49 | Wess Stafford – The Heart of Poverty – Compassion International

02/19/24 • 45 min

What is the heart of poverty and how can we confront it?

In this episode, Pastors Chris and Matt are joined by Wess Stafford, President Emeritus of Compassion International, who shares stories from his life and what led him to joining Compassion International. From experiencing both poverty and abundance, to becoming a bridge for people to providing relief to those in need, Wess helps us understand the heart of poverty and what we can do to confront it.

Prepare yourself for an inspiring conversation that will motivate all of us to join together and release people from poverty in Jesus name!

Episode Resources:

Unleash your leadership potential by following along with our Show Notes with discussion questions and Timeline below! https://bit.ly/GLP49ShowNotes

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All things GrowLeader:

Learn more about Monthly Mentoring with Pastor Chris: https://www.growleader.com/monthlymentoring

Access free church resources: https://www.churchofthehighlands.com/resources

Develop a Kingdom Builders or Legacy Team: https://www.growleader.com/kbvirtualintensive

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Thank you to our partners!

Compassion International: https://www.compassion.com/growleader

StudioC: https://www.thestudioc.org/growleader

Wesleyan Investment Foundation: https://www.wifonline.com/growleader

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Timeline:

00:00 - Highlight

00:31 - Intro

02:48 - Wess Stafford

13:51 - Experiencing Poverty

23:03 - Experiencing Abundance

30:14 - Confronting Poverty

44:29 - Thank You, Partners!

What is the heart of poverty and how can we confront it?

Prepare yourself for an inspiring conversation that will motivate all of us to join together and release people from poverty in Jesus name!

Episode Resources:

Unleash your leadership potential by following along with our Show Notes with discussion questions and Timeline below! https://bit.ly/GLP49ShowNotes

. . . .

All things GrowLeader:

Learn more about Monthly Mentoring with Pastor Chris: https://www.growleader.com/monthlymentoring

Access free church resources: https://www.churchofthehighlands.com/resources

Develop a Kingdom Builders or Legacy Team: https://www.growleader.com/kbvirtualintensive

Watch the GrowLeader Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@GrowLeaderTeam

. . . .

Follow along on Socials:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growleader

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@growleader

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/growleader

. . . .

Thank you to our partners!

Compassion International: https://www.compassion.com/growleader

StudioC: https://www.thestudioc.org/growleader

Wesleyan Investment Foundation: https://www.wifonline.com/growleader

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Timeline:

00:00 - Highlight

00:31 - Intro

02:48 - Wess Stafford

13:51 - Experiencing Poverty

23:03 - Experiencing Abundance

30:14 - Confronting Poverty

44:29 - Thank You, Partners!

Previous Episode

48 | Leading with Integrity – 7 Steps to Maintaining Integrity as a Leader

What are the steps to finishing strong as a leader with integrity?

In this episode, Pastors Chris and Matt discuss the importance of maintaining integrity as a leader. PC shares seven key principles to help leaders guard against moral failure and make wise choices. These principles include never considering yourself above temptation, keeping a strong relationship with God, maintaining a strong marriage, developing healthy outlets, guarding your mind, remembering the consequences, and protecting yourself.

Whether you are a seasoned or young leader, this episode shares powerful advice so we all can finish strong!

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Episode Resources:

Unleash your leadership potential by following along with our Show Notes with discussion questions and Timeline at the end!

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All things GrowLeader:

Learn more about Monthly Mentoring with Pastor Chris: https://www.growleader.com/monthlymentoring

Access free church resources: https://www.churchofthehighlands.com/resources

Develop a Kingdom Builders or Legacy Team: https://www.growleader.com/kbvirtualintensive

Watch the GrowLeader Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@GrowLeaderTeam

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Follow along on Socials:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growleader

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@growleader

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/growleader

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Thank you to our partners!

Compassion International: https://www.compassion.com/growleader

The StudioC: https://www.thestudioc.org/growleader

Wesleyan Investment Foundation: https://www.wifonline.com/growleader

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Timeline

00:00 - Highlight

00:18 - Intro + Anniversary Sunday

03:01 - GrowLeader Conference & Regionals

04:41 - All-Staff Message

09:16 - 1. Consider Temptation

12:00 - 2. Relationship with God

15:50 - 3. Maintaining Your Marriage

20:50 - 4. Healthy Outlets

24:49 - 5. Guard Your Mind

26:32 - 6. Damaging Consequences

29:17 - 7. Protecting Yourself

31:24 - PC's Prayer

32:45 - Thank You, Partners!

Next Episode

50 | Taking Inventory – 8 Characteristics of Growing Churches

What are the key characteristics of a growing church?

In this episode, Pastors Chris and Matt discuss the importance of taking inventory and detecting problems within your church early. They introduce a new health assessment tool from GrowLeader and share the eight qualities that all growing churches possess, including passionate spirituality, gift-oriented ministry, empowering leadership, functional structures, inspiring worship, holistic small groups, need-oriented evangelism, and loving relationships.

This is a great episode to share with your team so we can all be looking for areas we can improve to reach more people!

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Episode Resources:

Unleash your leadership potential by following along with our Show Notes with discussion questions and Timeline below! https://hubs.li/Q02n4N1d0

Received updates on Church Assessment: https://share.hsforms.com/10rT-P4odTkiLNS49X2CCqQc7x14

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All things GrowLeader:

Learn more about Monthly Mentoring with Pastor Chris: https://www.growleader.com/monthlymentoring

Access free church resources: https://www.churchofthehighlands.com/resources

Develop a Kingdom Builders or Legacy Team: https://www.growleader.com/kbvirtualintensive

Watch the GrowLeader Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@GrowLeaderTeam

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