Leadership Culture Matters Podcast Archives • Living Worthy Ministries

Leadership Culture Matters Episode 8: Honesty is a Given and Gossip Doesn’t Exist

Nothing can create a toxic work or ministry environment quite like dishonesty and gossip. Ministry is already emotionally demanding enough. So, why would we want to waste emotional energy by fostering unhealthy relationships where everyone is venting and talking about one another instead of resolving issues with each other? I invited Asheton Amerson, Pastor of […]

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Leadership Culture Matters Episode 7: Unity is Everything

Leadership / By D.J. Horton

No one would argue against the need for unity in our churches and organizations. But I am sure you also know that unity does not come easy. So, how do you even begin creating this cultural characteristic where you lead? I invited Lawrence Kind, a high-level leader who worked for Milliken, to join me for

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Leadership Culture Matters Episode 6: Criticism is Given Gently and Accepted Humbly

Leadership / By D.J. Horton

Giving and receiving criticism can end up being difficult and emotionally charged situations. Both require us to check our ego at the door so that criticism can be given gently and accepted humbly. But how do we actually get to where we can offer it without being reactionary and receive it without being offended? I

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Leadership Culture Matters Episode 5: Laughter is Common

Leadership / By D.J. Horton

How often do you hear people laughing where you lead, and why does that matter? I recently had a conversation with Dr. Josh Epton, the worship pastor at the church where I lead, for the Leadership Culture Matters podcast series, where we discussed why laughter needs to be common in your ministry, workplace, and home.

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Leadership Culture Matters Episode 4: We Win When My Win is Helping You Win

Leadership / By D.J. Horton

Ministries cannot grow and thrive when everyone involved holds a dog-eat-dog mentality. Creating a kingdom-minded culture means the people on your team want to help each other win because of the bigger picture and purpose. So, how do you guard against those you lead becoming so myopic that you end up with deeply fragmented teams?

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Leadership Culture Matters Episode 3: People Matter Most

Leadership / By D.J. Horton

When it comes to our churches, businesses, and ministries, we should want to pursue excellence, but never to the point that projects begin to matter more than the people we lead. I recently had a conversation surrounding this topic with Pastor Jarrett McNeely on Episode 3 of the Leadership Culture Matters podcast series: People Matter

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Leadership Culture Matters Episode 2: Prayer Trumps Plan

Leadership / By D.J. Horton

Most Christians will say that there is power in prayer. They will even say they want to pray about everything. Sadly, though, there is often a disconnect between what we say about prayer and what we do in prayer. We can run the risk of operating our churches, businesses, ministries, and lives at high levels,

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Leadership Culture Matters Podcast Series Episode 1: The Lord is Honored

Leadership / By D.J. Horton

Many years ago, God took me on a journey to reset the leadership culture of the church I pastor. It wasn’t that we weren’t already accomplishing great things, but I began to see that, second only to the clear proclamation of God’s Word, creating and nurturing a leadership culture that reflects the person and mission

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NEW PODCAST SERIES: Leadership Culture Matters

Leadership / By D.J. Horton

How do you create a healthy leadership culture in your ministry, workplace, organization, or even in your family, and why does it matter? There’s an interesting and well-known quote from management consultant and writer Peter Druker where he states that “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” The Harvard Business Review also has this to say about

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