5LQ Episode 298: Sam Rainer, Micah Fries, and Josh King

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Sam Rainer, Micah Fries, and Josh King, the co-hosts of the Established Church Podcast. During their conversation, they discuss what advice they would have given their younger selves about preparing to lead and what it means to be an established church. BEST QUOTES “I workout for my mind. The physical health benefits are an aside. It’s to clear my head.” “Daily I will read a couple of chapters of fiction. It helps my brain to shut down before I go to sleep.” “I would tell my 20-year-old self I needed to be more comfortable with who I am.” “I always knew that I was a chameleon, but it was a survival technique for me. Because I moved so often it was how I could quickly make friends and adjust.” “Like a lot of people, I have a constant sense of inferiority and I overcompensate for that with pride sometimes.” “I have to rest in who He has made me to be, rest in the Gospel, rest in who He is.” “Stop dating that girl, pick up your Bible, and get your butt to church.” “I quickly realized that life was bigger than money and gaining credentials.” “I was headed down a road of greed and self absorption and God got me back on track. And it was through the local church that all that happened.” “A lot of my earlier ministry was worrying about people who might say disparaging things, but as it turned out they had very little power.” “It’s when you are pastoring a church that is older than a couple of years and there are systems, and cultures that you have to deal with that were established long before you were there.” “We hope to encourage pastors that are in those established church settings that don’t know how to navigate some of those issues.” “Most conflict in the church is over personality and leadership and how you lead change.” RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Lifeway Leadership Podcast Network Blueprint Coaching Text “blueprint” to 888111 for more information about Blueprint Coaching The Established Church Podcast The Bridge Church Grit by Angela Duckworth Ask Me Anything with J.D. Greear Podcast Uni Watch Blog The Prodigal God by Tim Keller The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership by Gary McIntosh A Leader’s Greatest Fear: A Deeper Look at Shadow Mission by John Ortberg New Churches Q&A Podcast This Episode’s Sponsor: What happens when the Bible and humanity collide? Not what you’d expect. Living & Effective, a podcast collaboration between Christianity Today and the Christian Standard Bible, journeys through history, current events, theology, and the human condition to uncover surprising ways the Bible accomplishes God’s plan in the world.”