10 Minute Leader

Should Leaders Be Stable?

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:39:56 +0000

Should leaders create stability? And if so, then how do they do it? In the next 10 mins we how to be a leader that others want to follow.

How To Be a Leader That Creates Hope

Relevant Community Church — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:21:16 +0000

When asked what people look for on leaders they want to follow, Hope was by far the most popular answer. In the next 10 mins we unpack how to be an influential leader that creates hope in those you lead.

People Will Follow Compassion

Relevant Community Church — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:52:47 +0000

Do people want to follow you? Why do they? What people need from a leader in order to follow them is TRUST. Over the next 10 min we are going to unpack how to be a leader others want to follow and practical ways to earn trust from those following you.

Be a Leader People Can Trust

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:32:00 +0000

How Consistency Impacts Influence

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 15:42:19 +0000

In order for all of us to become influential leaders, there are certain skills we have to develop. There are hundreds of different skills that we could talk about, but one of the least discussed and most important is the skill of consistency. What does consistency look like in leadership? Why is consistency so important? How do we develop consistency in our leadership? Relevant's Sending Department Director joined Pastor Nick on this month's podcast to discuss consistency. Listen to be challenged in becoming an influential leader.

Do You Have a Plan?

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 14:30:26 +0000

We all live busy lives and tend to pick the path of least resistance. But, our responsibility as the influencers in our church is too great to lead reactively to our circumstances. We need to lead with intentionality. On this month's podcast, our Worship Team Leader, Misty Schluchter, joins Pastor Nick to discuss the importance of intentionality and how to make a plan in leadership.

Delegation Will Make Our Influence Greater

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 06:00:00 +0000

As leaders, we all want to make the biggest impact that we can. We know that when we delegate things to others, we can get so much more done. But it can be hard to give stuff away that you are responsible for as a leader. Pastor Jimmy George joins Pastor Nick Petrick this month to discuss why delegation is so difficult, so important, and how we can do it so it benefits everyone.

People Want to Follow Vulnerability

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 06:00:00 +0000

We usually think of vulnerability as a weakness. But people want to follow leaders who are real. To be real with people, we must be vulnerable and show them who we really are. In this month's episode, Relevant's Teaching Pastor, Matt Paddack, joins Pastor Nick Petrick to share about the impact he has seen from being vulnerable.

The Attitude of a Champion with Aaron Davis

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:00:00 +0000

Every leader will face adversity at some point in their life and leadership. On this month's podcast, Ronnie is joined by the Aaron Davis, the keynote speaker at our recent Elkhorn Leadership Breakfast. Aaron is an author, speaker, entrepreneur, cancer survivor, and a former member of the University of Nebraska Husker 1994 National Championship football team. Aaron's shares what it takes to have the attitude of a champion.

How to be a Good Listener

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0000

When it comes to leadership, we usually focus on the message that we are communicating. But, people don't care what you know until they know how much you care. So, in order to have influence in people's lives, they have to believe that we care about them. One of the best ways to let people know that you care is to listen to them. But, listening is hard. On this month's podcast, Pastor Nick Petrick is joined by Daniel Phillips, our Connecting Director, to talk about how we all can become better listeners.

How to Build Trust

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 06:00:00 +0000

We all know that people will only be led as far as they are willing to be led. For people to want to follow a leader, there has to be trust. But, how do we go about building that trust from the people we lead? In this month's podcast, Dylan Brown, our Relevant Kid's LDP, joins pastor Nick Petrick to talk about how trust has been built within his ministry. Listen to this month's episode to help you build trust because as trust goes, so goes influence.

How to Pray, Part 2

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 06:00:00 +0000

You can’t just show up to the gym and get fit. No one expects to show up regularly to anything without a plan and get great results. We all need a plan for when we pray. In this month’s podcast, Pastor Jimmy George joins Pastor Nick Petrick again this month to take a deeper look at the P.R.A.Y. Method. Check it out for help in developing your plan for when you relationally and intentionally connect with God.

How to Pray, Part 1

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 06:00:00 +0000

Most people are embarrassed to admit the amount of time they spend praying. With so many distractions in our world, how many of us prioritize prayer like we should? In this month’s podcast, Pastor Jimmy George joins Pastor Nick Petrick to discuss what prayer is, why it is so important to all of us as leaders, and how to relationally and intentionally connect with God through prayer.

The Story of Tasanee & Safe Haven Orphanage

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

All the way from the Thailand/Burma border we have Tasanee and her daughter Chom sitting down with pastor Ronnie and Cory Nelson to tell the story of Safe Haven Orphanage. Out of an attitude of, "If not me, then who,” the orphanage has seen over 400 children come through their doors over the past 35 years. Most of the children are Karen refugees from Burma that have been saved by the orphanage. Hear the amazing story of how the orphanage was started, how it has grown from one child to where it is today, and many leadership principles that we all can learn so much from.

Leadership with Scott & Jen Marion

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 06:00:00 +0000

One of the best ways to learn about leadership is to learn from those who do it well. In this month’s episode, Nick Petrick is joined by Scott and Jen Marion. Scott and Jen share practical insights that can help all of us grow as Highly Effective Influencers.

Remaining Outward Focused

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000

At this year’s Relevant Leader Rally, Ronnie was asked what is the most important thing that the Leaders of Relevant Community Church can do to keep moving the mission forward. There was not enough time for Ronnie to fully answer the importance of all of us remaining "outward focused". So, Ronnie joined Nick this month in order to share his heart and equip all of us to keep our focus on reaching the lost.

