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Bible Leadership Podcast

Bible Leadership Podcast

Auteur(s): Mark Carter & Erica Adkins
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 Leading FOR Jesus disconnected FROM Jesus makes no sense. Your influence was never meant to run dry—it was meant to flow from the wellspring of God’s Word, not just the latest leadership books. On the Bible Leadership Podcast, we open God's Word and connect it directly to the real challenges of leading people today. Whether you’re leading in the church, at work, or at home, you’ll discover timeless biblical wisdom, practical insights, and encouragement to lead with both strength and humility. This podcast is all about one thing: connecting your leadership to the Bible and the Bible to your leadership. Because the truth is—if your leadership isn’t grounded in God’s Word, it won’t last. But when it is, it can change lives for eternity.© 2025 Bible Leadership Podcast Christianisme Développement commercial et entrepreneuriat Développement personnel Entrepreneurship Gestion et leadership Pastorale et évangélisme Réussite Spiritualité Économie
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  • #62 Breakneck Pace, Pt 3 | Overloaded to Ordered

    #62 Breakneck Pace, Pt 3 | Overloaded to Ordered
    Nov 19 2025
    You can’t lead like Jesus at a breakneck pace—so chunk your time, guard your calendar, and build Sabbath rhythms that protect your family and your soul. In this episode, Mark and Erica get super practical about how to slow your life down without dropping your calling. They unpack “chunking” your day into focused blocks, protecting a daily family chunk, and refusing to let every open slot on your calendar be fair game. They also talk about disappointing people well, renegotiating deadlines, and how Sabbath rhythms, mini-getaways, and solitude keep you from burning out. If you’ve ever felt like ministry, leadership, or life is going way faster than your soul can handle, this one’s for you. https://bibleleadership.com/quick-links/ 📋 Key Takeaways Chunk your life, not just your work. Break your day into 5–7 “chunks” (time blocks) by category: preaching/creative work, leadership, delegating/communication, family, rest, etc. Stay in one chunk at a time so your brain, body, and spirit can slow down and actually hear God about that one area. Open slots don’t mean you’re available. Just because your calendar is open doesn’t mean people get to own it. Put appointments with yourself and Jesus on your calendar, be firm about boundaries, and only have meetings with a clear win. Reduce unnecessary recurring meetings and push appropriate ones to email, audio, or other staff. Sabbath and “mini-Sabbaths” keep you from breaking. Rhythms like scheduled time off before you’re totally fried, post-holiday getaways, intentional spouse-only trips, and weekly Sabbath space all slow you down enough to remember God is sovereign and productivity is not your identity (Matthew 11:28–30; Exodus 20:8–11). 💬 Quotes & Soundbites “Open slots does not mean you’re available. If God gave you certain things to do, you’re going to have to say ‘no’ in order to do them excellently.”“I do have an appointment then—it’s just with me and Jesus, and you can’t come into our meeting.”“We’re trying to crush goals while saying we believe in the sovereignty of God. Sometimes He stalls things on purpose so they go better later.”“Ministry is something we do, but you are more important than ministry.” (speaking about his kids) 🕐 Rough Timestamps 0:00 – 0:32 – Intro: What is a “breakneck pace” and why it kills Bible-centered leadership0:32 – 3:30 – What “chunking” actually means and how Mark organizes his preaching, leadership, and delegation chunks3:30 – 6:30 – Family as a non-negotiable daily chunk; how the Carter family handled evenings and changing life stages6:30 – 9:00 – Threat: Neglecting your family for ministry; resentment, tension, and the “branch you’re sitting on”9:00 – 12:30 – Calendar hacks: appointments with yourself, saying “my calendar doesn’t allow that,” and cutting meetings with no clear win12:30 – 14:30 – Using tools like Calendly, leveraging your team, and accepting that you will disappoint people14:30 – 17:10 – Not everything fits in today’s chunk: renegotiating deadlines, trusting your future chunks, and leading your team with clarity about due dates17:10 – 18:50 – Cal Newport’s Slow Productivity and resisting the addiction to “more and faster”18:50 – 21:30 – Accepting that some things won’t get done, letting God be sovereign over your to-do list, and confronting your productivity idols21:30 – 24:30 – Sabbath and slow rhythms: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, planning breaks before burnout, and post-holiday getaways24:30 – 27:00 – Marriage getaways, clearing off the “sludge” of ministry, and building slowness into the calendar27:00 – 29:00 – Henry Nouwen, Matthew 11, and Jesus’ unhurried yoke: learning His pace, not just His work 📖 Scripture Tie-Ins Matthew 11:28–30 – “Come to me… and you will find rest for your souls.” 1 Timothy 3:4–5 – Leaders must manage their own household well. 🛠️ Next Steps for Listeners Design Your Daily Chunks. Write down your current responsibilities and group them into 5–7 categories (e.g., Deep Work/Preaching, Leadership, Communication, Family, Admin, Rest).Block them into your calendar as actual appointments. Name them clearly: “Deep Work – Sermon Prep,” “Family Chunk,” “Leadership Decisions,” etc. Protect One Family Chunk Every Day. Decide when your daily family chunk will be (e.g., 6–9 p.m.).Tell your spouse/kids: “This block is for you. Ministry is something I do, but you’re more important than ministry.”Guard it like you would a meeting with your board. Audit Your Meetings This Week. For every recurring meeting, ask: “What is the win? Does this person really need me? Can this move to email, audio, or another leader?”Cancel or downgrade at least one recurring meeting and redirect that time to your highest calling chunk. Renegotiate One Unrealistic Deadline. Identify a task or project that...
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    23 min
  • #61 Breakneck Pace, Part 2 | Too Fast to Hear

