Live Blog From Orange Conference ’15: 47 Quotes On Extraordinary Leadership From Jenni Catron

In an effort to add value to pastors and church leaders, I am live blogging significant portions of this week’s Orange Conference and their amazing Senior Leader’ Track.  For pastors and church leaders, this is the most informative and thought-provocing three days you can spend all year.  It is “can’t miss” event for church leaders.

The afternoon’s second session was by the delightful Jenni Catron, executive pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church.

Before getting to Jenni’s thoughts on why churches stop growing, INJOY Stewardship Solutions is offering a FREE download of Church Branding 101.  In this resource Ken Wilson, Director of NewSpring Creative, will be walking us through NewSpring Church’s recent rebranding process.  If you are unfamiliar with NewSpring, they are led by friend-of-Orange Senior Pastor Perry Noble.  You do not want to miss this.  Click here or on the image above to sign up.  Now onto Jenni’s thoughts on being an extraordinary leader.

The following are 47 Leadership Quotes and Lessons from this extraordinary Christian leader:

1. Leaders are incredibly essential.
2. At the age of 8 years old I gave my life to Jesus.
3. I remember at 8 years old it was a significant moment in my history.
4. I saw hope through the Gospel.
5. I went to piano lessons because my Uncle Tom believed in me.
6. The marks of an extraordinary leader was pulling out my gifts.
7. Embedded in the larger story redemption is a principle we must not miss: God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things in the lives of others. – Paul David Tripp
8. Extraordinary means going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary, exceptional to a very marked extent, rare, uncommon, and unique.
9. I’ve experienced a lot of less than ordinary leaders.
10. I’ve been mistreated by seemingly soulless leaders.
11. Ordinary leadership is ordinary becomes it lacks purpose.
12. I’ve been that ordinary leader too.
13. Extraordinary leadership is found in a leader who has searched to discover his or her authentic self an drom place influences others to accomplish great dreams through intentional relationships, spiritual awareness, wise counsel and relentless vision.
14. Leading with all your heart is influence.
15. Understand who is right around you.
16. I have to be intentional to slow down and have intentional conversations.
17. Self-awareness is such a big part of emotional intelligence.
18. Trust comes with relationships, with time spent.
19. Encourage. Encourage.
20. I can see the things which need to be fixed but not the things which are working well.
21. We should be encouraging five times to every one criticism.
22. In encouraging your team you let them know you’re for them.
23. Slow down. Actually see people. Notice when they’re having a bad. Notice when they’re having a good day and find out why.
24. It’s OK to not be OK.
25. Our first circle of influence is the people closest to us. Those who are front and center.
26. I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing. – John Ortberg
27. Model a life submitted to God.
28. My whole responsibility for leadership is not for me. It’s for the people I lead. It’s not about me. It’s about others.
29. As a leader, I pray for wisdom for me. What Paul does is pray for wisdom for the Ephesians.
30. None of us have wisdom needed that comes with age. We have to pray to God for wisdom. We’re in over our heads.
31. My job is to put feet to vision.
32. Business did not make systems up. God is a God of order.
33. Be systematic enough in your organization.
34. As leaders, we just have to be a couple of steps ahead of our team.
35. We need to introduce systems at our staff’s point of need.
36. It is OK to have tough conversations. It is OK to have standards for people.
37. People out of their faith and obedience to God have given their resources and because of this you have a paycheck.
38. We provide strength to our teams when we give them vision.
39. Vision provides hope.
40. Leading with vision protects and propels momentum.
41. Inspire with confidence. We have to believe in that vision.
42. Have courage and conviction. Believe it. We have to be the courageous ones.
43. Be patient and persistent.
44. Are we making forward progress? I have to be sure I’m not imposing my pace on the pace of the team.
45. Forward progress is growth.
46. Be the Chief Reminding Officer. Your job is to be constantly reminding people of the vision.
47. People don’t buy what we do. They buy why we do it. – Simon Sinek

Two more sessions to come this afternoon.

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