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Healthy Governance is Living Authentically | Rob Hoskins & David Branker, One Hope Ministries 58:00

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Women will Manage the Largest Generational Wealth Transfer | Julie Wilson, Women Doing Well 43:46

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Restoring a Leader for their Next Chapter | William Vanderbloemen 44:08

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100 Years of Preparing Leaders, God Willing, 100 More | Mark Yarbrough, DTS 58:46

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The Pain in Pastoring | Sam Chand, SRC Consulting 55:33

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Best Workplaces Have Trust | Al Lopus, Best Christian Workplaces 51:48

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The Tough Questions, The Needed Answers | Brian Kreeger 57:05

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Global and Biblical Perspective on Leaders | Gary Hoag, Global Trust Partners 48:06

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The Lord's Calling You to Lead, Answer Humbly | Jacob Bland, Youth for Christ 46:45

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Where the Soul Goes, All Will Follow | Steve Macchia, Leadership Transformations 53:59

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A Literal Employee Handbook for a Healthy Team | Jedd Medefind, CAFO 36:24

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S.O.S. For Our Souls | Mindy Caliguire, Soul Care 46:11

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Shadow Side of Why We Are What We Are | Gary McIntosh, Church Growth Network 52:40

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Processing Leadership Failures. Start by Looking Within | Glenn Packiam, Rockharbor Church 42:41

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Executive Pastor’s Role in Leadership Integrity | David Fletcher | XPastor 44:29

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Legal Risks for Unhealthy Leaders | Erika Cole | The Church Attorney 39:38

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Avoiding Burnout and Other Integrity Traps | Carey Niewhof 55:46

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Why the Soul of Every Leader Needs Rest | Ruth Haley Barton | Transforming Center 46:22

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Research Insights on Healthy Leadership | David Kinnaman | Barna Group 48:48

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Leading a Dangerously Soft-hearted Ministry | Edgar Sandoval, World Vision 1:02:59

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Eternal Mindsets Create Generous Hearts | David Wills, NCF 41:35

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Redemption Happens with Accountability | Jake Lapp, ECFA 40:28

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Trusting Leaders Who Trust God | Tami Heim, CLA 38:58

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Do Evangelicals Have A Trust Problem? | Walter Kim, NAE 52:48

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Going Behind the Seal | Michael Martin 22:14

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Behind the Seal - Trailer 3:13

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