5 Leadership Questions: A Leadership Podcast Featuring Interviews With Carey Nieuwhof, Craig Groeschel, Matt Chandler, Jen Wi

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Ben Mandrell, president and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources. During their conversation, they discuss the transition from established church pastor to church planter to Lifeway and the importance of listening to a diverse group of people from the larger group you lead. BEST QUOTES "All ministry is hard, no matter where you serve.""Pastoring the established church requires a lot more patience, when you are a planter you are driving a speedboat.""If I could go back and be an established pastor again, I would be a church planting pastor.""Planting a church in the west was the hardest thing I've ever done, but very rewarding.""I think Lifeway is now positioned to make a massive impact in the local church.""I think a lot of learning happens through good conversation and good question asking.""If you aren't constantly articulating the overall mission, then all of the subgroups begin to take on their own focus and lose sight of t