How I Lead as Sunday School President | Discussing the Upcoming Changes to the Sunday School Program

How I Lead as Sunday School President | Discussing the Upcoming Changes to the Sunday School Program

Glenn Wright is a Sunday School president in Saratoga Springs, UT. In this interview we discuss his focused approach to really making an impact in his ward Sunday School program. His ward is also participating in a Church pilot program to test out adjustments to the ward teaching that should be rolled out next year.

Every Sunday School presidency and bishopric should listen to this episode. It’s inspiring and informative to learn about how he is magnifying his calling and to also learn about upcoming changes to the Sunday School curriculum.

Always Be Teaching! | How I Lead: President Tommy Haws

Always Be Teaching! | How I Lead: President Tommy Haws

In this How I Lead interview we talk with Tommy Haws who is a stake president in the Gallup, New Mexico area. His stake covers 10,000 square miles! He presides over 5 wards and 7 branches that meet in 11 buildings. President Haws has years of leadership experience, serving as elders quorum president 3 times, a councilor in a stake presidency, and then a bishop before he was asked to serve as the stake president.

We first discuss the unique challenges he faces with a ward so large and with so many units. We talk about the native-american branches and his approach to unity a stake with such diversity.

Leading Those That Have to Wait Until 18 to Be Baptized | The Jacob Khalil Story

Leading Those That Have to Wait Until 18 to Be Baptized | The Jacob Khalil Story

Jacob Khalil is a student at Brigham Young majoring in Vocal Performance. He grew up in a home with a Mormon mother and a Muslim father. In order to respect his father’s request, Jacob didn’t get baptized until he was 18 years old and could make the decision as a legal adult.

In this interview we discuss how Jacob’s parents, youth leaders, and other members of his ward influenced him during his youth. We talk about best practices a leader can make when faced with a situation where a child cannot be baptized until they are an adult.

How I Lead in Spain | An Interview With Bishop Tony Batanero

How I Lead in Spain | An Interview With Bishop Tony Batanero

In this episode we head all the way over to El Puerto de Santa Maria and interview Bishop Tony Batanero. You will find this interview inspiring as we discuss his conversion to the gospel, his service as a full time missionary in Missouri and Canada. He shares his experience of losing his mother during his mission and how that impacted his testimony. He claims that the best calling in the Church is stake executive secretary. He served in that calling for 6 years and was then called in September of 2015 as the bishop of his ward.

How I Lead: Ask the Right Questions as an Elders Quorum President | An Interview With Adam Barrow

How I Lead: Ask the Right Questions as an Elders Quorum President | An Interview With Adam Barrow

Adam Barrow is a BYU graduate, accountant, father, past elders quorum president, elders quorum counselor, executive secretary, and currently serves as the secretary in his elders quorum. These are various callings he has received while living in San Francisco, California, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Salt Lake City, Utah.

Where to Start When Members Doubt | An Interview With Thomas Wirthlin McConkie

Where to Start When Members Doubt | An Interview With Thomas Wirthlin McConkie

Thomas Wirthlin McConkie may have the most “Mormon” name in all of Zion. 🙂 That doesn’t mean his story is a typical Mormon story. Thomas has recently released a helpful book called Navigating Mormon Faith Crisis: A Simple Development Map. This would be an excellent read for a leader in the Church who is seeking further understanding of those in the midst of a faith crisis. You can also find helpful resources at MormonStages.com.

Finding a Place for Single & Bearded Men | How I Lead and Host a Popular Mormon Podcast

Finding a Place for Single & Bearded Men | How I Lead and Host a Popular Mormon Podcast

Al Doan and Geoff Openshaw are the hosts of the very popular This Week in Mormons Podcast. I listen to their podcast weekly and they tend to make me laugh while they give me the run down of Mormon happenings. I encourage you to subscribe to the episode and you will find it entertaining.

Streamlining the Callings Process with LDSCallings.com | An interview with Cassie Woolley

Streamlining the Callings Process with LDSCallings.com | An interview with Cassie Woolley

Calling management can be a distracting task for a presidency that is striving to connected individually with members of their ward. It’s an administrative task that must be done while also giving special thought to whom should fill which calling.

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