SUMMARY:

The speakers discussed following God’s purpose in life and ministry, emphasizing the importance of relying on God, obeying His instructions, and humbling oneself. They also highlighted leadership principles, such as having the right mindset, taking action, and maintaining a positive attitude. Chris Gilkey emphasized the importance of dying to oneself to achieve maximum influence, highlighting five areas where individuals must let go of their attachment to survival mode and embrace Christ’s life within them. Overall, the speakers emphasized the need to overcome personal struggles and embrace humility, obedience, and stewardship in order to fulfill one’s calling and make an impact for God.

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Following God’s leading and taking ground incrementally.

Shawn and Chris discuss the timing of their weekly calls, finding it helpful for resetting their mentality.

Josh shares that his church is growing, with people moving in and out, and he’s excited for the new church building.

Nicholas Bayerle shares his experience of accidentally dropping his laptop and the lesson he learned from it.

Nicholas discusses the importance of following God’s leading and the Israelites’ incremental conquest of the promised land.

Church growth and leadership with Pastor Chris.

Nicholas Bayerle describes Pastor Chris’ leadership style as “alpha” and entrepreneurial.

Pastor Chris sold his own house to fundraise for the church’s building project.

Bayerle found connection with Pastor Chris’ church through random chance and laziness.

Nicholas Bayerle describes the growth of a church under Pastor Chris’ leadership, highlighting the obedience and sacrifice of members.

The speaker praises Pastor Chris’ ability to listen to God and follow His leading, leading to the church’s expansion and growth.

Leadership, success, and favor with biblical references.

Chris Gilkey praises John Maxwell and encourages audience with winning attitude.

Chris Gilkey: Success requires God’s favor, no shortcuts.

Leadership, priorities, and attitude.

Chris Gilkey emphasizes the importance of leadership in building a strong foundation for success.

He shares a personal anecdote about instilling a “get to” mindset in his daughter, which has helped her become a brilliant leader.

Chris Gilkey emphasizes the importance of having an attitude that there’s always a way to overcome challenges and lead with purpose.

Leaders must work twice as hard and live two days in every day, as leading people is hard and requires Christ’s focus to find purpose and add value.

Leadership, team unity, and ownership with a former college football coach.

Chris Gilkey shares a personal story about meeting and connecting with former Ohio State football coach Jim Trussell on a missions trip.

Trussell recounts his recruitment of Gilkey and shares a humorous anecdote about their connection.

Chris Gilkey asked John Maxwell how to build a championship-winning team, and John emphasized the importance of selflessness.

John also highlighted the threat to team unity, which is selfishness, and the biggest buy-in for the team, which is ownership.

Leadership, motivation, and adding value.

Chris Gilkey: Leadership requires understanding why behind what you ask of others.

Coach: Only effective leadership involves why, not just what or how.

Chris Gilkey emphasizes the importance of having a winning attitude, citing Paul’s transformation as an example.

Paul’s secret to success was not always being a Christian, but rather his encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus.

Paul’s leadership and missionary work in ancient Greece and Turkey.

Chris Gilkey: Paul raised up leadership, instilled Jesus mindset in churches.

Paul left, churches flourished, reaching massive unreached cities in Asia Minor.

Dying to self for maximum influence.

Jesus appears to John in heaven, revealing His true form and power.

Die to the need for affirmation to influence masses (Chris Gilkey)

Dying daily until you die once, then see value in dying (Chris Gilkey)

Dying to various personal desires for success in ministry.

Chris Gilkey values collaboration over competition, desiring to learn from others and grow in his faith.

He seeks recognition for his efforts, desiring to be seen and appreciated by others for who he is and what he does.

Chris Gilkey emphasizes the importance of remaining hungry and thirsty for righteousness, even after achieving success in ministry.

He encourages his team to not be satisfied with their current growth and to continue making room for more people to reach and add value to.

Chris Gilkey shares insights on leadership, stewardship, and generosity, emphasizing the importance of letting go of control and trusting in God’s plan.

Gilkey encourages listeners to be pioneers, embracing new challenges and making paths for others to follow, while trusting in God’s guidance and provision.

Leadership, humility, and commitment.

Chris Gilkey shares his life mission to raise up leaders and follow God’s call, emphasizing the importance of dying daily to self and living for God.

Gilkey encourages listeners to be contenders, not pretenders, and to embrace death and follow Jesus, daily picking up their cross.

Chris Gilkey emphasizes the importance of commitment in evaluating sincerity, whether financial or time-wise.

He also advises against taking oneself too seriously, citing biblical verses like Romans 12:1-3.

Humility, excellence, and dying to self for spiritual success.

Chris Gilkey owned his mistake and laughed, using the opportunity to connect with the crowd.

The men’s conference had 114 first-time salvations and hundreds of recommitments, with a memorable T-shirt cannon moment.

Chris Gilkey shares his philosophy on success, emphasizing the importance of surrounding oneself with people you enjoy and dying daily to self.

He encourages listeners to live each day as if it’s their last and to leverage their lives for God’s purpose, not relying on dead men’s leverage.

Leadership, success, and perspective with Pastor Chris.

Nicholas Bayerle appreciated Pastor Chris’s message and shared notes with his team.

Chris Gilkey expressed love and gratitude to Nicholas and the group before ending the call.

Nicholas Bayerle shares his perspective on leadership success, inspiring others to take action.

Shawn expresses gratitude for the meeting and looks forward to seeing everyone in the boxer chat.