Proven Perspectives
50 years of faith, countless insights
Proven Perspectives is a podcast with John Hawkins, Founder of Leadership Edge, Inc. Each episode explores a topic related to life, leadership and mentoring. Through nearly 50 years of faith in Christ, John has learned proven life and leadership perspectives that will equip listeners for a lifestyle of leadership in their marriages, families, careers, communities, and churches.
Finishing Well
In this episode, Laura and John, along with Janet, discuss the meaning of wrapping up your career...
Passing the Baton
All organizations go through leadership transitions. The challenge is doing a leadership...
What Happened on the Cross?
The cross of Christ is the universal symbol of Christianity. But what is its meaning? More...
The Remarkable Witness of Those Who Have Gone Before
Ever wonder how to encourage someone to stand fast in their faith during a hard season? Hebrews...
Every Christian’s Story
Every Christian has their story or testimony of how they came to faith in Christ. Understanding...
The Impact of Harold Bullock
Many people help us in life. And there are a few people who help us become the person God wants us...
God-Centered Guidance for the New Year
Whether at the New Year or throughout the year, we all need daily guidance and confidence for...
Revisiting The Reality That Breaks Anxiety
Today, we are revisiting this classic episode of Proven Perspectives. Anxiety seems to be rampant...
Revisiting Leaving the Results with God
Join us as we revist this classic episode of Proven Perspectives. Leadership Edge Founder, John...
A Vision for All Generations
Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Z, Gen A? Generational cohorts are helpful for Christians to understand. And yet...
Making Disciples Who Lead
In this episode, Laura and John take a fresh look at the Great Commission in Matthew 28:16-20. In...
Training That Sticks
We often find ourselves in the position of training others, whether it's instructing our children...
The Impact of Life-on-Life Mentoring
Life-on-life mentoring was consistently essential in developing the leaders of the first-century...
My Life for Yours
God calls every Christian to be involved in ministry to others. This can take various forms...
The Amazing Blessing of Church Membership
The Bible says that the Church is the Body of Christ. Among all that this means, it certainly...
To Love and To Cherish
"To love and to cherish till death us do part" is a fundamental phrase in Christian wedding vows....
Knowing God – Life’s Great Privilege and Purpose
Knowing God is the great privilege and purpose to which all Christians are called. But the...
The Great Value of a Few Good Friends
Men were made by God for Christian brotherhood. And yet so many Christian men go through life on...
Raising Boys Who Become Men – Part 2
Three fathers of boys continue the conversation started in the last episode with Dr. Gary...
Raising Boys Who Become Men with Dr. Gary Chapman
Today, LEI President, Todd Melby sits down with Dr. Gary Chapman to discuss parenting boys. Gary...
Wanted: Leaders and Managers
Every organization, whether businesses, families, churches or communities, need managers and...
Being First: From Mentor/Mentee to Lifelong Friends
Bob Hostetter is a husband and father who works in financial services from Dallas, TX. Bob is also...
Leadership, Change, and Vision
Acclaimed leadership expert John Kotter says that a vision clarifies the direction in which we...
No Wasted Lives
Whether one of many years or few, a wasted life is a tragedy. Join Laura and John as they discuss...
Managing for the Glory of God
Washing socks, handing out doughnuts and coffee and the glory of God. How do these three things...
Countdown to Retirement
Retirement can be a transition to a great season of life or a movement into disappointment and...
Devotional Diagnostic: Lessons Learned from 52 Years of Quiet Times
How does a Daily Quiet Time become Meaningful Fellowship with Christ with the focus being on God's...
God’s Part and Ours
In large responsibilities and small, Christians understand that God has a part and we have a part....
Two Tests for God-honoring Leadership
Volodymyr Zelensky has become an internationally acclaimed example of effective leadership. In...
The Precious Gift of God-honoring Influence
Few of this generation know of Mahalia Jackson and her influence in Martin Luther King’s I Have a...
The Same Person, Living the Same Way, In All of Life
What does it look like when one’s faith shapes their influence in all their relationships? Listen...
Discipleship and the Church
Join Leadership Edge President Todd Melby for a conversation about discipleship in the Church and...
Mentoring in All of Life
This week, join Leadership Edge President, Todd Melby as he hosts one of his mentors, Tim Oakley....
Instead of Being Anxious, I Will…
This episode is a follow-up to The Reality That Breaks Anxiety episode. Laura and John discuss...
The Reality That Breaks Anxiety
Anxiety seems to be rampant in the US and other countries. In this episode, Laura and John...
The Blessing of a Ready Heart
Hundreds of people across the US and in other countries have been mentees in a Leadership Edge...
Men with Broad Shoulders
Laura and John discuss how God uses faithfully bearing life responsibilities in developing...
Remember and Worship, Then Trust and Obey
Four words summarize God’s commands to His people in the Old Testament. These four words are...
They Need to Know About Me
In helping others to grow in their faith and influence, we realize that they need to learn about...
Faith and Faithfulness in the Middle Years
John refers to the middle years (30-60) as the “go-go” years. What does believing in Jesus and...
The Shaping of Three Leaders
Join special guest host Todd Melby, President of Leadership Edge, Inc., as he talks with three...
