5LQ Episode 293: Barnabas Piper

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Barnabas Piper, former 5LQ podcast co-host. During their conversation, they discuss what resources they are currently learning from and what leadership looks like in their current lives. BEST QUOTES “A lot of times we measure things because they are easy to measure, not because they are important, and then we make them important.” “If you are trying to get more members to get more giving, your motivation might be misplaced.” “If you want to see true growth in a lot of aspects of your church, including giving, membership is not just a one or two hour class. It has to be multiple weeks in a row where you are growing the relationship and discipling.” “Leaders are no longer allowed to expect the same things they did from people decades ago.” “I have become reasonable in my expectations of what God is going to do in a service.” “I hope when I am 68 years old that I have the same attitude of eagerness to learn and humility.” “It is a church that absorbs people who are coming from hurting places really well.” “Leadership and management is mainly about helping other people accomplish things.” “The recognition that ‘I am not the right guy to do the job’ is a hard thing to learn.” “It does take a lot of maturity to give something to someone else that has been tied up in your identity and continue to set them up to succeed.” “Are you trying to elevate yourself or are you trying to accomplish a unified goal?” RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Lifeway Leadership Podcast Network The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White Imagine It Forward by Beth Comstock and Tahl Raz Letters to the Church by Francis Chan Everything Happens for a Reason by Kate Bowler Business Wars Podcast Choiceology Moneyball by Michael Lewis The Big Short by Michael Lewis Coach: Lessons in the Game of Life by Michael Lewis Measure What Matters by John Doerr The Membership Economy by Robbie Kellman Baxter The AT&T Thanks App Overdrive App Acorns App Nike Training App TeamViewer Venmo Publicbydefault.fyi IMbetween Podcast Immanuel Nashville Church The One Thing Podcast