5LQ Episode 460: Tim Keller

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Ben Mandrell are joined by Tim Keller, founder of Redeemer Presbyterian Church and author of Hope in Times of Fear. They discuss the following questions: What is happening in the church culture because of COVID? How have you encouraged pastors in this season? Are there any books that you went back to during this time? What is a story of a leadership failure in your life? Moving out of COVID and toward establishing a normal rhythm, what advice do you have? BEST QUOTES “COVID is probably accelerating the waning of the middle class.” “The reality is there is going to be an economic inequality that is being accelerated, and that is going to have a big impact on the church.” “The churches that are doing well need to give to the famine struck churches.” “The extremes are very empowered, when you go online you get the impression there isn’t anything in the middle.” “The small churches will probably retain everybody, the big churches will be fine, the medium group is going to have to really rethink it from the ground up.” “God doesn’t go from strength to strength, He goes through weakness to strength.” “What’s so debilitating about this year is that no one is getting any wins.” “If you spend twice as much time seeking the Lord’s face, He actually is there.” “If there are some ways in which your church is experiencing deaths – literally or figuratively – there’s the resurrection on the other side you’ve got to seek God for.” “Just because you are good at your job doesn’t mean you are good at leading an organization that does that job.” “The biggest advantage of leadership planning is not the plan, but the process of planning and how it enriches you and gets you ready for the future.” “Even if you have a plan, the process of the planning is more viable than the plan because the future will never be quite what you thought, but you will be in a position to move much more quickly.” RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Lifeway Leadership Podcast Network Lifeway.com/CoronaVirus Hope in Times of Fear by Timothy Keller Meditations and Discourses on the Glory of Christ by John Owens Communion with God by John Owens The Bruised Reed by Richard Sibbes Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks This Episode’s Sponsor: No matter how many people you have on staff at your church, there’s only so much you can accomplish in a day, right? Your church exists to serve your community, so the mission of your church and its staff is to reach as many people as you can. So BELAY, the innovative staffing solution with over 10 years of experience serving churches with virtual assistants, bookkeepers and social media strategists, is offering a free download of their resource, ‘Church Leaders: Essential Strategies to Unleash Productivity.’  Let BELAY help your church live its mission in your community by helping you juggle less and accomplish more. Visit belaysolutions.com/lifeway for your free download.