For the next three days, I will be live blogging from the ReThink Leadership Conference in Atlanta, GA. ReThink, open exclusively to senior pastors, campus pastors and executive pastors, is a unique gathering of church leaders who are committed to solving the biggest challenges facing your church and the Church.
Injoy Stewardship Solutions has dispatched me to attend this amazing event as a way to invest in your growth. They also want to invest in your leadership by offering you our latest FREE ebook Breaking The Next Growth Barrier: 10 Things Pastors Can Do To Break Down Growth Barriers by clicking HERE for your complimentary copy.
The opening speaker was Jon Acuff. Jon is the New York Times bestselling author of four books including his most recent, “Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work that Matters.” For 15 years, he’s helped some of the biggest brands in the world tell their story. The following are 8 leadership quotes I captured during this opening session:
- “One of the frustrations of these conferences is what happens on the stage does not happen in the church.”
- “It’s exciting to be a senior leader because there are so many opportunities. But there are also so many challenges.”
- “There’s no such thing as a local pastor anymore. There’s only global pastors. Because of the internet there are so many more challenges.”
- “When someone spends $45 on a pizza don’t give them a $.25 cent box…You’ve got some box counters in your organization.”
- “The things you say casually are not taken casually and become rules.”
- “The challenge with leadership is you’re the top gear. If you make a ½ degree turn the level below you makes a 1 degree turn.”
- “You lose the right to say something casually.”
- “I hate going to small events that denigrate the senior leader.”
What an incredible way to start the event. Up next is Reggie Joiner.
As previously mentioned, INJOY Stewardship Solutions would like to offer you the FREE resource Breaking The Next Growth Barrier: 10 Things Pastors Can Do To Break Down Growth Barriers. Click HERE or on the image to the left for your complimentary copy.