The Leadership Effect Podcast offers leaders within faith-based communities tools and lessons about effectiveness. This podcast will help you discover new ideas and best practices from other professional practitioners. You will learn from their life lessons on how to be an effective servant leader.
Prepare to be encouraged to keep going and growing with the host Dr. Ivan Williams.
Do One Thing Everyday That Scares You
Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of President Franklin Roosevelt, said something that helps describe our guest today. She said, “you gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face.” Our guest Sandra Roberts serves as the president of the largest conference in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the North America American Division of Seventh-day Adventists in Riverside, California. She will share how God connects the seemingly scattered disconnected dots of your experience to use for His glory. She will talk about resilience, discouragement, having courage, how to handle marginalization, and what her leadership journey has been like as single, female minister. For more information on Dr. Sandra Roberts, visit her conference website https://seccpresident.adventistfaith.org or https://www.facebook.com/sandra.roberts.127 To connect with Ivan Williams, Sr. visit our website https://www.nadministerial.com or Social Media via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @IvanWilliamsSr.
8/9/2021 • 34 minutes, 57 seconds
Preaching While Pastoring
The gospel is communicated in many different ways or methods. One of those ways is through preaching. Called “the last pulpit prince,” Dr. Gardner C. Taylor said, the preacher has two currencies. The currency of personal integrity and language integrity. Our guest, Dr. Deblaire Snell, sure is a preacher filled with the gifted currency of Gospel-centric language. He will share his views about preaching. You will be surprised and enlightened about the importance of preaching. Dr. Snell is the senior pastor of the First Church of Seventh-day Adventists located in Huntsville, Alabama. Listen to keep going and growing for God’s glory! For more information on Dr. Deblaire Snell, visit his church website https://firstsdachurch.com or https://www.facebook.com/debleaire.snell To connect with Ivan Williams, Sr. visit our website https://www.nadministerial.com or Social Media via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @IvanWilliamsSr
7/12/2021 • 34 minutes, 51 seconds
Work Does Not Define Your Worth
Most people experience that “MOMENT” of self-awareness and their need for self-care. Our guest, Pastor Chanda Nunes, senior pastor of the Pacific Union College SDA Church located in Angwin, California, will share her MOMENT, her AHA MOMENT, after suffering an injury while working in the church. You don’t want to miss this podcast. Pastor Nunes has been a trailblazer of "firsts" in every ministry position served, and on this podcast, she will help you to discover “your work,” even in ministry, does not determine “your worth.” As you listen, she will help you to be a better steward of self, and will emphasize the importance of life balance. For more information on Pastor Chanda Nunes, visit her church website https://www.pucchurch.org/church/team/ or https://www.facebook.com/chanda.nunes or https://www.instagram.com/newnezz16/ To connect with Ivan Williams, Sr. visit our website https://www.nadministerial.com or Social Media via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @IvanWilliamsSr
6/22/2021 • 26 minutes, 15 seconds
Thick Skinned
Have you ever thought that having thick skin in ministry may be a necessary attribute for effectiveness? Our guest, Dr. Ricardo Graham, president of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, makes that very point. You discover what prepared him for the challenges in ministry. He will also share what has shaped his leadership, what he’s learned from failure, how to manage deadlines, and more on this episode of Leadership Effect. Listen! For more information on Ricardo Graham visit https://adventistfaith.com/leadership/ To connect with Ivan Williams, Sr. visit our website https://www.nadministerial.com or Social Media via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @IvanWilliamsSr
5/12/2021 • 36 minutes
Staying Power
Not many of us have the testimony of staying in one place in ministry for over 30 years. Our guest, Pastor, Dr. Dwight K. Nelson, lead pastor of the Pioneer Memorial SDA Church on the campus of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, says, "I had peace when I discovered, God is dependent on those who depend on Him." Listen to him as he shares some fantastic insights about his call to ministry, the importance of mentorship, and what intimidated him. You will also grow from what's he's learned about staying power while pastoring. Join us. For more information on Dwight Nelson visit https://www.pmchurch.tv/aboutor Twitter @DwightKNelson To connect with Ivan Williams, Sr. visit our website https://www.nadministerial.com or Social Media via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @IvanWilliamsSr
4/16/2021 • 35 minutes, 37 seconds
Culture Change and Leadership Blind Spots
The delusion of competence is not recognizing or acknowledging your blind spot(s) that others see so glaringly, says our inaugural guest Barbara Davis, who serves as the founder and principal of Change Results Consulting. On this first episode of the Leadership Effect podcast, she will talk about research-based outcomes helping people and organizations change their culture. She will also share the importance of leadership feedback, resilience, and how to address your leadership blind spots. She works with corporate and ministry organizations, and her experiences and specialty will give you many aha moments. You don’t want to miss this! For more information on Barbara Davis visit http://www.changeresults.com To connect with Ivan Williams, Sr. visit our website https://www.nadministerial.com or Social Media via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @IvanWilliamsSr