Clay Scroggins, lead pastor of North Point Community Church, joins us on the show this week to talk about how to lead when you’re not in charge.  Most youth pastors we’ve met have a pretty heavy dose of leadership built-in to who they are. With that leadership gifting comes the struggle of often being way down the leadership org chart and wishing we could make more decisions than we’re currently allowed to make.

We get it! It’s not like people are knocking on our door asking what the youth pastor would do in any particular situation.

Clay has been there and has written a book on it. In our most recent podcast episode we’re able to have a great conversation about his book, How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge. In this episode we ask him the question most youth pastors really want to know… how do I lead when I’m really, really, really not in charge.

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In this particular episode, you will learn:

  • Why leading isn’t really about leveraging authority
  • How to use your influence to lead even when you’re not in charge
  • Helpful advice to help you challenge those in authority over you so that you’re heard

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About the Author
I am a Youth Ministry veteran of twenty four years, and currently serve as the Student Pastor at High Desert Church.  I help equip and encourage Youth Pastors through this blog and podcast The Longer Haul.  My passion is helping Youth Pastors create a ministry of longevity that they truly love.  I am the grateful husband of Sarah and the dad of Emma, Anna, Lizzy, and Jack.  I am a speaker, lover of vintage VW’s, and the owner of one 1972 VW Westfalia Bus.