John Ortberg | Why Soul Keeping Is Essential For Leaders

The L3 Leadership Podcast with Doug Smith

In this episode, you'll hear John Ortberg, Senior Pastor of Menlo Church, share why soul keeping is essential for leaders.

Episode Summary:

• Hurry is different than business. Busyness is an outward condition of the body, having many things to do. Hurry is a condition of the soul, when we are so preoccupied with ourselves and our tasks that we are unable to truly be present.
• What does it look like to ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life?
• Bring people around you to hold you accountable
• Be intentional with your calendar
• So much of eliminating our rushing and hurry comes as a result of mastering our need to be liked, loved, and accomplished.
• To take care of your soul, you have to know the different parts of it and how those parts should function.
• Our temptations are always close to our goals and aspirations.
• Be willing to live with, and simply be content with, the outcomes. We certainly learn from outcomes, but we don't have to let it affect our confidence.
• The main thing that matters to God is the person you become. Your life to God is not a resume, it's about who you are in the end.

About John Ortberg:

John Ortberg is the senior pastor at Menlo Church. John’s teaching centers around how faith in Christ can impact our everyday lives with God. He has written books on spiritual formation including, The Life You’ve Always Wanted, Who is This Man?, The Me I Want To Be, Soul Keeping, All The Places To Go, and most recently I’d Like You More If You Were More Like Me. John teaches around the world at conferences and churches.

John holds a Master of Divinity and a doctorate degree in clinical psychology from Fuller Seminary, and has done post-graduate work at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Prior to joining Menlo Church, John served as Teaching Pastor at Chicago’s Willow Creek Community Church.
Links Mentioned:
Soul Keeping by John Ortberg
Menlo Church