In an effort to add maximum value to pastors and church leaders, INJOY Stewardship Solutions has dispatched me to attend The Most Excellent Way To Lead Conference at NewSpring Church. I will be bringing some of the top leadership lessons from the conference designed to challenge and equip pastors and church leaders to take their leadership to a higher level.
The morning’s second session was conducted by Lysa TerKeurst, president of Proverbs 31 Ministries. Lysa challenged those in attendance to better understand CONFLICT.
Before getting to Lisa’s comments, I want to invite you to a FREE, LIVE webinar I will be conducting on March 30th entitled “10 Keys To A Successful Fall Capital Campaign.” If your church needs to raise funds this fall, click HERE. It would be an honor to personally invest in you and your leadership. Now, onto Lisa’s thoughts.
The following are 31 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Lysa Terkeurst at The Most Excellent Way To Lead Conference:
- Whenever conflict occurs, emotion usually accompanies conflict.
- We’re either going to push the feelings externally and create a little chaos. Or we’re going to push them inward and create chaos inwardly.
- It’s not the absence of conflict that determines whether or not we have healthy relationships. It’s knowing how to handle the conflicts that arise.
- Conflict is complicated for me.
- The Curse Of The Comeback.
- The Lord would be the first place he (Jehoshaphat) would run to. Not the last resort.
- Reactions determine our reach.
- What’s really inside is what people are looking for to determine if you leadership is trustworthy.
- Reactions determine a lot about our relationships. Better reactions will help you have better relationships.
- The growth we are experiencing is phenomenal.
- 2016, as I looked at in January, felt almost like an impossible task.
- If you’re having an emotional breakdown while you’re trying to have a spiritual breakthrough kind of defeats the purpose.
- God would not give me a breakthrough until I was ready to have a good reaction to it.
- Something’s coming down the pipeline for each of us. Satan has a plan to thwart anything that’s going to happen in your ministry. And it’s going to get harder before it gets better.
- God gave us emotions to enjoy life, not destroy life.
- Feelings are great indicators. They should never be dictators.
- It is OK to be in the midst of conflict and not know what to do.
- The Master always knows things you do not know. Never take your eyes off the Master.
- We will steer where we stare.
- Most of you have some sort of problem in your sphere of influence and you have no idea what to do with it.
- The more you stare at the problem the bigger it is going to get.
- In any conflict, our job is to be obedient to God. God’s job is everything else.
- As a leader, I always think I need to bring all the solutions. God says, “Lysa, keep your eyes on me.”
- The battle does not belong to us. The battle belongs to God.
- Praise unleashes God’s power.
- In America we pray thriving prayers everyday. In Liberia they pray surviving prayers everyday. – Lysa’s adopted son
- If I had a family I would have hope. – Lysa’s adopted son
- If you’re a leader, you’re going to face hard stuff.
- Better reactions lead to a better life. Life – in the middle of living it can feel impossible. How you react it will have everything to do with will anyone listen to you in the future.
- God prepared me because reactions matter.
- The most excellent way to lead is to lead with the love of God in your heart.
Incredible session! Now get ready! Next up will be Mark Driscoll being interviewed by Perry Noble.
As a reminder, if your church needs to raise capital this fall, click HERE or on the image provided to sign up for my March 30th FREE, LIVE webinar entitled 10 Keys To A Successful Fall Capital Campaign. It would be an honor to serve you and your church.