2007 Podcasts

Building Up Your Staff: Teaching and Learning Teamwork
Alban senior consultant Susan Beaumont talks about her upcoming seminar "Building up Your Staff: Teaching and Learning Teamwork." It will be held February 11 - 14, 2008 at the Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center in Norcross, Georgia. (length: 9 minutes)

Conflict Over the Leadership of the Pastor
Alban senior consultant Susan Nienaber talks about her seminar "Conflict Over the Leadership of the Pastor: When the Call is at Risk" that will be held March 4–6, 2008. (length: 15 minutes)

Church on the Edge of Somewhere
A conversation with George Thompson, author of The Church on the Edge of Somewhere. George describes a new model for thinking about your congregation's identity and place in the world. (length: 17 minutes)

Disciple Making Communities
Discover what happens when churches move out of the "membership business" and instead become "disciple-making communities. Alban senior consultant Ed White talks about his upcoming seminar, to be held Jan. 22 - 24, 2008 at the Marywood Center for Spirituality in Jacksonville, Florida. (length: 9 minutes)

The Honest to God Church
A conversation with Doug Bixby, author of The Honest to God Church: A Pathway to God's Grace. Doug discusses the concept of imperfect churches, how "I'm not okay, and you're not okay." (length: 11 minutes)

The Meandering Way
Gary Shockley, author of The Meandering Way: Leading by Following the Spirit, talks about his book, and his journey from success-oriented drivenness to a significance-oriented, meandering style of life and leadership. (length: 19 minutes)

Emotional Intelligence: Becoming a Conflict Competent Leader
Alban senior consultant Susan Nienaber talks about the her seminar "Emotional Intelligence: Becoming a Conflict Competent Leader" that will be held January 15-17, 2008. (length: 7 minutes)

Health, Holiness, and Hospitality: Individual and Community in Congregational Life
Alban consultant Ed White talks about the his seminar "Health, Holiness, and Hospitality: Individual and Community in Congregational Life" that will be held October 1-3, 2007. (length: 7 minutes)

Finding Balance
Alban consultant Larry Peers talks about the upcoming Alban seminar "Balancing Your Ministry, Renewing Your Life." (length: 5 minutes)

A Different View of Retirement
Alban consultant Larry Peers talks about the upcoming Alban seminar "Finishing Strong, Ending Well: Faithfully Completing a Ministry Career." (length: 5 minutes)