How to take the baton from a seasoned leader (so you can later hand if off to someone else) (with Clay Smith)

Clay Smith took over Johnson Ferry Baptist Church just before the pandemic hit. He was 40 at the time, following a leader who planted the church and had been there since he was 2. Now 43, Clay looks back and shares some of the lessons he's learned about following a legacy leader. "First, you are an interim," he says, "We are all coming and going."  That is, you might be at your church for 3 months, for 3 years, or for 30 like Clay's predecessor… but your job is temporary. That said, Clay highlights five lessons he's learned— and is still learning. "We're all learning," he reminds us.