Welcome to Episode #68 of the Red Ink Revival Leadership Podcast. Today's conversation is with Tony Cooke, a tenured church leader, former Bible College Dean, author, and mentor to church leaders around the world. Our conversation on Relationship Oriented Leadership takes us into the following topics:   * Leadership begins with relationships. * Biblical characters and their dysfunctional relationships. * Sanctification happens in the fires of relationships. * The Apostle Paul's broken relationship profile. * The elements and potholes of empowering others. * Gamaliel's mentorship of the Apostle Paul. * Barnabas' friendship and encouragements with Paul * John Mark's challenges and rifts with Paul. * Content leaders versus relational leaders. * Barnabas' redemption and nurture of John Mark. * Ten thousand teachers but only a few fathers. * A leader's anxiety versus vulnerability and holding others accountable. * The balance between task and relationship orientation as leaders. * The beauty of nurturing and challenging those we lead. * Our heart bleeds when people reject or transition out of our leadership. * The healthy side of relationship anger versus shutting down. * Observing team members' emotions versus wrestling over the relational data. * Working on relationships without the right tools is very difficult. * Forgiveness, releasing debts, and understanding how to restore to wholeness. * Developing differentiation in relationships to nurture our own identity. * Jesus removed himself from hostile situations by holding healthy boundaries. * Andrew missing out on Jesus' inner circle group. * Contrasting what you "need" versus what you "desire".   Tony Cooke's book on relationships is called Relationships Matter and can be found at tonycooke.org.   Visit our website: redinkrevival.com   Please rate, review, share, and subscribe!   Edited and produced by Evan (Emac) McAlister.

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