5LQ Episode 358: Gary Haugen

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Daniel Im is joined by Gary Haugen, CEO and founder of International Justice Mission and author of Good News About Injustice and The Locust Effect. During their conversation, they discuss focusing on God through prayer while working on His mission and the realities of slavery in today’s world. BEST QUOTES “If what the common poor person was facing was violence, there wasn’t a Christian ministry addressing that.” “IJM started as a response to that biblical call to care for the poor and to seek justice and to make sure there was a vehicle by which Christians could be loving their neighbors who were victimized by violent abuse and oppression.” “There are more people in slavery today than in any other time in human history.” “After the first 7 years, we started to sense that God wanted to pour more of His presence and power out among us, but that we weren’t really spiritually prepared to receive it.” “If we don’t have a work that we are engaged in that has us running to God in prayer, it might suggest that we have found some cozy cul-de-sac of work that is a bit more tame than God would intend.” “If this is God’s work and ministry, why wouldn’t we be talking to Him about it throughout the day?” “Protecting the poor from violence is God’s weight and we are going to do it Jesus’ way.” “Most of my challenges and weaknesses in my spiritual life don’t come from what I don’t know about the Scriptures, it’s what I don’t act upon.” “Don’t seek to lead. Seek to serve, and people might ask you to lead if you serve well.” RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Lifeway Leadership Podcast Network International Justice Mission Good News About Injustice by Gary Haugen The Locust Effect by Gary Haugen The Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership by Ruth Haley Barton This Episode’s Sponsor: The Overcomer movie has inspired the creation of several resources. For small groups, there is the Overcomer Bible study. For individuals, there is a book called Defined. Both are based upon powerful insights from the Book of Ephesians. Learn more about all the resources at Lifeway.com/Overcomer