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Impact Leadership
Welcome to Impact Leadership with Chip Parker! This podcast is designed to equip church and community leaders to make an impact in the communities they serve. Chip Parker serves as the Lead Pastor of The Orchard Community Church, a multi-site church with the mission of impacting lostness in North Central Florida. Listen in as he shares leadership principles that can be applied to churches, organizations and business; all with the goal of equipping leaders to live on mission and embrace their God-given calling.
Episodes
35 episodes
Clarity vs. Complexity | Leadership Tensions | Part 6 of 10
We’re back today with episode 6 of our series all about leadership tensions, and today we’re looking at clarity vs. complexity. Listen in as Chip Parker explores the decision of clarity and what it looks like to model that for your team. Let’s ...
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Accessibility vs. Boundaries | Leadership Tensions | Part 5 of 10
Welcome back to our conversation all about leadership tensions. Today Chip Parker is discussing the tension of accessibility vs boundaries (a hot topic!). Boundaries are necessary in leadership, so listen in as Chip explores some ways to be acc...
Grace vs. Accountability | Tensions | Part 4 of 10
Welcome back to our “Tensions” series. In this episode, Chip Parker unpacks the next tension in our series: grace vs. accountability. Listen in as we look at the importance of holding both grace and accountability in leadership, and how we can ...
Humility vs. Confidence | Leadership Tensions | Part 3 of 10
Welcome back to the Impact Leadership Podcast! In today’s episode, Chip Parker is exploring yet another tension that we must find balance in as leaders: Humility vs. Confidence. Listen in as he shares how to be confident enough to move first, b...
Identity vs. Performance | Leadership Tensions | Part 2 of 10
In today’s episode, Chip Parker is diving into another tension that we face as leaders: identity vs. performance. Listen in as he discusses the danger of placing our identity into our performance and actions, and how you can combat that in your...
Tensions vs. Decisions | Leadership Tensions | Part 1 of 10
Welcome to a new series we’re calling “Leadership Tensions.” In today’s episode, Chip Parker shares about the importance of managing certain tensions and how crucial it is for some tensions to prompt us to make a decision. Let’s dive in!
Clarity in Culture | Team Culture | 5 of 5
Today we’re wrapping up a series all about team culture, and it’s been amazing to walk through this topic with you. In this episode, Chip Parker provides some final thoughts on team culture and gives insight on how you can find clarity in your ...
Thermostats + Lids | Team Culture | 4 of 5
We’re back today for week 4 of our series all about Team Culture! In today’s episode, Chip Parker discusses the importance of setting the culture as leaders. Listen in as he discusses how to reinforce your team culture through your actions, con...
Counting + Celebrating | Team Culture | Part 3 of 5
As we continue our series on team culture, this week’s episode is all about alignment! Listen in as Chip Parker shares the importance of alignment within our team cultures, and the necessity to ask questions like “What are we counting?” and “Wh...
Drifting + Sinking | Team Culture | Part 2 of 5
Today we’re diving into part 2 of our series all about team culture by looking at the idea of drifting. Now that we’ve defined what culture is, we have to look at how culture can drift from those shared values and shared behaviors. Listen in as...
Shared Values + Shared Behaviors | Team Culture | 1 of 5
Today we’re excited to jump into a brand new series on one of the most important aspects of leadership: team culture. Team culture is so important, and many people are familiar with the term, but how do we achieve that great team culture we all...
I’m Not Okay | The Hardest Words | Part 3 of 3
In this final part of this series, Chip Parker is sharing one of the most difficult words for a leader to say: I’m not okay. This may be a phrase that you have shared with your team before, or maybe it’s a phrase you know you need to say to the...
You Take The Lead | The Hardest Words | Part 2 of 3
Today we’re diving into part 2 of this 3 part series featuring the hardest words for leaders to say. Listen in as Chip Parker covers “we need to talk” conversations, as well as “you take the lead” conversations. As leaders, these can be two dif...
I Was Wrong… | The Hardest Words | Part 1 of 3
Welcome back to the Impact Leadership podcast! Today, Chip Parker is starting a brand new series focused on the hardest words for leaders to say. In this episode, he’s diving into a really difficult phrase: I was wrong. Listen in as he shares t...
4 People Every Leader Needs | Never Lead Alone
If you’re a leader in any context, you may be familiar with feelings of loneliness, or believing that no one really understands what you are going through. The journey of leadership can be lonely… But it doesn’t need to be. In this standalone p...
Where Should I Say No? | Asking the Right Questions | Part 4 of 4
Today we’re closing out our “Asking the Right Questions” series with a simple question that can have a big impact on our lives: Where Should I Say No? Listen in as Chip Parker shares the importance of knowing your capacity as a leader and savin...
Does This Do Good or Just Feel Good? | Asking the Right Questions | Part 3 of 4
In today’s podcast episode, we’re diving into part 3 of 4 in our “Asking the Right Questions” series and looking at the impact that we have as leaders and for our organizations. Listen in as Chip Parker walks you through this week’s questions a...
Is This The Right Thing? | Asking the Right Questions | Part 2 of 4
Welcome back for part 2 of our series “Asking the Right Questions.” In today’s episode, Chip Parker is discussing the importance of integrity and doing what is right. Easy doesn’t accomplish the mission, and leaders are called to choose what is...
Questions Shape Culture | Asking the Right Questions | Part 1 of 4
Welcome back to the Impact Leadership podcast for the very first episode of 2026! Today, we’re diving into a new series called “Asking the Right Questions” designed to help you ask better questions as a leader in order to shape your organizatio...
Yearly Reflection | Ending Well, Starting Strong | Part 2 of 2
Welcome to part two of our conversation about ending well and starting strong! Today's topic of discussion is all about alignment and clarity. How will you achieve your goals in the coming months? Chip reveals three key steps to make sure that ...
Yearly Reflection | Ending Well, Starting Strong | Part 1 of 2
Welcome back to the Impact Leadership podcast! Over the next two episodes, Chip Parker is going to walk you through a conversation about ending the year well and finishing the next one strong. Listen in today as Chip shares three questions to a...
Raising Up New Leaders | Leadership Conversations | Part 3 of 3
Welcome to part three of our “Leadership Conversations” series. In this series, Chip Parker is sitting down with local Pastors Matt Weaver, Jaret Foshee and Jared Douglas to unpack questions around healthy leadership. Today, they’re diving into...
Growing as Leaders | Leadership Conversations | Part 2 of 3
We’re back for another episode in our “Leadership Conversations” series, and we’re excited to dive back into conversation with local Pastors Matt Weaver, Jaret Foshee and Jared Douglas. In part two of this series, Chip and the guys are digging ...
Our Biggest Leadership Challenges | Leadership Conversations | Part 1 of 3
Welcome back to Impact Leadership with Chip Parker! Today, we’re excited to be switching gears and inviting three new guests on the podcast for our Leadership Conversation series. Today, Chip is joined by Matt Weaver of Newspring Church in Star...
Jesus causes growth | Principles for the Harvest | Part 2 of 2
Welcome back to the Impact Leadership podcast, today we’re wrapping up our Principles for the Harvest series. In this episode, we’ll be discussing how Jesus produces fruit in the Church and how to build firm support systems organizationally, pe...