Hope In The City Leadership Podcast

Who doesn’t need a little more encouragement from heaven? “But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort” (1 Corinthians 14:3). In this audio podcast, Mike O’Quin interviews Hope Group leader Daniel Liecthi on principles and practical tips of growing in the prophetic, both inside and … The post Sharing Prophetic Words appeared first on Hope in the City.

The most effective and transformative spiritual leaders are the ones who are consistently sowing in prayer for the people they lead. Research bears this out as well. In this audio podcast, Mike O’Quin interviews Clark and Natalie Zaunbrecher on some very practical tips and daily disciplines of growing your prayer … The post The Prayer Life of the Discipler appeared first on Hope in the City.

Jesus spent only three years with His disciples, but at the end of that relatively short time they were transformed and ready to tackle the world (with the help of the Holy Spirit, of course). During Jesus’ intensive leadership development with them, He often pushed them into risky situations when they … The post Catalytic Discipleship appeared first on Hope in the City.

How did Jesus disciple people? He often called His disciples to action, even when they didn’t feel quite ready. Some call it delegation, some name it as MAWL (model, assist, watch and leave), some call it working yourself out of a job, but whatever you call it, delegating leadership is … The post The Beauty of Benign Neglect appeared first on Hope in the City.

Jesus fully intends His disciples to reproduce themselves. As leaders, we need to always be thinking of ways to raise up new leaders. In this week’s podcast, Mike O’Quin interviews Clark and Natalie Zaunbrecher on the vision for group multiplication and overcoming obstacles to reproducing leadership. The church is growing … The post Vision for Reproducing Leadership appeared first on Hope in the City.

In last week’s podcast, we talked about the art of active listening. After first engaging to hear the heart, we can then venture toward “speaking the truth in love” (Ephesians 4:15). Listen as Mike O’Quin interviews this week’s panel, Jonelle Tucker, Matt Kehn and Clark Zaunbrecher, on the heart and … The post Speaking the Truth in Love appeared first on Hope in the City.

Have you ever wanted your heart to just be listened to, and yet you were mowed down with the machine gun of good Christian advice? Effective spiritual leaders learn to bite their tongues and draw out the heart behind the words of the people they are shepherding. In this podcast, … The post The Art of Active Listening appeared first on Hope in the City.

We never forget the life lessons learned in the school of failure! In this lively discussion, Mike O’Quin interviews Britt Tucker, Clark Zaunbrecher and Matt Kehn on some ways that they have missed the mark of true discipleship. They draw life lessons from their own discipleship blunders in the past and build … The post Discipleship Blunders appeared first on Hope in the City.

It may be a religious-sounding word but it is a life-transforming concept! In this audio podcast, the first in a series, Mike O’Quin interviews Britt Tucker, Clark Zaunbrecher and Matt Kehn on the essence of discipleship and how Jesus did it. They discuss concepts from Robert Coleman’s classic book on … The post Engaging in Life on Life Discipleship appeared first on Hope in the City.