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LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP WITH KIM WALKER-SMITH // PART 1: GROWTH Intro by Doug Doppler (and that includes tech), or believer, spiritual process of growing from a student to a leader, Spiritual authority comes at a cost we pay authority is the fuel in the tank that allows us to mother, or father. We’ll use worship leading as so others can stand on the shoulders of our impact the lives of the people around us. When our example since that is the main topic for accomplishments and reach the generations to we reached out to Kim and asked if she’d the people we’re talking to – worship leaders, come. This year marks the twentieth anniversary be interested in doing an ongoing column on worship teams, people who want to be worship of Jesus Culture, and Kim Walker-Smith has leadership, she said, “Yes!” without a moment’s leaders. When we come to the place of “this been there from the beginning, pouring her life hesitation. We are thrilled and humbled to be is what I want to do”, there is something in us into a ministry that has literally touched millions able to share Kim’s words of wisdom with you, that wants to learn and wants to grow. Once of people. Since day one, she’s been faithful and we ask that you share them with your team were on that path… something in us wants to in the small things, and God has propelled her and the people you love, as there’s something start leading. We want to feel some sense of to become one of the most influential worship here for everyone… authority, some sense of ownership. We start leaders in the world. Whether you’re a worship leader, team member 56 having our own ideas and our own plans and [Kim Walker Smith] Why don’t I start by thoughts about things, maybe creative new talking a little about my thoughts behind the ways of doing things or whatever it is, and February 2019 Subscribe for Free...