In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with Cary Summers, president of The Museum of the Bible, a massive permanent exhibition set to open in Washington DC in November of 2017. The Museum of the Bible will be the largest museum dedicated to Scripture, its history, its cultures, its source materials, and more in the entire world. They also do exhibits around the world that have been visited by tens of thousands of people. Summers is the former CEO Herschend Family Entertainment and VP at Bass Pro Shops. He has extensive leadership experience and genuine passion for connecting people to the word of God. He discusses the challenges of setting up such a venture in Washington, the ways God has blessed their efforts, how he learned leadership from Nehemiah, and more.
BEST QUOTES
“This is by far the biggest Bible museum in the world.”
“We’ve had the privilege of learning what customers want, what they like and don’t like, for over five years all over the world.”
“It’s about immersion.”
“If we can stay centered in God’s reality we win.”
“We love to be the fire fighter, but our job is to create the strategies so there are no fires.”
“This is about elevating a book that changed the world and that can change people’s lives.”
“We had a policy that we’d never discuss business at home. We felt like we needed to have a separation.”
“You have to make yourself available for leadership – for God to use you as a leader.”
“Can you put an equal sign next to leadership pointing to submission and humility?”
“Are we willing to understand that we are not the leader?”
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