In an effort to add value to pastors and church leaders, INJOY Stewardship Solutions has dispatched me to attend the That Church Conference. Today, I will be bringing the top leadership lessons from some of the greatest social media minds in Christianity.
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The next session was conducted by the Digital Lead of Elevation Church, Paul Briney.
The following are 25 Leadership Quotes from Paul Briney at the That Church Conference:
- Success isn’t always determined by what you build, but significance is determined by what you build on.
- We are a team driven by data. Our best friend is Google Analytics.
- In 2014, we have 1.9 million unique users to Elevation.org. Only 17% were from Charlotte.
- Who are our people and where are they coming from digitally.
- For every 1 person physically in our churches, we had 16 online.
- Lead – Stay out front.
- Know copyright rules and licensing restrictions.
- Know your role. Does your mission extend the vision?
- What is in your hands? What has God entrusted you with?
- For us it is a task. For others it is everything in the world they are waiting for.
- We can do it alone. We have to have a team.
- I was looking for someone on my team who is the best in the world. I couldn’t find them. I had to go to my knees. I had to be out front with my prayers.
- Only hire the best with potential to grow.
- Is the culture you have, the culture you want?
- Stay humble. Keep learning and keep listening.
- Stay focused. Keep your mission in front of everything you do.
- Get to work. This takes hard work. It’s a calling.
- We have daily team meetings.
- Every Monday we spend 30 minutes talking about what God is doing in our life.
- Always ask “Why?” Junior designers ask how. Senior designers always ask why. Followers ask how. Leaders ask why.
- Design with data. We make every decision based upon data.
- Know your audience. Understand the goal. Then design.
- At some point you have to press Send.
- There is a part of the digital work that is risk.
- We never fail. We just learn new ways to never, ever do it again.
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