Matt Keller on Donkey Missions, Having the Humility to Die to our Selfish Ambition, and Getting Through Dark Seasons

The L3 Leadership Podcast with Doug Smith

Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Matt Keller returns to the podcast to talk about his new book, Donkey Mission, the importance of humility in leadership, and shares some vulnerable lessons he learned in a dark season in his life.

About Matt Keller: Matt Keller co-leads Next Level Church with his amazing wife Sarah, which they started in 2002 in Fort Myers, FL (www.NextLevelChurch.com). He also oversees a family of churches who are on mission together called the Next Level Relational Network (www.NLRN.org). And last but not least, he loves watching baseball with his two adulting sons, Will & Drew. You can follow Matt on Instagram @matthewwkeller

3 Key Takeaways:
1. Matt talks about his leadership journey and how his faith has helped him find his unique path as a leader.
2. He discusses where the saying “Fully Known, Fully Loved, and Fully Challenged” came from and what it means within the context of pastoring and leadership.
4. He shares with listeners what “threshold of scary” is and how to get through those difficult seasons.
3. Matt talks about his new book, Donkey Mission.

Quotes From the Episode:
“All of the great leaders walk with a limp.”
“We all have those donkey mission moments in our leadership journey.”
“Your future provisions are found in your donkey missions.”

Resources Mentioned:
Books by Matt Keller
NLRN - Known, Loved, Challenged
NLRN - Threshold of Scary Teaching
The Awe of God by John Bevere
NLRN - S Curve Teaching

Connect with Matt:
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