Kurt Francom: The Many Miracles of Church Leadership

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 4 August 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Inspired by his desire to be a better bishop, Kurt Francom has interviewed hundreds of people about their service within the Church. What began as blog became a podcast and then eventually a non-profit organization with a goal to help Latter-day Saints be better prepared to lead. On this week’s episode, we talk with Kurt about what he has learned from Church leaders serving in various callings all over the world including how to recognize the needs of those you serve and the difference between a motivation problem vs. an ability problem.

“We’re all leaders to some capacity. And so we can all step forward, show leadership, and watch the problems in people's lives disintegrate.”

Show Notes

2:55- The Guilt Trip Lesson
7:40- Jumping In to Meet a Need
11:19- One Problem in the World
15:07- Solving Problems
20:20- Standing on the Sidelines of the Atonement
23:13- Lay Leadership
29:22- Principles Worth Remembering
33:31- Ability or Motivation Problem?
36:40- Recognizing Needs
42:53- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

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0:00.0	The All-In book is in stores now, and if this podcast has meant anything to you over the past two
0:06.3	and a half years, I would ask that you give this book a chance. I hope that it will help you not
0:11.4	only remember the things we've learned together on this podcast, but it is also my hope that as you
0:16.9	read about my personal exploration of what it means to be All-In, that it will cause you to consider
0:22.9	your own All-In answer. There is even a spot to write it down at the end of the book, so join us
0:28.9	in exploring and answering the question, what does it mean to you to be All-In, the gospel of Jesus
0:35.1	Christ? On the church's website, we read the following, the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
0:41.6	Saints functions in large measure because of the unpaid volunteer ministry of its members. In fact,
0:48.3	this lay ministry is one of the church's most defining characteristics. In thousands of local
0:54.4	congregations or awards around the world, members voluntarily participate in callings or assignments
1:00.7	that provide meaningful opportunities to serve one another. It is common for church members to spend
1:06.8	five to ten hours a week serving in their callings. Some callings, such as Bishop, Women's Relief
1:12.8	Society President or State President, may require 15 to 30 hours per week. Kurt Frankham was called
1:20.5	as a Bishop at the ripe old age of 28 years old, and maybe that's why he has devoted himself to
1:26.8	trying to help others best fulfill their callings. He runs a nonprofit organization called Leading
1:32.9	Saints, which has a fourfold mission. One, connect Latter-day Saint leaders from around the world to
1:39.0	share ideas. Two, enhance leadership capability. Three, present leadership scholarship and research,
1:46.5	and four, celebrate divine guidance that exist in the church through restored priesthood keys,
1:52.4	living prophets and apostles, and the inspiration that is available to each leader in the church as
1:58.4	part of their stewardship. This is All-In, an LDS living podcast where we ask the question,
2:07.4	what does it really mean to be All-In the Gospel of Jesus Christ? I'm Morgan Jones, and I am so
2:13.5	excited to have Kurt Frankham with me today, Kurt. Welcome. Morgan, thank you. This is awesome.
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