“We’ve got to find her.” | Leader to Leader Episode 17
A story told by Bruce C. Hafen in 1979 in his talk Love Is Not Blind: Some Thoughts for College Students on Faith:
How I Lead As Bishop & Teach Seminary
Brigham Rupp is a full-time seminary teacher in Gilbert, Arizona. He’s served as elders quorum counselor, executive secretary, stake Sunday School, and currently serves as bishop. He served a mission in Chicago, Illinois and share many of his scriptural thoughts at The Silver Grey.
In this episode we discuss how he decided to become a seminary teacher and how he was later called as bishop. We also talk about how he handles spiritual thoughts in ward council, being reactive verse proactive, and how to improve one’s ability to teach.
How LDS Leadership Happens in Mongolia | An Interview With Rick & Karen Francom
In this episode you get to meet Rick & Karen Francom (my parents). They recently returned from an 18 month of service in the Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mission. I thought it would be a great opportunity to learn about how church leadership works in a foreign land like Mongolia.
They also talk about their formal leadership experience and how surprised they are that I turned out as an adult that contributes to society. ?
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Improving Temple Prep | An Interview with J Washburn
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe Email | RSS | MorePreparing to go to the temple for your first time can be an experience like none other. Many have complained that their first experience left them a bit stunned and confused (count me among...
“I Am Not a Dreamer.” | Leader to Leader Episode 16
A touching story told by Elder David A. Bednar in his book Act in Doctrine:
“Women at Church” | An Interview With Neylan McBaine
Neylan McBaine was born and raised in New York, New York. She is the founder of the Mormon Women Project and the author of the book Women at Church: Magnifying LDS Women’s Local Impact.
In this episode we discuss the ways local leaders in the Church can consider ways to bring more purpose to women in their wards and branches. It’s a fascinating discussion and it will bless the lives of all leaders that listen.
“…the Lord hasn’t called you because of anything you have done.” | Leader to Leader Episode 15
A story shared by Elder Dale G. Renlund shortly after his call as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve:
From Catholic to Bishop | How I Lead: Bishop Eric Shuster
Eric Shuster is the author of 3 books, (1) Catholic Roots, Mormon Harvest (2) The Biblical Roots of Mormonism (3) Where Are the Christians? He currently serves as bishops in a small farming community in Taylor, Texas. He was raised devout Catholics, married a former nun, and joined the LDS Church 26 years ago.
In this episode Bishop Shuster briefly shares his conversion story and what inspired him to write books.
He also shares what his experience was like as a young elders quorum president and his progression through church leadership. He has a remarkable perspective of home teaching and how to organize assignments for your quorum.
We also discuss, bishop’s calendar organization, ward assignments, Family History Olympics, and avoiding the “same ten people”.
“…you are right and I am wrong.” | Leader to Leader Episode 14
A great leadership lesson from Elder Charles A. Callis
How to Increase Stake Conference Attendance By 20%
Every six months stake conference is a symbolic mile marker for most stake presidencies. When one ends the next one is ready to be planned for. Having the experience of going through my first stake conference as a member of the stake presidency, I realized what a hectic time it is for stake presidencies as they plan each detail. Not to mention we had a visiting authority that makes you feel like you are being graded each step of the way.
With so many items to consider when planning a stake conference, stake leaders can be left holding their breath when the weekend arrives, hoping that people actually show up.
I’d like to share with you a strategy we used to assure that people showed up to stake conference. It’s hard to say what works and what doesn’t, but we were very pleased by the results and we calculated that we had about 20% more people in attendance then prior stake conferences.
