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In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins spoke with Louie Giglio who is the lead pastor of Passion City Church, founder of the Passion movement and conferences, author, and speaker. Louie is best known for his work with college students and young adults and his passion for Christ to be proclaimed and to save lives. The Passion conferences draw tens of thousands of students each year with no sign of decline and they have changed and shaped the lives of many of Christianity’s rising leaders. Louie’s new book, The Comeback uses story and teaching to show that it is never too late for God to use someone and His grace sufficient always. You will hear Louie’s passion, his insights, and curiosity and drive to keep growing.
BEST QUOTES
“When you can’t start over you can start again.”
“The best leaders learn from anything and anybody.”
“Curiosity is the key to genius.”
“If you meet people who are dialed into Netflix every night and aren’t very good question askers they probably aren’t going to revolutionize very much.”
“The greatest leaders are the curious ones.”
“Dissatisfied customers are terrorists to your organization.”
“You don’t go to work to do a job; you go to work to be excellent.”
“Leaders don’t do exceptional things, they do ordinary things exceptionally well.”
“You just don’t want static people in your organization.”
“Out of galvanized vision you usually see exponential expansion.”
“Leading in the pastoral role is humbly remembering that God put me here in this moment to lead.”
“We’ve tried to wire change into our culture. We need to incubate a culture of change.”
“If the gospel is real then people are going to come from death to life. If people come from death to life then there will be a whole lot more people in our mix. And if there are more people in our mix a whole lot of things will have to change.”
“The gospel is the engine of your church.”
“The systems are where the growth potential is for everything.”
“You gain ground when you write things down.”
“Most leaders forget to include themselves in the leadership equation of the home.”
“What women want, I think, is a guy who has a clue where they’re going and where they’re family is going.”
“Don’t try to get the mic, try to have something to say.”
“Every great thing that’s ever happened has required patience.”
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The Comeback by Louie Giglio
