The LDHR Podcast

26: Growing on Purpose: Building Powerful Ministry Teams with Ben Sparkman

In this LDHR Podcast episode, Beth interviews Ben Sparkman about BPMT (Building Powerful Ministry Teams) — a practical model for teams to choose cooperation and achieve e

25: Growing on Purpose: Embrace Your Strengths with Barbara Culwell

Barbara Culwell shares her journey with Cru and her work as a strengths coach, explaining how CliftonStrengths and the CoreClarity framework help people recognize their g

24: Growing on Purpose: Engaging Your Story with Gina Butz

Welcome to the LDHR Podcast, where ministry leaders grow together. In this episode, Gina Butz discusses why moving beyond surface snapshots to examine our stories matters

23: Growing on Purpose: The Working Genius with Roger Osbaldiston

In this episode, Roger Osbaldiston (35 years with Cru, now leading a church network in New Zealand) introduces Patrick Lencioni’s Working Genius — a simple, practical fra

22: Growing on Purpose: Career Path Planning with Dennis Metcalf

On this LDHR Podcast episode Beth interviews Dennis Metcalf about the Career Path Planning tool — a God-centered process to help ministry workers discern calling, clarify

21: Growing on Purpose: Myers-Briggs with Steve Morgan

Welcome to the LDHR Podcast, where ministry leaders grow together. This episode explores the Myers‑Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) as a tool for self‑awareness and healthy l

20: Growing on Purpose: The Birkman Method

On this LDHR Podcast episode, three Birkman experts—Erin Layne, Cy Farmer, and Mark McGowan—introduce the Birkman Method and explain how it measures underlying needs, int

19: Growing on Purpose: Embracing Feedback with Terry Morgan

Welcome to the LDHR Podcast with guest Terry Morgan. In this episode, we explore the Embracing Feedback course, why feedback matters, and practical ways to give and recei

18: Growing on Purpose: Leading with Questions with Bob Tiede

Bob Tiede, who has served for 54 years in Cru, shares how switching from directing to asking transformed his leadership. He explains the difference between diminishers an

17: Across the Ages: Staff Life Cycle: Development, Retention, and Separation

In this final Across the Ages episode, ministry leaders from four generations discuss development, retention, and separation across the staff life cycle. They explore wh

16: Across the Ages: Staff Life Cycle: Application & Onboarding

Welcome to the LDHR Podcast series Across the Ages. In this episode, four panelists from different generations discuss the application and onboarding phases of the staff

15: Across the Ages: Staff Life Cycle: Recruitment

Welcome to the LDHR Podcast episode of Across the Ages, where four panelists from different generations discuss the recruitment phase of staff life. They share personal s

14. Growing on Purpose: Coaching Skills for Everyday Conversations

Welcome to the LDHR Podcast. This episode focuses on coaching: a conversation with Karen Zando about moving people from where they are to where they want to be. Host Beth

13. Renewed Leadership: Reflect, Renew, Reconnect: Purposeful Leadership for the New Year

In this episode of the LDHR Podcast’s Renewed Leadership mini-series, Kourtney shares practical steps to realign your leadership purpose for the new year. She explains th

12. Renewed Leadership: Reflect, Renew, Reconnect: Designing Rhythms for the New Year

In this episode, coach Cristina Dragomir and host Beth explore designing sustainable rhythms for ministry leadership, focusing on patterns that sustain spiritual, emotion

11. Renewed Leadership: Reflect, Renew, Reconnect: The Practice of Reflecting and Writing

Welcome to the LDHR Podcast’s Renewed Leadership mini-series with Maggie Bruehl. In this episode, Maggie shares the origins of LDHR, the shift to a global and collaborati

10. Renewed Leadership: Reflect, Renew, Reconnect: The Power of Pause

In this episode of the LDHR Podcast’s Renewed Leadership mini-series, Karen explores why pausing is essential for leaders and offers practical, easy-to-apply pauses—like

9: Building a Specialist Care Network: Movement Care for Ministry Teams

In this episode, Mike Maney (LDHR Europe regional leader) explains why ministries need a trusted network of specialist caregivers—counselors, spiritual directors, and deb

8: Building Movement Care: Ensuring People Are Known, Needed, and Have a Future

In this episode of the LDHR podcast, Beth talks with Bong from Cru Philippines about Movement Care: organizational systems and relational practices that ensure staff are

7: Building Trust and Culture in Virtual Teams

In this episode, Paul Cheesman from the Global LDHR team shares practical insights on leading virtual teams, including the relational challenges of not "reading the room,