    #61 Breakneck Pace, Part 2 | Too Fast to Hear
    Nov 12 2025
    Lasting ministry isn’t built by going faster—it’s built by abiding deeper. Mark and Erica get practical about the dangers of leading at a breakneck pace—hero-complex, thin defenses against sin, and drifting into “man’s wisdom” over God’s. They unpack how prayer, Scripture, and Sabbath keep leaders grounded, how to disciple a team into healthy rhythms, and why slowing down actually increases trust in God. Expect honest stories, biblical guardrails, and simple, repeatable practices for a rest-first leadership culture. 📋 Key Takeaways Impress vs. Impact: You can impress from a distance, but you impact up close—healthy leaders model rest and dependence, not nonstop hustle (cf. John 15:5). Hero-Mode is Hazardous: When pace rises, defenses thin and temptation spikes; accountability and humility are non-negotiables (1 Cor. 10:12; 1 Cor. 1:19). Man’s Wisdom Autopilot: Competence and knowledge are good, but dependence is better; without abiding, our “wins” don’t last (2 Pet. 1:4–7; 1 Cor. 13:1). Rested = Smart & Strong: Sabbath, time off after big pushes, and “camp time” seasons form a culture where creativity, discernment, and holiness thrive (Gen. 2:2–3; Mark 2:27). Only Do What Only You Can Do: Early leaders should explore broadly, then narrow to the two or three God-assignments—and build a home team that frees you to do them (Acts 6:2–4; 1 Cor. 12). 💬 Quotes & Soundbites "You can impress people from a distance, but you can only impact them up close." (01:11) - Dr. Carter quoted Rick Warren while explaining that if leaders truly wanted to impact people, they needed to model a healthy, sustainable pace rather than just appearing tireless. "The moment that I think that I am sufficient with my wisdom, I've already jacked it up." (04:59) - This was his direct response when asked about the difference between man's wisdom and God's wisdom, emphasizing that self-sufficiency was an immediate failure. "You can't bear more fruit than you have roots." [11:35] "Relying on God to do it teaches you that he does it." [31:24] 🕐 Timestamps 0:00 – Intro + why Part 2 matters 1:11 – The hero temptation & why pace thins your defenses 3:10 – Humble leadership: play the long game 5:00 – “Man’s wisdom” vs. God’s wisdom; posture of dependence 9:30 – What hurry does to prayer & Scripture (lean, perfunctory) 11:25 – Abide in Christ for fruit that lasts (John 15) 13:20 – Long-term fallout: sin, lack of accountability, church hurt 16:20 – Early warning signs: stress, mis-ordered loves (politics/hobbies) 18:05 – Leadership wins when you name busyness and slow down 19:30 – Discipling your team into rest rhythms; staff “camp time” 22:10 – “The rested are smart and strong” culture 23:10 – “Only do what only you can do” (young leaders → narrowing focus) 24:58 – Build your home team & align family around God’s call 31:05 – Slowing down increases trust: God really does the work 31:55 – Close: God gives the growth (1 Cor. 3:6–7) 📖 Scripture Tie-Ins John 15:5 – “Apart from Me you can do nothing.” 2 Peter 1:4–7 – Add to your faith… knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness. 1 Corinthians 1:19 – God frustrates the wisdom of the wise. 1 Corinthians 13:1 – Without love, noise not impact. 1 Kings 19:11–13 – God’s voice in the gentle whisper, not the frenzy. Matthew 6:33; Philippians 1:6 – Seek first; He completes the work. 1 Corinthians 3:6–7 – We plant and water; God gives the growth. 🛠️ Next Steps for Listeners Do / Reflect / Pray Sabbath this week. Pick a 24-hour window to stop, delight, and worship. Guard it like a meeting with Jesus. Audit your pace. Circle the top two things only you can do; delegate or delay the rest for 30 days. Dependence rhythm. Pray daily: “Jesus, I renounce self-sufficiency. I choose to abide and receive Your wisdom today.” Early warning check - Where am I stressed and not offloading to Jesus? What “good things” (politics, hobbies, projects) are crowding first love? Who are my five smooth stones (people God’s given me for the long game)? Team practice. If you lead others, schedule a post-push slow week (“camp time”) and publicly celebrate Sabbath stories. Suggested follow-ups & resources Part 1: Breakneck Pace (previous episode) for the backstory and warnings. Rule of Life template (create your daily/weekly rhythms). Books: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry (Comer), Leading on Empty (Cordeiro). Bible Reading Plan: John 14–17 (abiding & the Spirit).
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    33 min
  • #60 Breakneck Pace, Part 1

