True leadership starts with a heart of honor. Servant leadership, humility, and valuing relationships are key to accessing greater authority and opportunity. Honoring those above you, even when it’s hard, builds the character God can trust with more. In this episode, we break down how dishonor can block your growth, why servanthood is the highest position, and how your attitude toward leadership shapes your influence and legacy. If you want to lead well and rise with purpose, it begins by honori...
Jun 12, 2025•37 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Special Guest: Tim Muehlhoff. One of the toughest hurdles in leadership is navigating difficult conversations. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Tim Muehlhoff , communications expert and professor at Biola University in La Mirada, California, and co-author of best-selling book End the Stalemate: Move Past Cancel Culture to Meaningful Conversations, to unpack the unique responsibility church leaders have to model how we can respectfully engage with those who may have different perspectives; t...
Apr 18, 2025•30 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Special Guest: Shane Pruitt. The #NextGeneration isn't the future of the Church—they ARE the Church. As we progress in life and in leadership, we tend to forget that we have been blessed to stand on the shoulders of those who came before us—that’s how the Kingdom advances! In this episode, we sit down with Shane Pruitt, National Next Gen Director for the North American Mission Board (NAMB), to discuss this importance of equipping and empowering this next generation to live on mission and lead wi...
Mar 12, 2025•32 min•Season 6Ep. 5
In this special episode, Bishop Kenneth Ulmer, recently retired senior pastor of Faithful Central Bible Church, shares deep personal insights and profound lessons that he has learned over 41 years in ministry. With time-honored wisdom, forged through decades of leadership, Bishop Ulmer reflects on the often painful realities of growth and transition, the tension and delicate balance between authenticity and cultural relevance, and ultimately, the humility required to remain faithful and embrace ...
Feb 13, 2025•28 min•Season 6Ep. 4
One of the responsibilities of church leadership is to be proactive and try to see what’s coming around the corner. Great leaders look for opportunities to anticipate trends and ways to make the organization better. It is important to focus on the entire experience, not just the sermon. There are many components that make up the church experience. In today’s episode, we discuss a few disruptive trends that church leader’s need to pay attention to. Churches need leaders that are intentional, teac...
Jan 16, 2025•40 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Special Guest: Dr. William Humphries - In this episode, we had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. William Humphries - neurosurgeon, professor and trailblazing leader in his field - to discuss what all great leaders need to know about the power of access.
Nov 30, 2024•14 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Welcome to Season 6 of The Leadership Roundtable Podcast with Dr. Conway Edwards! In this episode, we are discussing the top qualities that leaders should look for when recruiting new team members, as well as some best practices to keep them engaged and get their buy-in to use their gifts and abilities to achieve the shared vision of the organization.
Oct 15, 2024•35 min•Season 6Ep. 1
In this episode, Dr. Conway Edwards discusses how to lead during a Parenting Pandemic. You'll discover how to lead when the culture is shifting around. You will learn 3 practical ways that the culture in today's world is shifting and how you can lead through this shift.
Sep 24, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Special Guest: Diego Mesa , founding pastor of Abundant Living Family Church in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. and author of the book, "How To Dream When You Are Told You're Going To Die." In this episode, Pastor Mesa shares his testimony of restoration and hope, and how his unwavering faith carried him through in the face of devastating health prognosis. He shares his empowering story, what he has learned along the way and why it is so important for leaders to prioritize their own health. For more infor...
Aug 06, 2024•29 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Churches are faced with tough decisions every day, but few more difficult than how to handle loss and the grief that comes along with it. Great leaders must learn to prepare the church for how to respond when things happen... because inevitably they will. In this episode, we will break down some practical ways for believers to walk through the process in a healthy way.
Jul 10, 2024•34 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Too often as leaders we spend our time doing things that keep us busy, but don’t make us efficient in our jobs. That’s why clarity is so important. Every great leader must ask themselves these questions - what does efficiency look like and how do I continuously strive for it every day? In this episode, we will define some of the key roles and responsibilities of church leaders and how to align your priorities to design the perfect week!
