The Five Gifts Podcast exists for Christian Leaders and Christ-followers to rediscover Christ's presence and activity in their lives and their churches.
RSS iTunesCharles Russell has served in Pastoral Ministry for 26 years. He is also a certified John Maxwell speaker, coach, and trainer for staff, leadership teams, and volunteers. He has a Masters in Organizational Leadership. Find out more at charlesrusselltraining.com.
Bruce Ritter Bruce Ritter has been a lead Pastor for 28 years and a Spiritual Life and Leadership Coach since 2005. He is also a consultant with Church Life Resources. He has a Masters in Pastoral Ministry and a Doctorate in Evangelism and Discipleship. Check out more at his website Coaching Cardia.
2026-06-01
Charles and Bruce introduce a series dedicated to the most neglected dimension of leadership development: the interior life of the leader.
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2026-05-24
Charles and Bruce bring the full architecture of team health to its culminating challenge: inattention to results. This episode addresses the tendency of team members to prioritize individual results than the collective outcome the team exists to produce.
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2026-05-19
In the fourth installment of the Team Dynamics series, Charles Russell and Bruce Ritter address the discipline that most leadership teams understand in theory and avoid in practice: peer-to-peer accountability.
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2026-05-11
In the third installment of the Team Dynamics series, Charles Russell and Bruce Ritter introduce one of the most consequential — and most frequently violated — principles in ministry leadership: the First Team concept.
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2026-05-03
In Part 2 of our Team Dynamics Series, Bruce Ritter and Charles Russell expose one of the most dangerous dysfunctions in leadership culture: Artificial Harmony—the illusion of unity that actually prevents progress.
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2026-04-27
Bruce Ritter and Charles Russell launch a five-part series on Team Dynamics by addressing one of the most overlooked leadership challenges: the absence of vulnerability in team culture.
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2026-04-20
In Season 3, Episode 15 of the Five Gifts Podcast, Charles Russell and Bruce Ritter explore the essential distinction between human vision and divine revelation in spiritual leadership.
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2026-04-12
This episode addresses a growing challenge in the Church: the tendency to substitute content-driven discipleship for Spirit-led transformation.
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2026-04-06
In this episode, we examine the formative power of theology and why a right understanding of the Trinity is essential for healthy spiritual formation and leadership.
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2026-03-30
Easter isn’t the finish line—it’s the front door.
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