
What Are We Really Afraid Of?
In this episode, Nick Jorgensen and Rick Pop explore the often-hidden role of fear in leadership, especially within the church. Drawing from St. Thomas Aquinas and Scripture, they examine how fear can disguise itself as


Hosted by Missio · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 46 episodes
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Mission guides, Nick Jorgensen and Rick Popp, discuss topics to help equip leaders to lead transformation in the Church. This podcast speaks to leaders everywhere who desire to lead transformation through a Biblical worldview. Learn more: www.MissioInstitute.orgContact us: MissionGuys@MissioInstitute.org
Missio hosts The Mission Guys, a religion show with 46 episodes published.

In this episode, Nick Jorgensen and Rick Pop explore the often-hidden role of fear in leadership, especially within the church. Drawing from St. Thomas Aquinas and Scripture, they examine how fear can disguise itself as

In this episode, Nick Jorgensen and Rick Pop take a fun, honest look at the little habits that can quietly undermine our leadership—everything from jumping to conclusions, to time management, to competitive comparison. T

In this episode, Nick Jorgensen and Rick Pop explore the concept of living an integrated life, particularly for leaders in the church. They discuss the challenges leaders face in maintaining a truly integrated life that

Ambition. Drive. Desire. Hunger. We aspire to cultivate these qualities, both as individuals and among the teams we lead. Yet, at times, maybe frequently, we don’t sense the hunger that is required to accomplish the grea

In this episode, Nick and Rick discuss one of the worst forms of cancer in any organization and the need for immediate treatment of that cancer. Among the many challenges and pitfalls that all leaders, teams, and familie

In this episode, Nick and Rick discuss Stephen M.R. Covey's book "The Speed of Trust" and its relevance to leadership within the church. They explore how trust serves as a foundational principle of leadership, emphasizin

In this episode, Nick and Rick discuss one of the best secular leadership books written in our lifetime. They kick around a few ideas that can both take advantage of this all time leadership classic and then take it even

One of the most important responsibilities of a leader is to grow other leaders. However, too often in the Church, this is at best an underdeveloped leadership trait and at worst is often ignored — poor leadership is fre

Did God design tomato plants so that we can be even better leaders? In this episode, Nick and Rick discuss why pruning even fruitful endeavors is necessary in order to feed and grow the most important aspects of our mini

In this episode, The Mission Guys address the all too often habit of Church leaders who avoid conflict for the pseudo-virtue of being nice (aka Catholic nice). Instead, Nick and Rick offer a fresh perspective and practic

Are you taking the time, both scheduled and unscheduled, to step back, reflect, and recharge? We suspect your answer is “No, I don’t have enough time to get all the work done that I need to do, so who has time for that?!

Unfortunately, leaders in the Church too often buy this bad advice as they try to lead people as though they are running a business. That’s not biblical. And it doesn’t work well in the Church. So set down “Inc. Magazine

Goals. Focus. Energy. The Mission Guys close out a mini-series for leaders on strategic planning. In this episode, they’ll help you as leaders to think about how best to establish your organization’s goals, in order to f

In this episode, Nick and Rick tackle one of the biggest challenges for leadership teams in the Church, which is to figure out how to assess and monitor the success of their organization (diocese, parish, school, apostol

In this episode, the second part of a mini-series on strategic planning, Nick and Rick focus on the concept of ’mission’, the definition, the often confused difference and relationship between mission and vision, why cla

Strategic Planning Mini-Series: It All Starts with Vision Mission, Vision, Strategy, Plans, Goals, Metrics, KPIs, …Ugh! The Church is not a business! Do we need any of this? I’m confused. In this mini-series on Strategic

If you want to establish a culture of discipleship, it is essential to begin with your leadership team. In this episode, we provide personal examples and discuss the practical components necessary for your leadership tea

"Your organization will never outgrow your leadership team." This truth emphasizes the importance of leaders in the Church committing to their discipleship journey together if they wish to see it flourish in their parish

Envy is a deadly sin, and it has a sneaky way of showing up in our lives. In this episode, the guys discuss how envy in leadership roles harms progress and the prescribed antidotes given to us through the Church. www.Mis

Have you ever said this to yourself? "I know I should talk to her about that, but I really don’t want to.” "I know the team is suffering, but I don’t want to hurt his feelings by bringing up such a potentially sensitive
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