Secret #8 - Lessons Learned From Dr. King

Biggest Takeaways You Don't Want To Miss: Your perspective is limited. You are one person living in one place at a particular moment in history. Don’t assume you see the whole picture. You grow under stress. Healthy leaders are curious, looking to learn from others who challenge and stretch current thinking, values and behaviors. Invest in “weird” relationships. The walls of resistance crumble fastest through conversations with people we trust.

 

Church leaders are notorious for closing themselves off to other leaders with different perspectives. Healthy leaders intentionally build relational bridges to learn and experience a world much bigger than themselves.

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