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In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with Matt Brown, an author, evangelist, and the founder and director of Think Eternity. Every year Think Eternity puts on a number of evangelistic events called Ignite and these, combined with a significant online presence, reach hundreds of thousands of people with the gospel. Matt also partners with lifeWay Leadership and other organizations on social media strategy and web content management.
BEST QUOTES
“As a young leader, I don’t ever feel prepared enough to be doing what I’m doing. That’s probably a good thing.”
“As you learn you hunger to learn more.”
“You really need to learn to have margin.”
“If you don’t plan your day it will be planned for you either by someone else or by circumstances.”
“Hire people who have the same passions you do so you’re all pulling in the same direction.”
“If you’re not a developing organization you’re in trouble.”
“You need to exploit what got you where you are and explore what will get you where you need to be.”
“I need to embody what I want my son to become.”
“People pick up on what is validated by action instead of what is espoused by words.”
“In an ironic way workaholism is the easy way out. It takes more work to make time for other things.”
“Be addicted to obedience, to obeying God’s leading.”
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
Five Gears by Jeremie Kubicek & Steve Cockram
H3 Leadership by Brad Lomenick
Soul Keeping by John Ortberg
The Emotionally Healthy Leader by Pete Scazerro
