
70 | Leading with Your Board of Elders
From The Resilient Pastor by Barna Group
February 26, 2026 · 37 min · Season 7
About this episode
The episode discusses effective leadership with a board of elders, focusing on trust, accountability, and spiritual rhythms.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Glenn Packiam, Rich Villodas and Sharon Hodde Miller explore what it looks like to lead well with your board of elders. Drawing from personal experience and Barna insights, they discuss alignment, shared authority, healthy accountability and the spiritual rhythms that shape strong pastor–elder relationships. Whether you’re planting a church or strengthening an existing leadership team, this conversation offers practical wisdom for cultivating trust, clarity a...
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Guests: Glenn Packiam, Rich Villodas, Sharon Hodde Miller
Topics covered
- leadership
- board of elders
- pastoral relationships
- church planting
- accountability
- trust
Keywords
- leadership
- elders
- church
- accountability
- trust
- spiritual rhythms
- pastor
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Organizations: Barna
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