The Impact of Elisabeth Elliot
Elisabeth Elliot thought, wrote, taught and lived gospel simplicity. As part of their ongoing...
Partnering to Mentor Leaders in Uganda
Listen as Todd Melby visits with Sydney David Walusimbi from Watoto Christian Hall in Kampala,...
Accountability – Protecting the Future of Your Organization
Personal and organizational accountability protects the future of both the leader and the...
Encouragement for Parents
Today’s parents have many challenges and little encouragement. They also struggle to access the...
Effectiveness of Christian Mentoring
Christian mentoring should be a developmental relationship. But what is it that helps ensure the...
The Shape of Christian Mentoring
Join Laura and John in the third of a four episode series on Christian Mentoring. Today they...
Profile of a Christian Mentor
Join Laura and John as they describe the profile of a Christian mentor that aligns with the...
The Core of Christian Mentoring
A recent participant in Leadership Edge Mentor Training commented, “I was encouraged that Biblical...
Practices for Perspective and Balance
Over time leaders lose perspective and balance. It is not a question of if but of when. In this...
Introduction to Perspective and Balance
Over time leaders lose perspective and balance. It is not a question of if but of when. In this...
Spiritual Erosion
Do you ever look at a leader and ask yourself the question, What happened to them? In this...
The Impact of Mary Byers
Mary Byers is a Christian woman who has had nearly lifelong influence in the life of John; In this...
God’s Kind Sovereignty
Laura and John look at the great hope we have due to the kind sovereignty of God at work in all of...
The Holy Spirit is the Master Mentor Replay
Over the years, Leadership Edge has trained hundreds of mentors who now mentor both in the US and...
It is Your Very Life – Revisited
At the end of his life, as Moses gave his last message to the Israelites before his death, he...
Looking Back and Looking Ahead
As 2021 comes to an end, Laura and John talk about favorite memories, biggest surprises and...
Anxiety and Looking Up
Laura and John switch roles in this episode with John as the host and Laura telling the story of a...
When God Gives a Vision
Leadership Edge President Todd Melby joins Laura and John to discuss key lessons from Joseph in...
Mentor Now – Friend Forever
Mentoring relationships often turn into valuable lifelong collaborative friendships. In this...
Getting Back Up
What do we do with those besetting sins that we must battle ongoingly? Laura and John discuss this...
Peer Development Groups
Peer Development Groups are one of the great tools that we have developed, by Gods grace, at...
Stepping Forward in His Church
The evangelical church in America is greatly challenged in this period of pandemic and cultural...
Peeking into a Mentoring Relationship
Gordon Blocker joins Laura and John again on this episode. The topic is Peaking Into A Mentoring...
Would You Rather?
Gordon Blocker joins the podcast and leads John through a quick round of Would You Rather? Gordon...
Part 2 Revisiting What God is Doing in Us Every Day
Continuing the conversation begun in Part One, John and Laura continue the discussion on how God...
Revisiting What God is Doing in Us Every Day- Part 1
Revisiting the first of the summer 2019 podcast two-part series. Every day that we live, once we...
Wants Vanity Belief and Glory
What do young Christian professionals want? Like the rest of us, they want a lot and are often...
The Impact of John Piper
In this second episode of the series Books, People and Passages that Have Shaped My Life, John...
Being a Peacemaker in 2021
It is tough to be a peacemaker in 2021. There have always been "landmine" issues in culture, like...
Entrepreneurism and the Life Vision Statement
Steve Schoeffel is the co-founder of Whimsical (www.whimsical.com). In this episode, Steve talks...
Words With a Purpose
God-honoring influence is greatly intensified or diminished by the words that we use. In this...
How’s Your Prayer Life
Laura and John cut to the core of how we often misunderstand...
Mobilizing Potential and Purpose
For 27 years Leadership Edge Inc. has equipped God-honoring leaders through our unique approach to...
What Has Shaped My Life- My Dad
In this podcast episode, Laura and John begin a new occasional series on people, books and...
On Loving God
Loving God is the greatest commandment. In this episode Laura and John have a free-flowing...
Christian Perspectives on Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity directly or indirectly affects all of us and is poorly understood by most of us. Dr....
Bringing Cultural Change in Churches
Dr. Edgar Schein, Professor Emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology said that The bottom...
Hope and Meaning at the End of 2020
Wow! What a year it has been! In this episode, Laura and John sift through the challenges of this...
Assessing and Ending the Mentoring Relationship
All good things must come to an end - even mentoring relationships. Josh Wykes and Evan...
Insights in Mentoring Women
Janet Hawkins, Director of Women's Services at Leadership Edge Inc joins Laura and John to discuss...
Parenting in the New Normal
Modeling Belief and Obedience To Your Kids Amid the Uncertainties Laura and John cut through the...
What is Ethical Leadership
Ethical Leadership is more than just a leader acting ethically and being legally compliant....
Revisiting- The Need for Encouragement
Revisiting- the Need for Encouragement Leadership Edge Founder, John Hawkins, reflects on Hebrews...
Revisiting Lifestyle Leadership
During the month of August, John and Laura are taking a break from creating new podcasts so, this...