Leadership Values

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000

The things we value most will determine what happens on the teams and groups that we lead. We should probably have a good grasp on what we really want to guide us. Recognizing "leadership values" will help us go from being reactive to leading with purpose. In this month’s podcast, Pastor Nick is joined by his college mentor, Dusty White of Coram Deo Church, to talk about the importance of having Leadership Values.

What To Do About Over-Commitment

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000

We all know that in different areas of our lives we are over-committed. We have all felt the pull of commitments keeping us from being who God created us to be. Most of the time it is because of things we have said yes to. In this month’s podcast, Pastor Jimmy George join Pastor Nick in discussing over-commitment and what to do about it.

Relational Influence Transforms Lives

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000

There are two different ways that we can have influence in people’s lives, positional leadership and relational leadership. Highly Effective Influencers lead out of the relationships that they develop, whether they have a position or not. During the Find Your Five sermon series, Pastor John told the story of how Hudson Gardner has been a model for Dylan Brown over the past year. On this month’s podcast, Dylan and Hudson join Pastor Nick to give insight into how Hudson relationally influenced Dylan’s life towards exponential transformation. Give this month’s podcast a listen to gain insight into how you can grow in your relational leadership.

Leadership with Beth Teate

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000

We have a lot of great leaders within Relevant Community Church. One of the best ways to equip all of us to be Highly Effective Influencers is to learn from each other. This month Ronnie Rothe is joined by Relevant's "Leader of the Year 2022", Beth Teate. If you know Beth, you know she is the type of leader that people want to follow. And, she has proven that she can equip and reproduce other leaders. Beth gives some great insights from her experience in leadership that can help all of us be better leaders.

Be a Coffee Bean

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000

When put in a boiling pot of water, a carrot becomes soft, an egg becomes hardened, but a coffee bean changes the entire pot of water. We all want to make an impact in the world around us. But, it isn’t easy. This month Ronnie is joined by Damon West, the keynote speaker at the Elkhorn Leadership Breakfast. Damon shares with us from his experiences, how to be a coffee bean.

Ask Ronnie

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Great leaders ask the questions they have. Great leaders get asked questions by the people they lead. In order for leaders to be equipped with the tools to lead well, we need to be in the know. For this month’s podcast, we gave our Leaders the opportunity to “Ask Ronnie” your questions. Join us as Ronnie answers the questions you asked.

Holding the People We Lead Accountable

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 10:00:00 +0000

We all want to lead great teams or groups. No leader has ever said, “I want the people I lead to be mediocre.” We want to be as effective as possible and reach our goals. One thing that will determine if our teams and groups are winning or not is the dreaded “A” word…accountability. It is typically seen as a bad word, but it determines the level of our performance because what we tolerate determines what we create. This month, Ashley Wuthrich joins Nick and Ronnie for a discussion on accountability.

How to “Make It Better”

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 10:00:00 +0000

As Leaders, we often see where things could be better, but we don’t always know what to do about it. In this episode, Nick and Ronnie are joined by Matt Paddack to discuss how as Leaders, we can make our group or team better. They give some practical tips of how to take Extreme Ownership in your leadership and “Make It Better.”

What Motivates, Inspires & Moves People

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Description: One of the most important things in any leadership context is “The Why”. In this episode, Nick and Ronnie are joined by John Schluchter to discuss knowing “The Why” and communicating “The Why”. They give some great insight through practical experiences for why this is so import for all of us in becoming Highly Effective Influencers.

How to Take Extreme Ownership When Things Go Wrong

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 27 May 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Most people’s good or bad experiences of the church are because of good or bad leaders. But leadership is not always easy. In this episode, Nick and Ronnie discuss why good leadership is so important, what extreme ownership is, and how to have extreme ownership when things go wrong.

Leading Through Suicide with Joe Slabaugh

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Ronnie and Nick are joined by Joe Slabaugh, a Community Counselor with CityCare Counseling. Joe gives great insight on how to recognize if someone is struggling with suicide, what to do when someone you are leading is contemplating suicide, and how to lead your team or group when someone has died by suicide.

Optimal Performance with Rich Diviney, Part 2

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Part 2 of Ronnie’s interview with Rich Diviney, a retired Navy SEAL commander who completed more than 13 overseas deployments, and now works as a speaker and leadership consultant, and is a best-selling author. Rich joins Ronnie to talk about leadership lessons that he learned over his more than 20 years as a Navy SEAL.

Optimal Performance with Rich Diviney, Part 1

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Part 1 of Ronnie’s interview with Rich Diviney, a retired Navy SEAL commander who completed more than 13 overseas deployments, and now works as a speaker and leadership consultant, and is a best-selling author. Rich joins Ronnie to talk about leadership lessons that he learned over his more than 20 years as a Navy SEAL.

How to be a Great Leader, Part 2

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Part 2 of Ronnie’s interview of his mentor Bo Boshers, a former leader of one of the largest Student Ministries in the U.S. and now President of Lead222, an organization that coaches Student Ministry Pastors to lead healthy lives, families and ministries. Ronnie asks Bo how to live out the 4 elements of being a “Highly Effective Influencer”.

How to be a Great Leader, Part 1

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Part 1 of Ronnie’s interview of his mentor Bo Boshers, a former leader of one of the largest Student Ministries in the U.S. and now President of Lead222, an organization that coaches Student Ministry Pastors to lead healthy lives, families, and ministries. Ronnie asks Bo how to live out the 4 elements of being a “Highly Effective Influencer”.