The Leadership Community Podcast

Phil Hubbard: Building a Strong Community in the Church

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.
 
In today's episode, we have a conversation with Pastor Phil Hubbard, the Lead Pastor of C3 Church London
Originally from Sydney, Australia, Phil & his wife have called London home for the past 11 years. They are dedicated to fostering a vibrant, loving community centred on faith, hope, and genuine connection.
Some of the topics we talked about:
Their journey from Sydney to London
The vision of the church
How his understanding of the church community has evolved
The weekly rhythms of C3 Church
Equipping leaders to build the community
 
Thank you for being a part of our community. We look forward to sharing more leadership insights with you in the future!
 
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Nick Fletcher: Christians in Politics

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In today's episode, we have a conversation with Nick Fletcher.
Nick served as the first Conservative MP for Don Valley (2019-2024). A practicing Christian, Nick lives in South Yorkshire with his wife and their children.
His Christian faith is central to both his personal and political life.
Our conversation focused on how his faith shapes his life in politics.
We talked about...
• Getting interested in politics 
• How his faith shapes his political career
• Disagreeing in an agreeable way
• How church leaders can support their local politician
 
This is different to our usual conversations, but we hope it will help you to think about something which is not talked about often.
 
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Tebo Mpanza: Branding & Telling Our Story Better

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In today's episode, we have a conversation with Tebo Mpanza about branding and how we can do it better as leaders in the local church.
Tebo is the Client Director at Unfound Studio, where he helps brands find their edge.
He has been part of Church leadership teams, led a Church in Birmingham, UK, headed up Leadership Development at Gas Street Church, as well as preaching and leading worship too.
 
We talked about...
• His journey into branding 
• How his faith shapes how he works
• A definition for what branding is
• Communicating our story in a better way
And so much more.
Our hope, as always, is that this conversation will help you in your context, giving you some practical ideas to think more about with your team.
 
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Simon Jarvis: Building Leaders

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In today's episode, we have a conversation with Simon Jarvis about building leaders, a great follow-on from last week's conversation with Paul Benger.
Simon is the Pastor of One Church in Gloucester, UK. He is also on the National Leadership Team for the Assemblies of God GB, where he is the Leadership Development Director. 
He has developed a strategy for raising and developing leaders, so we know this episode will help you do the same in your context.
We talked about...
• How to form a leadership development strategy
• The inconvenience of developing leaders
• What to look for in a potential leader
• His strategy for leadership development
And so much more.
 
Jonny says this is his favourite episode to date, and we would love to know if you agree. It is a conversation with a lot of practical takeaways for you as you look to get handle on developing leaders right where you are.
 
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Paul Benger: Building Leaders

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In today's episode, we have a conversation with our first returning guest. Paul Benger is the Lead Pastor of Ikon Church, a multi-site Church and the leader of Groundlevel Network, a movement of 80+ churches. 
 
Our conversation was focused on building leader and gleaning from his decades of experience with this important aspect of being a leader
We talked about...
• Why building leaders is essential 
• The opportunities building leaders can create
• The risks of not developing leaders
• The barriers that stop churches from building leaders
• How to release others to lead
• Leadership vs Discipleship
 
We also gave Paul a chance to talk about his new book called 'Empowered' which is about discovering and developing your spiritual gifts'.
 
We hope you find this conversation helpful and that the takeaways will contribute positively to your leadership journey.
 
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Chad Brooks: Productive Leaders, Productive Churches

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In this episode, you are listening to the conversation we had with Chad Brooks.
Chad is an author and writes a lot about church health and productivity. He is an ordained United Methodist Church Elder and a bi-vocational Pastor. He understands the challenges of ministry having been in ministry for many years.
His heart is to equip church leaders with tools to transform busyness into meaningful community impact.
You can find out more about him on social media, search for @productivepastor or @revchadbrooks
 
Our conversation focused on the topic of being a productive leader and a productive church.
Some of the topics we talked about included:
His journey into the topic of productivity
The productivity habits he has
The mindset of a productive leader
Reasons leaders don't follow through on intentions
Productivity patterns that can help a church be healthy
The need for a communications role
We hope this conversation helps you to reflect on your own productivity, enabling you to lead better in your context.
 
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Jo Cox: Being Productive in the Right Way

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In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Jo Cox.
Jo is a bible-based productivity expert, helping Christians design their days that are both personally fulfilling and honouring to God.
 
Some of the topics we talked about included:
Why productivity matters
Discovering your why
Main obstacles to being productive
Coaching someone on this topic
Biggest struggles to be productive
How she plans her week
This is another practical conversation, which will help you lead better in your context.
 
Thank you for being a part of our community. We look forward to sharing more leadership insights with you in the future!
 
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Joy Blundell: Becoming a Coaching Leader

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In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Joy Blundell.
Joy is a Life and Leadership Coach who helps people unlock their potential and create change. She is a leader, pastor, and speaker who has pioneered multiple transformative initiatives, projects and organisations that empower people to bring about change in their world.
As a coach, she is passionate about helping people find their purpose and connect their personal stories to larger narratives.
Some of the topics we talked about included:
Her journey into coaching
Why coaching is important
How coaching and discipleship work together
Jesus as the master coach and the questions he asked
Practical ways you can start coaching today
This is a practical conversation, which can help you lead better in your context.
 
Thank you for being a part of our community. We look forward to sharing more leadership insights with you in the future!
 
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Angela Gaeta: Being a Mission-Minded Leader

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In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Angela Gaeta.
Angela is a dedicated Christian minister who, alongside her husband Gianni, founded a vibrant ministry based in Vienna. With a heart for spiritual transformation across Central Europe, Angela works tirelessly to establish Churches and develop leaders who can bring positive, Godly influence into every sphere of society.
Angela is part of the National Leadership Team of the Assemblies of God in Great Britain and is responsible for the mission strategy.
Some of the topics we talked about included:
Her mission journey
Building spiritual communities
The characteristics and habits of a misson-minded leader
How to practically transform the community
Women in ministry
You will enjoy hearing Angela's story and the wisdom she shares on this topic.
 
Thank you for being a part of our community. We look forward to sharing more leadership insights with you in the future!
 
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Ian Green: Community Transformation

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In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Ian Green.
Ian Green is a speaker, coach, consultant, and author with over four decades of experience inspiring, networking, and provoking individuals and organisations to think bigger.
Ian found faith as a teenager and quickly rose in church leadership, particularly in youth ministry, eventually leading the National Youth Department for the Assemblies of God in Great Britain for 10 years. He later founded Youth Ministries International, which evolved into Next Level International.
Now he is part of Kingdomize Global, helping churches, NGO's and other organisations focus on community transformation.
Some of the topics we talked about included:
His faith journey and how he got involved in community transformation
How would he describe community transformation
Stories of community transformation
The shift from social action to community transformation
Practical ways church leaders can be better at transforming communities
This is a fascinating conversation, which we guarantee will make you think.
Thank you for being a part of our community. We look forward to sharing more leadership insights with you in the future!
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