5LQ Episode 235: Jon Tyson –




5 Leadership Questions Podcast on Church Leadership with Todd Adkins and Dan Iten show

Summary: In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Jon Tyson, Lead Pastor of Church of the City in New York and author of the new book <a href="https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/the-burden-is-light-P006180019">The Burden Is Light</a>. During their conversation, they discuss learning from church history, finding your calling in life, and setting aside time for deep thinking and vision planning.<br> BEST QUOTES<br> “If discipleship doesn’t show up in the work place, it doesn’t show up at all.”<br> <br> “To help understand the calling on our life, we need to learn to be able to exegete and make sense of our own lives.”<br> <br> “We must live in the kingdom of God in such a way that it provokes questions for which the gospel is the answer.” - Lesslie Newbigin<br> <br> “I daily try and set aside time just to think and hear from God.”<br> <br> “Today, when every thought is a tweet or a short snippet, deep thinking is greatly needed.”<br> <br> “I have worked very hard to build an immune system in our family that can handle the sickness of our modern, fragmented culture.”<br> <br> “Young leaders have to learn how to deal with criticism.”<br> <br> “There is an importance of timing in leadership. I’ve often known the right thing to do, but I have done it too quickly or too slowly.”<br> RECOMMENDED RESOURCES<br> <a href="https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/the-burden-is-light-P006180019">The Burden is Light</a> by Jon Tyson<br> <br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/iGen-Super-Connected-Rebellious-Happy-Adulthood-ebook/dp/B01N6ACK3B">iGen</a> by Jean Twenge<br> <br> <a href="https://www.leadership.lifeway.com/2016/03/11/episode-73-discerning-your-calling-in-life/">5LQ Episode 74: Discerning Your Calling in Life</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Change-Highly-Successful-Approach/dp/0446529575/ref=mt_hardcover?_encoding=UTF8&amp;me=">Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life and Work</a> by John Maxwell<br> <br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-Families/dp/0307440850/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=&amp;dpID=51YrzLZTB6L&amp;preST=_SY344_BO1,204,203,200_QL70_&amp;dpSrc=detail">7 Habits of Highly Effective Families</a> by Steven Covey<br> <br> <a href="http://ministrygrid.com">Ministry Grid</a>