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5LQ Episode 397: Esther Daniel

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In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Jenaye White are joined by Esther Daniel,the global director of talent acquisition at International Justice Mission (IJM). During their conversation, they discuss finding joy in the midst of difficult work and how her work has transitioned to developing leaders.

BEST QUOTES

“If you want to see sustainable change, you need to see the public justice systems transformed.”

“I’ve learned to live my life with open hands, my husband and I, wherever God takes us whatever He wants us to do for His kingdom.”

“When I look back at what God has been doing in my life, it has been building leaders.”

“I have to constantly center myself on this thing we are doing as an organization: This is God’s weight, and this is our work, yes, but we do it Jesus’ way.”

“It’s important to balance the darkness with finding joy.”

“I know that when I submit to my husband, there’s a blessing in it.”

“Rest in God’s sovereignty and have an eternal perspective.”

“God is really interested in us, in our spiritual formation and who we are as His people.”

“You can’t lead uniformly. You lead each person according to what they need.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Lifeway Leadership Podcast Network

International Justice Mission

Good News About Injustice by Gary Haugen

The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian

Let Me Be a Woman by Elisabeth Elliot

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