Summary: In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Daniel Im is joined by Larry Osborne, teaching pastor at Northcoast church in California, and author of Lead Like a Shepherd. During their conversation, they discuss succession and looking for the fruit in raising kids instead of focusing on the watering schedule.<br> BEST QUOTES<br> “The more eclectic you can be, the more helpful you’re going to be because the people you minister to are going to be all over the map.”<br> <br> “I never know where associative learning will take me.”<br> <br> “All of our biggest problems in life are going to be solved by someone outside our paradigm.”<br> <br> “How do we spiritually and organizationally maintain a healthy pace?”<br> <br> “We believe that real church takes place in circles not in rows.”<br> <br> “Retention is the greatest measure of health in any organization.”<br> <br> “I don’t think a succession plan should be more than 18 months because it’s very hard to get a big L leader who will wait 3 to 5 years.”<br> <br> “You need to figure out who you are and what gives you life not what gives life to someone else.”<br> <br> “What I encourage people to do is not to worry about the recipe, but to worry about the fruit.”<br> <br> “How much I work, when I’m home, when I’m not, everything is based on the fruit, not the watering schedule.”<br> <br> “We were pretty much an open book. My wife had cancer, we had a financial meltdown due to things not in our control. Our kids knew when that happened.”<br> <br> “Life is a glacier, not an avalanche.”<br> <br> “Glaciers carve out Yosemites, avalanches make a big mess, knock down trees, and 10 years later you don’t even know they were there.”<br> <br> “I have a bit part in God’s grand plan, but He’s not in trouble if I don’t do everything I could do.”<br> <br> “My job was to do the best I could under the circumstances, not the best I could.”<br> RECOMMENDED RESOURCES<br> <a href="https://ministrygrid.com">Ministrygrid.com</a><br> <br> <a href="https://newchurches.com/blogs/lifetime-leadership-lessons/">New churches interview with Larry Osborne</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/sticky-church-P005167664">Sticky Church</a> by Larry Osborne<br> <br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sticky-Teams-Keeping-Leadership-Staff/dp/0310324645/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1528366702&sr=8-1&keywords=larry+osborne+sticky+teams">Sticky Teams</a> by Larry Osborne<br> <br> <a href="https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/lead-like-a-shepherd-P006156597"> Lead Like a Shepherd</a> by Larry Osborne<br> <br> <a href="https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/a-contrarian-s-guide-to-knowing-god-P006176965"> A Contrarians Guide to Knowing God</a> by Larry Osborne
