LILR 101 | Sam Chand on Leadership Fitness and the Fallacy of Balance

ABOUT THE EPISODE“You will grow only to the threshold of your pain.” Meet Sam Chand, author and leadership consultant who serves leaders worldwide as they seek personal and organizational growth. Sam expands on the topic of leadership pain in today’s episode. He asks pastors two key questions when discerning their leadership health. And while there is no such thing as “balance” in ministry, listen to Sam’s wisdom in navigating health amid “ministry spurts.”Welcome to Episode 101 of the Leaders in Living Rooms Podcast with Sean Morgan. EPISODE LINKSLeadership Pain (https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Pain-Samuel-Chand-audiobook/dp/B075S9S4KY/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jzY25kQziWfo3bxOroingn0QsM8nifryTGAVItCeR4m90pt1V9sHMj4E8sReAIr2P20GCu0O7KDA6vUWkol3O86X2g3F-2rgWZMQHbMKqg6Phln4l38kNxOG7ynErs3EBZm5SMY9GAVrUAEN8u7XVJDoVa9pSwhzPn-Ln7NxFyBJtRigiJh5jbKAt0ndKSpYVvZyrFTtX5u_HItSg7-DPveBOYA14_tbV4P4cyNvluQ.sJyMwEfaGohAnDqCyolOf84kUE3cxbKye_udPTU3j44&dib_tag=se&hvadid=580765932683&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9030049&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=14274583528008214644&hvtargid=kwd-135367498856&hydadcr=21902_13324200&keywords=the+pain+of+leadership&qid=1708965494&sr=8-1), by Sam Chandhttps://samchand.com (https://samchand.com/)Avail Journal (https://account.theartofleadership.com/qc/tJ7Rane35z) sean@theascentleader.orgIf you’re a leader approaching a succession or transition. Or maybe you’re a few years in and beginning to see how complex transitions leadership is… go to The Art of Pastoral Succession (https://careynieuwhof.com/the-art-of-leadership-academy/the-art-of-pastoral-succession/?sl=theascentleader) and check out my brand new course in partnership with Carey Nieuwhof. Are you in Transition or have one on the horizon? Check out our 2023 cohorts and get connected with us at: https://theascentleader.org/cohorts/ (https://theascentleader.org/cohorts/) WHO IS SAM CHAND?Who would have thought, when in 1973 “student” Sam Chand was serving his college as janitor, cook and dishwasher that he would return in 1989 as “President” of the same college! Now as a leadership consultant he serves leaders all over the world as they seek personal and organizational growth and change. Thus far, he has written over 25 books on the subject of leadership, is the publisher of the AVAIL Journal, and has been named to the top 30 Global Leadership Gurus list. He has been married to his wife, Brenda, since 1979 and together, their vision is to help others succeed.SPONSORS & PARTNERSThanks to our sponsor: Food For The Hungry. Combine your church's heart for the poor and Food for the Hungry’s global experience at fh.org/churches (https://www.fh.org/churches/).