Today we hear from two sides of experience on the leadership development spectrum. Our first guest is Geoff Surratt, a ministry veteran with 35 years of experience in growing start-up churches and teams, who shares principles from Jesus’ leadership we can apply to our churches today. Then Brooklyn Lindsey, a youth ministry expert who in the last year launched a church alongside her husband Coy, joins us.
Welcome to Episode 50 of the Think Orange Podcast.
Topic Timeline:
Geoff Surratt talks about leadership development (3:25)
No matter what people say, not everyone is a leader (4:25)
Leadership development doesn’t happen in a classroom (4:42)
Jesus is our example for how to develop leaders (5:10)
Part 1 of interview with Brooklyn Lindsey (6:00)
The importance of knowing your why when you start from scratch (9:34)
Wisdom in leadership (14:15)
How you know it’s time to start something new (15:50)
Asking the question, “What would success be in your life and as a leader in this church?” (17:40)
Things Brooklyn would do again in youth ministry (20:57)
Geoff Surratt talks about how to build a leadership team (23:47)
Things Jesus did to develop leaders:
- He observed potential leaders (23:53)
- He handpicked leaders (27:09)
- He invested in His leaders (31:02)
Part 2 of interview with Brooklyn Lindsey (34:08)
Tips for demonstrating leadership to others (34:12)
What vulnerability looks like practically (34:44)
The number one way you can serve those who lead in your church (36:00)
Dave’s final thoughts (43:02)
