Spiritual Life and Leadership
Spiritual Life and Leadership
105. Courageous Leadership, with Rich Stearns, author of Lead Like It Matters to God
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Rich Stearns, author of Lead Like it Matters to God, served as the President of World Vision from the mid-1990’s until just a few years ago. In that time, World Vision took on the African AIDS pandemic—and through Rich’s leadership helped many of us get a better understanding of what was really happening in that crisis, and of the children whose lives were being shattered by that pandemic.
THIS EPISODE'S HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
- Rich Stearns is the President Emeritus of World Vision and the author of Lead Like it Matters to God.
- Rich Stearns came to faith after reading Miracles, by C.S. Lewis, and through the influence of his wife (then fiancé).
- Rich was CEO of Parker Brothers Games and Lenox China.
- Rich was initially not interested in being the President of World Vision.
- The call to serve World Vision was a lot like Jesus’ call to the “rich young ruler.”
- Total surrender is essential for faithful leadership. Sometimes we surrender some parts of our lives, but not others.
- In the 1990’s, Rich Stearns was called to deal with the AIDS pandemic in Africa. This was an incredibly difficult and adaptive leadership challenge.
- Listening is critical for healthy and effective leadership.
- The job description of every follower of Jesus is that we are Christ’s ambassadors in the world.
- We must sacrifice our ambitions for Christ’s ambitions for us.
- In addition to his book, Rich Stearns has a podcast titled Lead Like it Matters to God, where he interviews senior Christian leaders.
RELEVANT RESOURCES AND LINKS:
- Books mentioned:
- Lead Like it Matters to God, by Rich Stearns
- Miracles, by C.S. Lewis
- Rich Stearns
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