Being a leader means being an expert, having it all together and getting things done . . . or at least that’s what we sometimes think. Pastor and author Mandy Smith guides us into a way of thinking about leadership that is centered in vulnerability, deep reflection and slow growth. She reminds us that weakness can be a ministry resource and that all ministry begins with a gut-level cry for help to God. 

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Conversation Overview

• Leadership principle: Where we are going and how we get there are the same thing
• Weakness as a ministry resource
• What must we do to be saved?
• Vulnerability for women and marginalized leaders
• Slowing down for deep reflection
• How vulnerable pastors create culture

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Pray As You Go

Reach Mandy on Twitter @UCCMandy and Instagram @UCCMandy

About Mandy:

Mandy Smith is the lead pastor of University Christian Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her most recent book is The Vulnerable Pastor: How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry published by IVP. Originally from Australia, she is also the author of several other books, an artist, a writer, a teacher with Fuller Seminary and a regular contributor to Missio Alliance where she directs the SheLeads Summit. Her new book, set to be released in the spring of 2021 is Unfettered: Imagining a Childlike Faith Beyond the Baggage of Western Culture. 

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