5LQ Episode 256: Art Rainer - Lifeway Leadership

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In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Art Rainer, author of The Marriage Challenge and Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. During their conversation, they discuss using your position as a leader to become a better listener and the importance of patience.

BEST QUOTES

“Leadership requires courage.”

“A leader needs to be able to step out and overcome the fear of failure.”

“In order to accomplish something great it takes times and a lot of work.”

“The idea of momentary success that we often attribute to companies and individuals is a complete farce. There are many grueling hours and days and weeks and years and hard work that eventually lead to success.”

“When you are a leader and in a meeting, if you speak first, then you are going to shut down a lot of the good conversation and good ideas that could transpire. Those around the table are going to defer to your particular opinion, which may or may not be the best idea.”

“You have to acknowledge that your idea may not be the best idea.”

“If you don’t receive questions or criticism from your team, do it yourself. Question your assumptions and allow them to speak into that so that they feel the freedom to question your idea.”

“Leadership for me, right now, looks like showing my family what it is like to have a relationship with Christ and demonstrating Christ to them in the way I act.”

“If we find and pursue God’s design for our marriage and our money it can lead to significantly greater purpose, contentment, and oneness in our marriage.”

“I would tell my 20-year-old self to be patient. To not strive to achieve success too early. There is a lot of growth and learning that can occur through the process of becoming a leader.”