Discerning Delegation: The Importance Of Balance On A Church Staff with Jim Johnson and Paul Basden [Podcast]

By: Vanderbloemen

Paul Basden and Jim Johnson

On today’s Vanderbloemen Leadership Podcast, William Vanderbloemen talks with Jim Johnson and Paul Basden, the co-founding Senior Pastors at Preston Trail Community Church in Frisco, TX.

William talks with Jim and Paul about their unique leadership roles at Preston Trail and the importance of delegation and balance on a church staff.

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About Jim & Paul

Jim Johnson and Paul Basden are the co-Founding and Senior Pastors at Preston Trail Community Church in Frisco, Texas.

Jim has been preaching and teaching God's Word since his early 20's as a pastor in Texas, Georgia and Florida. A native of Midland, Texas, Jim earned his Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Theological Seminary and his BA and PhD from Baylor University. He and his wife, Robin, have three grown sons, a daughter-in-law and two granddaughters.

Paul has been sharing the good news of God's grace since his early 20s as a pastor in Texas and Alabama. A native of Dallas, Texas, Paul earned his BA from Baylor University and his Master of Divinity and PhD from Southwestern Theological Seminary. Paul also served as university minister and a professor of theology at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He and his wife, Denise, have two grown daughters and three grandsons.

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Quotes from Jim & Paul:

“We prayed for some Christians and God gave us a church.”  Tweet: “We prayed for some Christians and God gave us a church.” https://bit.ly/2O1AWWI via @VanderbloemenSG

“For the sake of the kingdom of God, I am willing to give up ‘fill in the blank’. Give up a certain amount of spotlight, give up a certain amount of notoriety, give up a certain amount of authority, a certain amount of power. All my strengths are maximized and all my weaknesses are minimized in this setting.” Tweet: “For the sake of the kingdom of God, for the sake of a New Testament church that could come alive and see faith grow and love grow and hope grow in people’s lives who’ve been separated from God, for the sake of a dynamic community, I am willing to give up ‘fill in the blank’. And that was, give up a certain amount of spotlight, give up a certain amount of notoriety, give up a certain amount of authority, a certain amount of power. And yet, with that I get the actual effectiveness of a church. All my strengths are maximized and all my weaknesses are minimized in this setting.” https://bit.ly/2O1AWWI via @VanderbloemenSG

“That was a very intentional, overriding decision that we would submit to each other and I think that’s helped our whole church.” Tweet: “That was a very intentional, overriding decision that we would submit to each other and I think that’s helped our whole church.” https://bit.ly/2O1AWWI via @VanderbloemenSG

“The health of the leaders at the top has a way of filtering down to the entire church.” Tweet: “The health of the leaders at the top has a way of filtering down to the entire church.” https://bit.ly/2O1AWWI via @VanderbloemenSG

The Vanderbloemen Leadership Podcast brings you interviews from leaders across the theological spectrum of the global Church. Our goal is to bring you thought-provoking interviews that encourage you, challenge you, and help you build, run, and keep great teams.

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