Understanding Anxiety & Navigating Conflict in Ministry - Kevin Ford - 110 - FrontStage BackStage

How can we better understand anxiety and better navigate conflict in our lives and ministries? In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Kevin Ford, Chief Catalyst at Leighton Ford Ministries. Kevin's expertise is in leadership, organizational culture, and strategy. He's worked with Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and government agencies. But his passion is working with the church. His most recent book is entitled Attentive Church Leadership. Together, Kevin and Jason explore some of the sources of anxiety that we find in our lives and in our ministries. Kevin also shares how we can address and navigate conflict in healthy ways.
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Some key takeaways from this conversation:
Kevin Ford on the importance of delegation, trust, and allowing others to face challenges, which can foster personal growth in a team: "If I carry all the anxiety, I'm not letting anybody else grow."
Kevin Ford the necessity for leaders to develop skills in conflict resolution, communication, and negotiation to successfully guide their teams and organizations: "Leadership and conflict go hand in hand, you cannot have one without the other."
Kevin Ford on the significance of self-care and personal well-being as a foundation for effectively caring for others: "Take care of your own soul so you can take care of others."
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