Jun 05, 2024•31 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Special Guest: Pastor Mike Jr. - There are some people that you share history with that you are not meant to share destiny with - just like in life, there are levels to the connections we have in ministry. In this episode, special guest host Jada Edwards sits down with Pastor Mike, Jr., esteemed communicator, award-winning gospel artist and senior pastor/founder of Rock City Church in Birmingham, Alabama, to discuss the importance of meeting people where they are and leading them according to th...
May 03, 2024•21 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Special Guest: Dr. E. Dewey Smith, Sr. Pastor of House of Hope Atlanta - Every leader will encounter their own unique challenges, but there are some battles that seem to just come with the territory. At one point or another, every great leader may get discouraged, feel inadequate or unworthy. The good news is that God never called us to be perfect - we just need to be available and He will do the rest! In this episode, Dr. E. Dewey Smith returns to share how we can survive and thrive as leaders ...
Mar 27, 2024•20 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Special Guest: Nona Jones - In this episode, special guest host Jada Edwards sits down for an in-depth conversation with dynamic preacher, speaker, author and business leader, Nona Jones, about essential tools every great leaders needs and how to utilize data, both quantitative (numbers) and qualitative (experience), to make informed decisions to lead and serve your people well. For more information and opportunities to connect with Nona Jones, please visit: https://www.nonajones.com/...
Mar 13, 2024•22 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Special Guest: Ryan Leak, Transformational Leader, Speaker, Author & Executive Coach - Great leaders must be willing to fail every day at the things most people are unwilling to try. Some of the greatest lessons come from our greatest failures. In this episode, our special guest Ryan Leak joins us to discuss what happens when we learn to make failure our friend! We all have something we’d love to do, but often allow our fear to outweigh the potential of our destiny. But what if failure could...
Feb 24, 2024•26 min•Season 5Ep. 4
In this episode, Part 2 of our conversation on generational leader shifts, we are focusing on the necessary shifts for the more seasoned generation of leaders (ages 40 and up), the importance of knowing when to hold on and when to let go, and give the next generation an opportunity to be the leaders we are cultivating them to be! Want to learn more about how to enhance your leadership? Don't miss out on the upcoming Climb Leadership Conference at One Community Church! January 25-27, 2023. Visit ...
Jan 11, 2024•26 min•Season 5Ep. 3
One of the foremost challenges of our time is how to effectively lead multi-generational organizations, in particular, the next generations of future leaders. It is anticipated that over a million young people will walk away from their faith once they reach college age. The key for leaders is to first determine where you are in your season of leadership and what generational "leader shifts" need to be made in your own life by reflecting on where we are as a culture and how our thinking, feelings...
Dec 08, 2023•34 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Welcome to Season 5, Episode 1 of the Leadership Roundtable! A podcast with Dr. Conway Edwards. On this episode, we are helping leaders answer two very important questions: How do you add great people to your team? How do you get the wrong people off of the team? All of leadership starts with a problem. To solve the problem, leaders need to have the right people who then can lead and inspire others to solve problem and accomplish the mission of your organization. That’s what makes a great team! ...
Oct 21, 2023•32 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Special Guest: Nona Jones. Ask yourself this question: What is blocking your impact? Far too often, leaders mistake motion for progress; a critical error that can be detrimental to the vision of any organization. If the motion is not being applied to the strategy, it will NOT result in progress. Great leaders must give themselves the capacity to think and clearly define what success looks like in order to delegate responsibilities to their teams more effectively. In this special episode, (an exc...
Jul 28, 2023•32 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Season 4, Episode 11: The ground underneath our feet has shifted. Therefore, the dynamic of how we have historically approached discipleship must shift as well. Discipleship is more critical now than ever because our culture has changed dramatically. Leaders need to consider the various ways that people are connecting to information and engaging in community today and be ready to meet them there! Special guest Bishop Van Moody joins us to discuss how we can turn social media into social ministry...
