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7 Questions with Craig Heilmann
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7 Questions with Craig Heilmann
Name: Craig Heilmann
Current title: Senior Pastor
Current organisation: Upper Room
55 years old, married 3 children, planted the church 10 years ago after graduating with a doctorate from Duke University.
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1. What have you found most challenging as a church leader?
People
2. How did you become a church leader? Can you please briefly tell the story?
Felt a call of Jesus and a passion for his church
3. How do you structure your work days from waking up to going to sleep?
Keep a diary, plan well, have routines
Start with exercise, end with family time
Work hard in between
4. What's one book apart from the Bible that has had a profound impact on your leadership so far? Can you please briefly tell the story of how that book impacted your leadership?
Exodus — the story of Moses. It shows you you must carry your cross. Everyone has s cross, yours is your church.
5. What's the most recent significant leadership lesson you've learned?
Be humble and don’t take yourself too seriously
6. How do you develop a healthy leadership pipeline in a church?
Spend time with good people, trust them, give them responsibility
7. What is one meaningful story that comes to mind from your time as a church leader so far?
The conversion of a 60 year old man and watching him grow — Alasdair