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Leadership Video 1

Apr 14, 2025

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.