5LQ Episode 360: Missy Wallace

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Missy Wallace, executive director of Nashville Institute for Faith and Work. During their conversation, they discuss how a day of silence can positively affect your spiritual life and how to have a personal relationship with Jesus while also holding a faith-based job. BEST QUOTES “I had such a transformative aha! moment when I figured out that I had worked for 20 years with bad theology.” “I’m really learning how to separate talking about Jesus as a job and vocation versus a personal relationship with Jesus.” “Sometimes things about Jesus, or reading a Bible passage or a theological text, ends up on a to-do list because I need to prepare for a class. That is great knowledge, but it does not penetrate the heart at all.” “I was really scared that God would not say anything, or He would say too much. And I was worried about both of those.” “I’m trying to work toward at least an hour a day of the phone turned off.” “We see leadership in our family as something we embark on together.” “What does it look like to see our marriage flourish separate from the children?” “Abiding in Christ stabilizes you in the middle, which is where you need to be.” “I spent a whole lot of time running really hard on a treadmill, being really good at achieving things, for the affirmation of other people.” “Being in Scripture for 8 hours of silence with zero distractions in a moderated quiet day setting is transformative.” RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Lifeway Leadership Podcast Network 5LQ Episode 326: Scott Sauls Nashville Institute for Faith and Work Harvard Business Review Dovehouse Ministries The Common Rule by Justin Earley Above All by J.D. Greear 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