In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Jim Shaddix, the W.A. Criswell Chair of Expository Preaching at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. During their conversation, they talk about the importance of mentoring and the need for character to sustain your leadership.

BEST QUOTES

“Our legacy is not something we do but it is someone we develop.”

“It’s easy to stop learning.”

“We can’t get away from eye to eye, shoulder to shoulder development of people.”

“Leaders must be utterly desperate for God’s intervention.”

“If God doesn’t show up in my life and ministry, I’m in trouble.”

“I find the best time for me to spend unhurried time with God is in the morning.”

“As leaders, we have to change and evolve to the needs that arise.”

“Live in the moment and take advantage of the opportunities for training.”

“Focus on the now and let God take care of the next.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Mentoring webinar with Jim Shaddix

Power in the Pulpit by Jim Shaddix

Progress in the Pulpit by Jim Shaddix

The Passion-Driven Sermon by Jim Shaddix

Privilege the Text! by Abraham Kuruvilla

Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert E. Coleman