Spiritual Leadership Podcast w/ Ps. Andrew Pham

Giving has always been a controversial topic within the Church, in particular, from those outside of it, who see the Church as a money-grabbing machine. Regardless of the noise, the Bible is clear that giving is an essential part of our spiritual life. In these episodes, you will learn the followingThe theological basis for giving let it be "offering" or "tithing"The difference between offering and tithingPrinciples of giving in the NTExamples of giving from other pastors and great examples of itHow to give and systems to giveFurther resources and references in the episode from the following places: B: Donald Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2014).W: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/7-reasons-christians-not-required-to-tithe/W: https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/toward-the-tithe-and-beyondW: https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/is-tithing-commanded-for-christiansW: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/bible-commands-christians-to-tithe/You can follow Andrew on the following social media channels if you want to stay in touch:i: https://www.instagram.com/iandrewpham/l: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iandrewpham/f: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewNPham/e: spiritualleadership.ap@gmail.com

Giving has always been a controversial topic within the Church, in particular, from those outside of it, who see the Church as a money-grabbing machine. Regardless of the noise, the Bible is clear that giving is an essential part of our spiritual life. In these episodes, you will learn the followingThe theological basis for giving let it be "offering" or "tithing"The difference between offering and tithingPrinciples of giving in the NTExamples of giving from other pastors and great examples of itHow to give and systems to giveFurther resources and references in the episode from the following places: B: Donald Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2014).W: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/7-reasons-christians-not-required-to-tithe/W: https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/toward-the-tithe-and-beyondW: https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/is-tithing-commanded-for-christiansW: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/bible-commands-christians-to-tithe/You can follow Andrew on the following social media channels if you want to stay in touch:i: https://www.instagram.com/iandrewpham/l: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iandrewpham/f: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewNPham/e: spiritualleadership.ap@gmail.com

All ministry leaders, young and old, must be continual learners, in particular, to become more Christlike and therefore impact your community and ministries more. In this episode, you'll learn about the following:Importance of being a learner and the discipline of learningObstacles that may occur in our discipline of learningTypes of learning and which one are you?Mediums of spiritual content and where you can learnHow and where can you consume content in our busy world?Further resources and references from the following Book:B: Donald Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2014). You can follow Andrew on the following social media channels if you want to stay in touch:i: https://www.instagram.com/iandrewpham/l: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iandrewpham/f: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewNPham/e: spiritualleadership.ap@gmail.com

The discipline of serving God and others in the Church is truly a "discipline", many a leader and pastors don't always feel like serving or even being at Church on occasion - we all have seasons of motivation and seasons of fatigue and tiredness.However, serving God is not only a privilege but also a discipline, the act of service is fundamental to serving God, loving God and loving His Church. In this episode, I hope you will learn the following; The importance of serving with the right HeartHow does one serve?Serving with longevity in mindServing as a sacrificeFeel motivated to continue serving! I hope that this episode will bless you, it would mean so much to mean if you could leave a review and rating for this podcast! You can follow Andrew on the following social media channels if you want to stay in touch:i: https://www.instagram.com/iandrewpham/l: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iandrewpham/f: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewNPham/e: spiritualleadership.ap@gmail.com

So many leaders around the world feel overwhelmed, stressed, busy, and pulled in so many different directions. I remember when I was a younger leader, I was pulled in so many different directions and it would always lead to exhaustion and burnout. I really believe that increasingly a spiritual discipline is setting boundaries to protect us from the world that pulls our attention and time away from what is important. In this episode you will learn the following:The importance of boundariesBiblical prioritiesHow to reprioritise How to set boundariesHow to ruthlessly say no to things I hope that this episode will bless you, it would mean so much to mean if you could leave a review and rating for this podcast!  You can follow Andrew on the following social media channels if you want to stay in touch:i: https://www.instagram.com/iandrewpham/l: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iandrewpham/f: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewNPham/e: spiritualleadership.ap@gmail.com

Confession is the long lost art of the Church today, it seems like we are so obsessed with looking good and holy in front of others, that we forget the basics of what Christianity is all about. Confession is an important part of being a Christian and is something that has been lost over the centuries, in particular, today due to the obsessions with social media and only showing our "highlights". In this episode, you will learn the importance of confession as a spiritual discipline which includes:what is confession?what are the reasons for the lack of confession in the church?what are the benefits of confession?how do you confess? and the types of confession?steps to take in order to create a confessing environment Further resources and references from the following Books:W: https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/when-should-we-confess-sins-publicly B: Dictionary of the Christian Church by F. L. Cross (Hendrickson Publishers Inc, 2008) You can follow Andrew on the following social media channels if you want to stay in touch:i: https://www.instagram.com/iandrewpham/l: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iandrewpham/f: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewNPham/e: spiritualleadership.ap@gmail.com

No one likes the word "discipline", it almost seems like a negative word, however, without discipline and hard work, it is difficult to grow in any area. The same goes for your spiritual life, genuine spiritual disciplines are key to growing as a Christian. In this episode, you will learn the importance of a strong devotional life which includes:what are devotionals?barriers to a good devotional lifea brief history of devotionalshow to have a good devotional lifemethods of devotions pitfalls of devotionals Further resources and references from the following Books:B: Donald Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2014). B: Robert Hudson, The Christian Writer's Manual of Style: 4th Edition (GR: Zondervan, 2004) You can follow Andrew on the following social media channels if you want to stay in touch:i: https://www.instagram.com/iandrewpham/l: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iandrewpham/f: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewNPham/e: spiritualleadership.ap@gmail.com

Spiritual Leaderships is an undervalued commodity in the Church and Christian world today. There has been a shift from business leadership into the Church leadership and it has impacted the way we do ministry and life. In many ways in needs to be the reversed, we need to re-shift our focus on the spiritual rather than on the execution of ministries. In this episode you'll learn about the following: - What is Spiritual Leadership- The Importance of Spiritual Leadership- Who is Spiritual Leadership for- The key starting traits of Spiritual LeadershipFurther resources and references from the following sources:W:  https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-marks-of-a-spiritual-leaderB: Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God's Agenda by Henry T. Blackaby and Richard Blackaby You can follow Andrew on the following social media channels if you want to stay in touch:i: https://www.instagram.com/iandrewpham/l: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iandrewpham/f: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewNPham/

Spiritual Leadership starts with prayer and fasting and in this episode, you will learn how to fast and the parameters around fasting. You will also hear a few anecdotes and personal stories to inspire you too fast!Further resources and references from the following Books:B: Donald Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2014).B: John Piper, A Hunger for God (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 1997).B: Paul Y. Cho, Prayer: Key to Revival (Waco, Texas; Word Publishing, 1987)You can follow Andrew on the following social media channels if you want to stay in touch:i: https://www.instagram.com/iandrewpham/l: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iandrewpham/f: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewNPham/

Spiritual Leadership starts with prayer and fasting and in this episode, you will learn what is prayer and fasting and the Biblical purpose of prayer and fasting.The 10 Biblical Principles of fasting have been adapted from Donald Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life. Further resources and references from the following Books:B: Donald Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2014).B: John Piper, A Hunger for God (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 1997).B: Paul Y. Cho, Prayer: Key to Revival (Waco, Texas; Word Publishing, 1987)You can follow Andrew on the following social media channels if you want to stay in touch:i: https://www.instagram.com/iandrewpham/l: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iandrewpham/f: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewNPham/