Eric Geiger Leadership Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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Eric Geiger Leadership Podcast

ChurchLeaders Podcast Network

Religion & Spirituality

Frequency: 1 episode/19d. Total Eps: 9

All leaders are interim leaders. Whether you lead in the marketplace or in ministry, a day is coming when someone else will be in your role. If you care about the health of the team or organization that you lead, then you care about leadership development, and you likely know you should think strategically about succession. Join us for an up-close case study at Mariners Church as Senior Pastor Eric Geiger and his predecessor Kenton Beshore share their experiences and learnings from their succession journey that began in 2018.

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Episode 8: Pleasant Surprises

Episode 8

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 • Duration 24:45

While there are some challenges when both predecessor and successor are committed to each other and the health of the ministry, there are also great benefits and even some pleasant surprises. In this final episode, Eric Geiger and Kenton Beshore discuss the pleasant surprises, what has been meaningful to them and the church, and offer some final thoughts for those who engage in a succession process.

Learn more here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast-episode/eric-geiger-leadership-podcast-surprises

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Episode 7: Challenges

Episode 7

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 • Duration 26:41

Leadership is challenging and leading through a succession provides leaders with a unique set of challenges for the successor such as honoring the past while creating desire for new directions, leading with your voice while not discounting the voice of the church and past, and loving the people while also charting a future course. There are challenges, of course, for the predecessor too, especially if the leader chooses to stay.

Learn more at https://churchleaders.com/podcast-episode/eric-geiger-leadership-podcast-challenges

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Episode 6: The Relationship With Predecessor and Successor

Episode 6

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 • Duration 33:06

Eric Geiger and Kenton Beshore are over four years into their relationship, and there is "the other side of the story." By God's grace, they enjoy a great relationship. In this episode, they discuss their relationship, how they have fostered a healthy relationship, rhythms for meeting, and agreements they hold.

Learn more here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast-episode/eric-geiger-leadership-podcast-predecessor-successor

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Episode 5: The First 90 Days

Episode 5

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 • Duration 30:36

How should a leader approach the first three to six months of the new role? The answer depends on the context. The context, whether the ministry needs turnaround leadership or sustaining success leadership, should deeply impact how the leader leads. In this episode, Eric shares insight he learned leading during his first year at Mariners Church.

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Episode 4: The Announcement

Episode 4

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 • Duration 30:15

Often there have been months or even years of thinking, planning, praying, and strategizing for a healthy transition of leadership. All of this will eventually culminate in the moments of announcing the new leader to the staff, and to the church (or organization). In this episode, Eric and Kenton discuss the major moments of announcement, the goals of each of those initial meetings with staff and with the church, and offer suggestions for leaders to think through the moment of the announcement. Learn more here:

https://churchleaders.com/podcast-episode/eric-geiger-leadership-podcast-announcement.html

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Episode 3: The Search and the Fit

Episode 3

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 • Duration 33:50

So many questions emerge for the ministry or organization when searching for a new candidate. Internal or external candidate? Reflective of the past or the future? Search firm or internal search group? All those questions are really about finding the "right fit." And so many questions emerge for the potential leader too: Can I follow a legend? Do I love this place and its people already? Is this a good fit for me? In this episode, Eric and Kenton discuss different options surrounding the search for a new leader and the potential risks and rewards of those options.

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Episode 2: Preparing the Church (or Organization)

Episode 2

Tuesday, February 6, 2024 • Duration 32:35

Transitioning from one leader to another is a massive change for people and the organization as a whole. Wise and loving leaders won't approach the transition haphazardly. So how does the leader prepare the ministry or organization for a period of transition? In this episode, Eric and Kenton discuss how Kenton prepared the church and how other leaders can prepare their organizations/ministries.

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Episode 1: Preparing the Leader

Episode 1

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 • Duration 40:31

Many church and business leaders wait too long to think about or discuss succession and when they finally broach the topic, they expect to have their hearts ready within a few months. The reality is that for many the process of preparing, of letting go, and of building a plan for the future takes many years. That was the case for Kenton Beshore. In this episode, Eric and Kenton talk about the process of preparing the leader.

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Introducing Succession

Season 1

Tuesday, January 23, 2024 • Duration 19:32

The Eric Geiger Leadership Podcast will unpack leading through succession over the course of 8 episodes. In 2018, Eric became the senior pastor of Mariners Church in Southern California, following Kenton Beshore who served as senior pastor for 35 years. The transition has been healthy, the church has grown significantly, and Eric and Kenton are close as Kenton remains on the team at Mariners Church, and Eric counts on him as a mentor and wise counselor. In this episode, Eric shares some overarching thoughts about succession and sets up how the series will unfold – as Eric and Kenton will share their story and lessons learned along the way.

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