    #60 Breakneck Pace, Part 1
    Nov 5 2025

    God doesn’t ask you to do everything you could do—He invites you to slow down, listen, and do the right things with Him.

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    Mark shares a vulnerable story from the COVID season when running at a breakneck pace led to a physical and spiritual crash—and how an emergency sabbatical became a rescue. He unpacks a simple practice he calls “chunking” to create focused blocks for what matters most (quiet time, message prep, leadership, family, rest) and explains why going slower actually leads to wiser, Spirit-led leadership. Erica tees up reflective questions about stress signals in our bodies, compassion fatigue, and treating God like a friend—not just a coworker.

    📋 Key Takeaways
    • One handful beats two fists: “Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.” (Eccl. 4:6) Slow, Spirit-led pace beats frantic productivity.
    • Limits are holy: If there isn’t time to do everything on your list, it may mean God isn’t asking you to do all of it—and He won’t anoint what He didn’t assign.
    • Chunk your day with Jesus: Most people have 5–7 meaningful “chunks” of focus per day (quiet time, message prep, leadership work, workouts, family time). Live inside the chunk you’re in; stop trying to be in two at once.
    • Watch your warning lights: Racing thoughts, middle-of-the-night wakeups, heavy fatigue, irritability, and diminished compassion are body-and-soul alerts—your body is a major prophet.
    • Friend, not coworker: Don’t only talk to God about projects and problems; ask Him to work on your character and pace. Jesus walks unhurried.

    🕐 Rough Timestamps
    • 00:06–01:18 – Welcome & why pace is one of leadership’s hardest battles
    • 01:19–03:41 – Panic, breakdown, and an emergency sabbatical
    • 03:42–06:26 – Ecclesiastes 4:6 and untangling the “be the vine” mindset
    • 06:27–08:26 – God won’t anoint what He didn’t assign; ruthless inventory
    • 08:27–11:41 – The “chunking” framework (5–7 chunks/day) and single-task focus
    • 11:42–12:50 – Margin, prayer, and accepting that you’ll get less done—but the right things
    • 13:04–17:41 – Body signals, compassion drain, and treating people like interruptions
    • 17:42–21:15 – Push seasons vs. unhurried love; shepherding people, not just solving problems
    • 21:16–25:27 – Quiet time drift: coworker vs. friend; pride and needfulness
    • 25:28–27:37 – Humility to admit “this could happen to me”; plan your rest on purpose

    📖 Scripture Tie-Ins
    • Ecclesiastes 4:6 — One handful of quietness is greater than two handfuls of striving and chasing after the wind.
    • John 15:4–5 — Abide in Me… apart from Me you can do nothing. (We’re branches, not the vine.)
    • Psalm 23:1–3 — He makes me lie down; He restores my soul.
    • Matthew 11:28–30 — Jesus’ easy yoke and light burden; learn His unhurried rhythm.
    • Mark 6:31 — “Come away… and rest a while.” Ministry includes recovery.
    • Luke 5:16 — Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.
    • 1 Corinthians 10:23 — “All things are permissible… but not all things are beneficial.”

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    28 min
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