So You’ve Been Called as Stake President: Now What?
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🗓️ 9 March 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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In this solo episode, Kurt reflects on his suggestions from a series of newsletter messages for stake presidents.
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3:00 Be intentional about your leadership and it will reach more people. 4:00 Kurt served as a bishop and then served in a stake presidency. 5:40 Principle one – Lead the leaders NOT the stake 9:05 Principle two – Consider mandatory stake programs and themes 11:40 Principle three – How to lighten the load through overcommunication 13:45 Principle four – Minimizing targets 16:00 Principle five – Shepherding the lost 19:00 Principle six- Empower the stake Relief Society president 20:30 Principle seven – Being a stake president also has to do with the president’s wife. Invite her into the experience. 22:30 Principle eight – Take a three year reset
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