5LQ Episode 273: Eric Geiger on Transitions and Leaving Well –

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Eric Geiger discuss Eric’s transition from Senior Vice President at Lifeway Christian Resources to senior pastor at Mariners Church in Irvine, California. BEST QUOTES “The Lord has made it clear that He wants me back in the local church. I’m grateful for the clarity and I’m really grateful that He made it clear where He wants me. I’m going to be the senior pastor at Mariners Church in Irvine, California.” “Part of me thought the Lord wasn’t even giving me an answer because He loved how much time I was spending with Him.” “I asked the Lord to give my children a desire as He was giving me a desire for the place that He wanted us to be.” “Holding two emotions together at the same time has been really challenging. In my right hand is a deep excitement for going to Mariners. … In the left hand, I’ve held a sense of loss. The death of a dream of a team that I’ve worked alongside for a long time.” “To me that’s ending well, affirming great people on the way out.” “Because I love this team so much and I love what we do, I didn’t have the temptation to coast.” “What’s our family impact going to be for the Kingdom?” “Do not jet for a list of pushes, because you will go to another context and there will be a new list of pushes. You only go if there is a super strong pull.” RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Pipeline 2018 Conference Leadership Pipeline Ministry Grid Mariners Church