Earlier this year I posted my The Top 30 Christian Leaders You Should Follow On Twitter in 2019 Part 1 One of the names on the list was the incomparable senior pastor of NorthStar Church in Kennesaw, GA, Mike Linch. BTW, you can follow him on Twitter by clicking HERE.
Earlier this week, the team at NorthStar started a new format to drive home the lessons from their weekly messages. Appropriately, it is called the Drive Home series. The pilot episode is shown below. It is 3:52 of GOLD! If you are looking for any Father’s Day content or help with messaging on the family, this is for you. Check it out and then let’s look at 26 Reasons Why Mike Linch of NorthStar Church is One of the Greatest Pastors in America we glean from the video.
I will provide the lesson from the video supported by Mike’s thoughts.
- Mike Linch Talks About Felt Needs – “This past Sunday we talked about parenting”
- Mike Linch Is On A Common Journey With His Wife Anne – “This is the church where I got started. This is (my wife) Anne and I moved right out of Liberty. 1991 I started here, First Baptist Kennesaw.”
- Mike Linch Honors The Past – “I’m driving the route I drove to drop him (son Casey) off for preschool and kindergarten.”
- Mike Linch Is Excited For Others – “I remember those moments with him getting out of the car, how nervous I was, excited I was for him.”
- Mike Linch Reminds How Quickly Times Go By – “Those thoughts now, how quickly those days go by.”
- Mike Linch Reminds Us Of Life’s Realities – “They hadn’t slept well or they hadn’t eaten good. They’d gotten in trouble for this or that.”
- Mike Linch Is Transparent And Yet Reassuring – “It was so easy during those drives to criticize or ride ’em. That’s part of parenting.”
- Mike Linch Is About The Lord And Other People – “I’m so thankful for those mornings we got to talk about life, the Lord, and stuff and listen to their favorite songs.”
- Mike Linch Has A Great Memory – “I remember getting into cars after games and those drives.”
- Mike Linch Makes The Most Of Ordinary Moments – “The best thing we can do as parents… it’s probably those ordinary moments that define parenting most.”
- Mike Linch Is Thankful – “So you know what I’m thankful for?”
- Mike Linch Loved Talking To His Kids – “I’m thankful for the songs we missed on the radio because we were talking.”
- Mike Linch Is Thankful For Quiet And Peaceful Times – “I’m thankful for those minutes that they didn’t have things to occupy their minds.”
- Mike Linch Is The Type Of Leader You Can Be Honest With – “I’m thankful for those times they had their guard down.”
- Mike Linch Models What It Means To Love Your Family – “I’m thankful for those moments we were able to just say, ‘You know what, I don’t get it either but I love you.”
- Mike Linch Creates Environments Which Help You Dream Big Dreams And Think Big Thoughts – “I’m thankful for those times they’d get in the car so excited about something and we’d dream about it and talk about and they couldn’t wait to go home and tell mom about it.”
- Mike Linch Will Challenge You – “My challenge”
- Mike Linch Teaches Us The Value Of Time – “for you is to know how quickly those times go.”
- Mike Linch Helps Create Great Memories – “This ride is nothing but memories. Great memories.”
- Mike Linch Has Weathered The Storms And Shown Himself Faithful – “sprinkled in with some tough ones.”
- Mike Linch Has Faced Tough Moments – “You don’t want to have tough months. You really don’t want to have tough weeks. And parenting you want to have tough moments.”
- Mike Linch Has Dealt With Tough Moments – “And you deal it.”
- Mike Linch Forgives – “You forgive.”
- Mike Linch Gives Grace – “You give grace.”
- Mike Linch Is A Learner – “And you move on. You learn your lessons.”
- And My 20-Year Friendship With Mike Linch Has Passed By Super, Super Quick – “Cause it moves super, super quick.”
What is one thing you learned from the video above which will make you a better leader?
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