The Female Church Leaders Podcast
The Female Church Leaders Podcast with Kadi Cole offers practical tools and biblical insight for women leading in the local church. Each week, Kadi shares real stories, leadership strategies, and spiritual encouragement to help you grow in confidence, sharpen your skills, and lead with clarity. Whether you’re on staff, volunteering, building a ministry, or stepping into new levels of leadership, you’ll find wisdom, hope, and a community of female church leaders who get it - and are cheering you on!
The Female Church Leaders Podcast
FCLP 7 | The Project Triangle and How To Negotiate Added Demands
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In this actionable episode of the Female Church Leaders Podcast, Kadi Cole introduces The Project Triangle - a simple leadership framework for navigating moments when vision expands but capacity doesn’t. You’ll learn how to use time, budget, and quality to clarify expectations and identify tradeoffs before pressure quietly lands on you or your team
This episode equips you with clear language to negotiate added demands without sounding resistant or disengaged. If you want to lead with wisdom, protect your people, and steward energy well in fast-moving ministry environments, this is a skill you’ll use again and again.
TIMESTAMPS
01:15 - The Ministry Leadership Challenge
02:45 - The Project Triangle Explained
04:30 - Why Women Leaders Absorb Costs Personally
06:00 - Practical Examples of Negotiating Added Demands
08:15 - Leading from the Framework Instead of Emotion
Resources mentioned:
Assertiveness Cheat Sheet - kadicole.com/assertiveness
Next Steps and Resources:
- Take the Quiz: Identify your growth gap with our Sticky Floor Quiz at femalechurchleaders.com.
- Join a Cohort: Be part of our next Closing the Leadership Gap cohort for guided coaching and monthly Q&A with Kadi. Visit closingtheleadershipgap.com to learn more.
- Stay Connected: Follow us on Instagram @femalechurchleaders for daily encouragement and leadership tools.
- Spread the Word: If you found this episode helpful, please follow, rate, and share the podcast to help us reach more female church leaders.
Tune in and get ready to lead with clarity, strength, and joy. Your calling matters, and we're here to support you every step of the way!
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