In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions Podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with Tim Challies, a popular blogger, author, and book reviewer. Tim began got into blogging when the medium was young and quickly gained a significant following He was initially best known for his prolific and in-depth book reviews, and as time wen ton began blogging on theology and life. His passion is connecting theology with practical living and he does it well in his various books too. Tim recently released a book called Do More Better on productivity and has one coming out this spring called Visual Theology that seeks to offer visual understanding and cues for complex theology.

Best Quotes

“The number one person I’m learning from right now is my kids.”

“My desire is to help resource Christians, both by writing things and by linking them to things.”

“If you look at blogs about blogging they are all about money, about making money.”

“In time your content is shaped by your desire to monetize it.”

“I might drive page views but alienate relationships.”

“How can we put the best content up and how can we best serve the reader?”

“What was the tabernacle but God giving us visual theology?”

“One of my obstacles is taking on too much. I’m a man pleaser.”

“It’s an easy thing, when someone asks you to speak on something, think ‘Oh, I’m an expert.’”

“Have an awareness of where you’re specially equipped.”

“Leadership isn’t just in the decision making. It’s in the nitty gritty as well.”

“I would have just told my 20-year-old self to be godly. Start putting sin to death.”

“Develop conviction and know what you believe.”

“You can’t lead without character.”

“Leaders in the church must be people who are leading at home.”

“You’ll never be a better leader outside the home than you are inside.”

“One of my great joys is making theology practical.”

“Productivity is doing excellent work for God.”

Recommended Resources

Challies.com

Do More Better

Visual Theology

Ashamed of the Gospel by John MacArthur

Whatever Happened to the Gospel of Grace by James Boice

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill by William Manchester

What’s Best Next by Matt Perman