Eric Geiger Leadership Podcast

Episode 8: Pleasant Surprises

While there are some challenges when both predecessor and successor are committed to each other and the health of the ministry, there are also great benefits and even som

Episode 7: Challenges

Leadership is challenging and leading through a succession provides leaders with a unique set of challenges for the successor such as honoring the past while creating des

Episode 6: The Relationship With Predecessor and Successor

Eric Geiger and Kenton Beshore are over four years into their relationship, and there is "the other side of the story." By God's grace, they enjoy a great relationship. I

Episode 5: The First 90 Days

How should a leader approach the first three to six months of the new role? The answer depends on the context. The context, whether the ministry needs turnaround leadersh

Episode 4: The Announcement

Often there have been months or even years of thinking, planning, praying, and strategizing for a healthy transition of leadership. All of this will eventually culminate

Episode 3: The Search and the Fit

So many questions emerge for the ministry or organization when searching for a new candidate. Internal or external candidate? Reflective of the past or the future? Search

Episode 2: Preparing the Church (or Organization)

Transitioning from one leader to another is a massive change for people and the organization as a whole. Wise and loving leaders won't approach the transition haphazardly

Episode 1: Preparing the Leader

Many church and business leaders wait too long to think about or discuss succession and when they finally broach the topic, they expect to have their hearts ready within

Introducing Succession

The Eric Geiger Leadership Podcast will unpack leading through succession over the course of 8 episodes. In 2018, Eric became the senior pastor of Mariners Church in Sout