Leadership Lecture Summary

Introduction

• Speaker expressed gratitude for the audience.
• Mentioned God has deposited something invaluable in us.
• Humorous mention of his son being a better speaker.

Family Introduction

• Introduced family members:
  • Wife: Deborah
  • Sons: William, James, Jonathan
  • William's wife: Rachel; daughter: Josephine
  • Jonathan's wife: Mariah
• Emphasis on the importance of family over career.
• Success rooted in family, not just professional achievements.

Ministry Background

• 1984: Speaker and wife became campus missionaries at Mississippi State University.
• Invited to the Philippines for a summer mission, stayed long-term.
• Mission: Reach future leaders on university campuses.
• Initial church members were mostly poor provincial students.
• Decision to avoid foreign funding; built church with local support.

Founding of Every Nation

• 1994: Collaboration with Rice Brooks and Phil Manasso.
• Committed to global church planting and campus ministry.
• Every Nation now in over 80 countries.

Leadership Concepts

How to Think Like a Leader

1. Leadership as Influence, Not Position

   • Leadership is about influencing others.
   • Example: Influence without a microphone or stage.

2. Leadership as Service, Not Glory

   • Serve others, not seek to be served.
   • Example: Parking at the farthest spot to lead by example.

3. Leadership as Guidance, Not Authority

   • Lead by guiding rather than by enforcing authority.
   • Example: Choosing to follow a life-giving leader.

4. Leadership as Relationship, Not Rules

   • Leadership is relational.
   • Example: Paul’s relational descriptions of leadership.

Importance of Leadership Examples

• Jesus’s example: Leadership through servanthood.
• David’s example: Leading without a position.

Closing Thoughts

• Leadership requires thinking and acting differently.
• The goal is to develop leaders who focus on service, influence, and relationships.