The Five Gifts Podcast
The Five Gifts Podcast exists for Christian Leaders and Christ-followers to rediscover Christ's presence and activity in their lives and their churches.
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Charles 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.
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The Leader Before the Leadership: 7 Core Commitments for Servant-Leaders
2026-07-13
Before Christ equips His Church through the fivefold ministry, He forms the hearts of those He calls.
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The Art of Empathic Communication and the Learner's Mindset
2026-07-06
Why do so many conversations fail—even among sincere Christians and experienced leaders? The answer often isn't poor speaking. It's poor listening.
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Beginning with the End in Mind
2026-06-30
Many leaders are succeeding their way toward the wrong destination - climbing efficiently and faithfully toward an end they never chose. Today, we address a foundational disciplines in personal leadership: beginning with the end in mind.
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Redefining Failure and Success: Why Your Internal Map Matters
2026-06-22
What if your greatest failures aren’t really failures—but signals that your internal leadership map needs to change?
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Internal Foundations: The Power of Proactivity
2026-06-15
Charles Russell and Bruce Ritter address what may be the most practically significant concept in the entire series: proactivity — the capacity to choose your response regardless of what is happening around you
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A Growth Mindset: The Lens of Potential
2026-06-08
Every leader who is genuinely stuck has one thing in common. The problem they are trying to solve is not the actual problem.
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Internal Foundations: Architecture of Your Inner Life
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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The Scoreboard: Collective Results Over Individual Ego
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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Entering the Danger Zone: The Power of Peer Accountability
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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The First Team: Breaking the Silo Mentality
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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