Modeling: A Primary Way Christian Living is Learned
US Army Officer Steve Smith joins Laura and John in this discussion of the role that modeling and...
Modeling and Imitation Part 1
How do I learn to live the Christian life now? How do I help others learn to live the Christian...
Key Ingredients for Effective Succession and Transition
Changing leadership in any organization is important and usually difficult. This podcast is the...
Values for Effective Succession and Transition
Changing leadership in any organization is important and usually difficult. This podcast is the...
The Holy Spirit is the Master Mentor
Over the years, Leadership Edge has trained hundreds of mentors who now mentor both in the US and...
A Common Prayer for Uncommon Times
Any kind of disruption or transition has the potential to have a dizzying effect on spiritual...
God’s Word and God’s Character- The Basis of Christian Integrity
Integrity is more than honesty or morality. It is about "integratedness" - having an absolute...
Leadership and Competence- the Weight of Developed Ability
What do effective leaders do? In addition to having great character and commitment, strong...
Proven Perspectives for Navigating a Pandemic
How do we think through, in a Christian way, these days of the pandemic? In this bonus episode,...
The COVID-19 Pandemic-A Perfect Context for Christian Mentoring
A crisis like the COVID-19 Pandemic quickly reveals to believers what are those things in which...
Leadership and Character- The Weight of Moral Authority
John and LEI propose that leadership is not necessarily about position, but about having...
Tips for Remote Mentoring via Web Meetings
Sometimes mentors and mentees run into the challenge of not being able to be in the same room for...
It is Your Very LIFE!
At the end of Moses’ life as he gave his last message to the Israelites before his death, he...
Faith and Faithfulness in the Later Years
Leadership expert Stephen Covey believed that we should begin with the end in mind. This is...
A Deeper Look at the Mindsets of God-honoring Leaders
In part two of the Mindset of God-honoring Leaders series, John and Laura take a deeper look at...
Mindset of God-honoring Leaders Conversation with Matt Walker
A mindset is the established set of attitudes held by someone. As God brings values to become part...
A Long Friendship in the Same Direction
Laura opens the interview with John and Randy Boyts, his closest friend for over 40 years stating...
The Need for Influence- The Steps to Gaining It
In this episode John and Laura discuss the fact that leadership is much more about interpersonal...
The Role is Not the Reward
Throughout the span of our lives, God gives us many roles to play. In...
What God is Doing in Us Everyday Part Two
Part two continues the previous conversation of how God works in the lives of believers to grow us...
What God is Doing in Us Every Day
Every day that we live, once we come to faith in Christ, God is building sanctification in us....
Humility the Antidote to Pride
To grow us in humility is part of the relentless commitment of God as part of His sanctification...
Pride the Poisonous Drink
We are oriented toward being prideful. John Hawkins points out that often we do not even realize...
Disappointed BY God Disappointed WITH God Part Two
When the waves of life crash over our hopes and plans, we can feel disappointed BY God and over...
Disappointed BY God Disappointed WITH God Part One
When the waves of life crash over our hopes and plans, we can feel disappointed BY God and over...
Leadership Craftsmanship How God Builds God-Honoring Leaders Part Two
Beyond books, conferences and mentors, God plays the key role in developing a God-honoring leader...
Leadership Craftsmanship How God Builds God-honoring Leaders
Beyond books, conferences and mentors, God plays the key role in developing a God-honoring leader...
Discerning God’s Guidance Part Two
God is a personal, relational God and this suggests that He has plans for our lives. Though He has...
Discerning Gods Guidance Part One
God is a personal, relational God and this suggests that He has plans for our lives. Though He has...
For His Glory
For His (God's) glory is the final phrase in the Leadership Edge personal vision statement which...
To Serve God’s Purposes
If we really accept the fact that as step forth as God’s men and women then it makes sense...
In My Spheres of Influence
(Repost) In each of our spheres of influence, we have an opportunity to encourage and bless those...
As God’s Man or Woman
Whenever we step forward, we have the opportunity to not only step forward as "me" but as a man or...
To Step Forward
In the third of the LEI Personal Vision podcast series, John Hawkins encourages us to step...
By God’s Grace
John Hawkins discusses the transformational impact of understanding the grace of God and how this...
The Need for a God-centered vision- Introduction to the PVS
John Hawkins, Founder of Leadership Edge, Inc. (LEI) introduces the Personal Vision Statement...
Reflecting on the Graciousness of God through 40 Years of Marriage
The Graciousness of God through 40 Years of Marriage John and Janet Hawkins reflect on their 40...
Mentoring for Lifelong Impact
Mentoring for Lifelong Impact John Hawkins shares his experience with mentoring in such a way that...
Keys for Effective Mentoring
Keys to Effective Mentoring John Hawkins, long-time mentor and founder of Leadership Edge, Inc....
Encouragement: The Powerful Daily Need and Responsibility
Show Notes for Encouragement-The Powerful Daily Reminder Leadership Edge Founder, John Hawkins,...
Leaving the Results with God
Show Notes for Leaving the Results with God Leadership Edge Founder, John Hawkins, reflects on...
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