ABOUT THE EPISODE
“Change is painful, but it's better than death.” Meet Tommy Politz, Senior Pastor of Hillside Christian Church, who has served as pastor, church planter, and transitional leader in his 30+ years of ministry. In this episode, Tommy shares with us his own personal journey of transitional leadership and the wisdom he’s gained along the way. Transitional leaders will face high resistance in their quest for high impact. Paying attention to the rate, pace, and acceleration of decision making will be a critical element to a successful transition.
Welcome to Episode 049 of the Leaders in Living Rooms Podcast with Sean Morgan.
INSIGHTS FROM TOMMY
Compare and contrast being a church planter and a transitional leader:
Keys to successful transitional leadership:
The rate of decision making:
Examining, developing, and sending your staff off well:
EPISODE LINKS
For pastors navigating transition into a new leadership role, checkout The Ascent Leader’s transitions cohorts at: https://theascentleader.org/cohorts/
Find Tommy Politz, Senior Pastor of Hillside Christian Church at: https://hillsideonline.com
WHO IS TOMMY POLITZ?
Since 2005, Tommy Politz has served as the Senior Pastor of Hillside Christian Church. In 2009, he led Hillside to become a multisite church. He has served as a pastor, church planter, and speaker for over 30 years. He grew up in Dallas, Texas, where he gave his life to Christ at 17 years old as a junior in high school. He is a graduate of Baylor University, Southwestern Seminary, and Duke University. Tommy and his wife, Donna, have three children--Grant, Rebekah, and Cole. They also have a son-in-law, Matthew, and a daughter-in-law, Jessi. They are excited to welcome their first grandchild in the Spring. Hillside Christian Church has twelve campuses--ten campuses located throughout the Texas Panhandle, one campus in New Mexico, and an online campus.
SPONSORS
Thanks to our sponsors: CDF Capital and Food For The Hungry.
Hear directly from our friend, Jordan Gustafson, Director of Organizational Partnerships, at Food for the Hungry. Jordan personally walks us through how the goal at FH is to combine your church's desire to grow disciples, with their heart for the poor, by partnering with Food for the Hungry for the opportunity to do so with a global mission and outreach experience. Learn more at fh.org/churches.
CDF Capital is hosting the 2022 Executive Pastors Summit taking place May 24th and 25th in Manchester, NH. Check out Xpsummit.org for more information.
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