You’re still showing up. But are you leading with clarity — or just holding it together? Take 15 minutes to reflect with the Christian Leader® Self-Assessment — a simple tool to help you see what’s really working... and what’s quietly wearing you out. It’s free! https://www.ryanfranklin.org/clselfassessment In this conversation, Ryan Franklin and Dr. David Bernard explore the concept of visionary leadership within the church. Dr. Bernard shares his insights on how to discern a God...

Link to the full podcast: https://youtu.be/hkRVlPKwv0A?si=092ct_vKiKv7fBuE Description: Dr. Gregg Makin explains the importance of right-brain, heart-to-heart connection in ministry and leadership. He outlines three keys for relational impact—attunement, emotional connection, and grace—emphasizing that empathy must precede truth for real transformation. Makin also describes his six-month NeuroChange Institute training program, which integrates neuroscience, coaching, and the example of...

Link to the full podcast: https://youtu.be/RwhshyDvGGs?si=3nW_qzHePvOrZqru Description: Dr. Tim Elmore shares lessons from his early years with John Maxwell, who taught him leadership essentials like “off-the-platform charisma” and big-picture thinking. These experiences inspired his passion for developing young leaders. In his book The Future Begins with Z, Elmore explores Generation Z’s unique challenges and potential in the workforce, introducing the “Peter Pan paradox”—where their ...

You’re still showing up. But are you leading with clarity — or just holding it together? Take 15 minutes to reflect with the Christian Leader® Self-Assessment — a simple tool to help you see what’s really working... and what’s quietly wearing you out. It’s free! https://www.ryanfranklin.org/clselfassessment This brief Christmas episode is a heartfelt conversation with pastors and ministry leaders about navigating one of the busiest seasons of the year. Ryan shares simple, practical w...

Link to the full podcast: https://youtu.be/49b2kf7UGjA?si=PQm9wobYVNu6vc7L Description: Akil Thompson spoke about true spiritual leadership as aligning completely with God’s agenda rather than one’s own. He shared personal experiences of dying to self, surrendering ambition, and learning that God values character over ministry success. Thompson described seasons where God withheld permission to plan, teaching him obedience and dependence on the Spirit’s leading. Through these lessons, ...

Link to the full podcast: https://youtu.be/hDxHkneqASs?si=MXWSdLog-1XDbxIn Description: In this conversation, Dr. Tom Trimble discusses his book exploring the intersection of sociology, technology, and theology in digital communication. He introduces the STAIRS framework—Self-control, Theology of communication, Anxiety, Identity, Relationships, and Spirituality—to address how technology shapes human behavior, empathy, and faith. Trimble emphasizes applying biblical principles to online...

Link to the full podcast: https://youtu.be/hkRVlPKwv0A?si=092ct_vKiKv7fBuE Description: Dr. Gregg Makin shares his journey through a season of deep depression that revealed unprocessed emotions and loneliness beneath his successful ministry life. He explains how growing up in an environment that dismissed feelings led him to rely on logic and spiritual effort rather than emotional connection. Through counseling, self-awareness, and building a supportive “life team,” he learned to proce...

You’re still showing up. But are you leading with clarity — or just holding it together? Take 15 minutes to reflect with the Christian Leader® Self-Assessment — a simple tool to help you see what’s really working... and what’s quietly wearing you out. It’s free! https://www.ryanfranklin.org/clselfassessment In this episode of The Christian Leader Made Simple Show, Ryan tackles a difficult but necessary subject—egotism in leadership. Pastor Josh Melancon joins the conversation to o...

Link to the full podcast: https://youtu.be/urau1D-IsSw?si=fkBKkeBudtXL1OPz Description: As a wife, mom, foster parent, staff minister, and traveling preacher, Mandy Holloway prioritizes her family, submits to her husband and pastors, and guards her time with prayer, worship, and intentional living. She avoids distractions like social media, leans on spiritual accountability, and invests in her health to sustain her calling. One of her most impactful ministry moments came in Uganda, whe...

Link to the full podcast: https://youtu.be/4GNc-BA4sqQ?si=n9p30WjkjK6ohZPv Description: Dr. Margaret Banks-Butler shares findings from her research on Apostolic Millennials, noting their desire for meaningful engagement, authenticity, mentorship, and involvement in ministry. She explains that while young people are happy in their faith, they expect educated and relational leaders who can guide them with both truth and grace. Transitioning into her book, she unpacks “flow” as the inters...

