Mac Richard from Lake Hills Church in Austin, Texas took the platform for the first session after lunch. Here are the highlights of his talk:

  • Every leader has to embrace the tension between community and responsibility.
  • “You’re only as accountable as you want to be.”
  • After watching Ed and Mac, I’ve determined I need a black belt with a big buckle.
  • Hebrews 10:24
  • We need to be people who lead out of love and good deeds.
  • Spurs were invented by the Romans to encourage horses to run towards spears and flames.
  • I wonder if spurs can be used to get my kids to clean up their rooms.
  • Leaders are shaped under the hammer and the heat.
  • If you don’t have turnover on your staff, something is wrong. (Tony says: I’m not sure I totally buy that.)
  • Leadership is lonely.
  • Set the bar high, and guard the bar.
  • The bar includes subjective criteria like “joy.”
  • Mac and I weigh the same.