Jun 12, 2023•26 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Season 4, Episode 10: All skills are not created equal. Some skills are popular, but WAY LESS influential. Leadership is what we call a "meta" skill. Being a leader means doing the things that leaders do... and everybody wants to be a leader until that time comes! Great leaders understand that in order to achieve their vision, they MUST learn to discover, develop and deploy others... you don't go as far as your dream; you go as far as your team! Special guest, Dr. Dharius Daniels, Lead Pastor of...
May 03, 2023•23 min•Season 4Ep. 10
SEASON 4, BONUS EPISODE: Special Guest: Dr. Johnny Parker, Leadership Consultant. CEO/Founder of The Parker Group, LLC.
Apr 30, 2023•25 min
Season 4, Episode 9: Leaders see before others see. The question every great leader must ask is how can we reimagine the future and prepare ourselves for the church of tomorrow? Forecasting what is to come makes people uncomfortable because have a tendency to cling to what was, rather than embracing what could be. Special Guest Dr. E. Dewey Smith, Sr., Pastor of House of Hope in Atlanta, GA. joins us to discuss the importance of reaching the next generation in the church through inclusion, holis...
Mar 31, 2023•27 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Season 4, Episode 8: Sharing Jesus online is so much more than standing on a virtual "soapbox" and telling people how they should live. We are seeing God move in these spaces in ways that we can see anywhere else, and different types of leaders thrive in these areas more than others. Our special guest, Jeff Reed, founder of THECHURCH.DIGITAL & DigitalChurch.Network , joins the podcast to share how we can find value in using online tools to mobilize, motivate and equip people to share their J...
Feb 22, 2023•30 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Season 4, Episode 7: The culture that you create will not only attract the right people but also repel the wrong ones! As a leader, establishing a culture within your organization helps people make the best decisions even when you’re not in the room. On today’s episode, Dr. Conway Edwards discusses his latest book, Fence Post Leadership , and the importance of having a strategy for creating the culture that you want.
Feb 08, 2023•35 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Season 4, Episode 6: Triangulation is a major issue that can plague any organization, no matter its size. At its core, triangulation represents an inability or unwillingness to resolve conflict through courageous (and often uncomfortable) conversation. As leaders, it is imperative to understand how triangulation occurs and how to address it as soon as it arises. In this episode, we will discuss key strategies for you to identify and control triangulation within your organization! Interested in m...
Jan 11, 2023•27 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Season 4, Episode 5: No matter what type of organization you're a part of, there are specific values and guidelines that we like to call the "House Rules." It is important that leaders not only be familiar with the house rules but also be ambassadors for them within the culture. These are the things that make your organization unique. Join us on this special New Year's episode as we break down the foundational operating principles at our church that make us one community and provide an outline o...
Jan 03, 2023•34 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Season 4, Episode 4: The story of our church is one of God’s faithfulness. We learned early that when you put what you have in His hands, there is no telling what He will do with it! Every step of the way along this 14-year journey, God has provided opportunities greater than we could have imagined… but it started with us asking some tough questions, making difficult decisions, and forcing ourselves out of our comfort zones for the glory of God! Special guest, Pastor Kurtran Wright , one of the ...
Nov 09, 2022•56 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Season 4, Episode 3: How does a leader know when it’s time to move to the next level? Great leaders need to be able to discern when someone is in their leadership "sweet spot!" Special guest Pastor Kurtran Wright joins us to discuss some mistakes that leaders often make when trying to develop other leaders and the key strategies to determining when a leader on your team is ready to expand their reach!
Oct 19, 2022•46 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Season 4, Episode 2: What factors can determine church growth? The reality is that every church is different, and therefore leaders must be in tune with the unique culture of the congregation and the specific needs of the community they desire to serve. As One Community Church gets ready to celebrate 14 years, Pastor Kurtran Wright , one of our original members, joins us to talk about humble beginnings and the unique strategies that churches can adopt as they start growing!...
Sep 14, 2022•46 min•Season 4Ep. 2