You’re still showing up. But are you leading with clarity — or just holding it together? Take 15 minutes to reflect with the Christian Leader® Self-Assessment — a simple tool to help you see what’s really working... and what’s quietly wearing you out. It’s free! https://www.ryanfranklin.org/clselfassessment Every generation faces new challenges, but the core of leadership never changes. In this special episode of The Christian Leader Made Simple Show, Ryan Franklin brings together...

Link to the full podcast: https://youtu.be/hkRVlPKwv0A?si=092ct_vKiKv7fBuE Description: Dr. Gregg Makin emphasizes the power of relational connection in emotional and spiritual healing. He explains that true transformation happens through empathy, presence, and right-brain, heart-level connection rather than logical advice. Drawing from Jesus’ interactions with the bleeding woman and the woman at the well, he illustrates how grace, safety, and genuine understanding can calm the nervous...

Link to the full podcast: https://youtu.be/urau1D-IsSw?si=fkBKkeBudtXL1OPz Description: Mandy Holloway describes battling fear and depending on God’s anointing, prayer, and Scripture to minister boldly. She recounts how local work (juvenile facilities, prisons) led to international opportunities, foster care, and many baptisms. Emphasizing surrender and obedience, she argues ministry isn’t an elite gift but every believer’s commission, urging people to ask God who they are. She calls h...

Link to the full podcast: https://youtu.be/4GNc-BA4sqQ?si=n9p30WjkjK6ohZPv Description: This conversation with Dr. Margaret Banks-Butler unpacks her book’s statement: “Flow is the place of your divine assignment and the sweet spot of your anointing.” She explains that spiritual flow is not just about performance but about placement—where calling, gifting, purpose, and God’s timing converge. Drawing from psychology’s concept of “flow,” she relates it to ministry, emphasizing that leader...

You’re still showing up. But are you leading with clarity — or just holding it together? Take 15 minutes to reflect with the Christian Leader® Self-Assessment — a simple tool to help you see what’s really working... and what’s quietly wearing you out. It’s free! https://www.ryanfranklin.org/clselfassessment In this episode of The Christian Leader Made Simple Show, Ryan sits down with Dr. Tim Elmore to talk about his new book, The Future Begins with Z: Nine Strategies to Lead Gener...

Link to the full podcast: https://youtu.be/pSPfb8qIy18?si=9iun_90DaCiWnxXg Description: Ryan Franklin teaches on four major barriers to healthy relationships: pride, past wounds, unhealthy patterns, and emotional exhaustion. He explains how each one creates distance—whether through walls we build, hurts we carry, habits we tolerate, or energy we deplete. Using biblical examples like Elijah, Franklin highlights the importance of humility, healing, healthy rhythms, and rest. His central ...

Link to the full podcast: https://youtu.be/urau1D-IsSw?si=fkBKkeBudtXL1OPz Description: Mandy Holloway shares her passion for prison ministry, recounting a powerful moment where women rejected lies of the enemy, embraced their identity in Christ, and experienced deliverance, healing, and the Holy Ghost. She stresses that reaching the lost, caring for the broken, and living out the Gospel is not a “special calling” for a select few but a commission for every believer, rooted in obedienc...

Link to the full podcast: https://youtu.be/4GNc-BA4sqQ?si=n9p30WjkjK6ohZPv Description: Dr. Margaret Banks-Butler shares how faith, love, and neuroscience intersect in healing and leadership. She emphasizes the power of scripture, prayer, and relational support in restoring hope, while also highlighting the value of education and scientific insight. Her message encourages leaders to overcome burnout by “re-words” such as reconnect, repent, and release, guiding them toward renewal, spir...

You’re still showing up. But are you leading with clarity — or just holding it together? Take 15 minutes to reflect with the Christian Leader® Self-Assessment — a simple tool to help you see what’s really working... and what’s quietly wearing you out. It’s free! https://www.ryanfranklin.org/clselfassessment In this episode, Pastor Akil Thompson introduces The Leadership Sweet Spot—a model that brings self-leadership, spiritual leadership, and organizational leadership into balance. When le...

Link to the full podcast: https://youtu.be/pSPfb8qIy18?si=9iun_90DaCiWnxXg Description: Ryan Franklin teaches on relational barriers in leadership, showing how pride subtly builds walls through silence, unforgiveness, and the need to be right, while humility builds bridges by making the first move. He also highlights how past wounds, if left unhealed, can shape relationships, leadership, and culture—using Joseph’s story in Genesis 50 as an example. Franklin emphasizes that unhealed pai...