Being a Forerunner as a Leader | A How I Lead Interview with Laauli Faamausili
Leading Saints Podcast
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4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 12 April 2023
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Laauli Faamausili serves as bishop in his ward in southeastern Washington state, and has previously served as a Sunday School and Primary teacher. He has a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Washington University and works in agriculture. He is a big fan of how Leading Saints has helped him in family, church, employment, and civic service.
Highlights
03:10 Introduction to Laauli and his background 05:30 Demographics of the ward Laauli leads 07:15 Getting called as bishop and starting out 10:00 Things he has learned in the last five years of being bishop 12:30 Principle one – Jesus is love 16:10 Balancing administration and ministering 18:45 Principle two – Grace. As leaders we need to ask for grace and give others grace. 24:00 Principle three – The Elias principle. Being a forerunner. You are preparing the way for future leaders. 28:48 Focusing on the youth of the ward 33:00 Using technology and apps as leaders 37:00 Laauli’s testimony
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