Gerry True is someone I know only online, his leadership resume is intense and he’s worked with some great leaders. Gerry is a Minister of Communication Arts leading four teams; Worship Arts, Production Arts, Creative Arts, and Technical Arts at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio. You can read more about him HERE. You can follow Gerry on Twitter HERE. Just reading Gerry’s answers, I hope we bump into each other at a conference soon!
Here are 10 questions with leader Gerry True:
When you were growing up, are you doing what you thought you would be doing vocationally? If not, what did you want to do?
I had little direction in my life growing up… I simply wanted my own way. Never dreamed I would be a minister.
What’s the most different job you’ve had… how did that job help you with what you are doing now?
Making donuts – Lesson learned:
Hold on to opinions loosely and be teachable
Who is one person, besides Christ, who most helped to shape your leadership and how did they help you?
Richard Crotts, a pastor of a small church and now a missionary in Papua New Guinea. He taught me to sacrifice and what it was to care deeply for others. He was Authentic.
Besides the Bible, what is one book that has most helped to shape your thought process in life and ministry?
Orbiting the Giant Hairball
What are three words other people would use to describe your work style/ethic?
Believe in others
What is your greatest strength in leadership?
Valuing people more than the end product by inspiring team members to allow God to accomplish through them more than they ever dreamed possible.
What is your greatest weakness in leadership?
My passion for achieving can be interpreted as pushy and sometimes leads to intimidation.
What is the hardest thing you have to do in leadership?
Allow people to learn through their failures.
What is one misconception about your leadership position you think people may have?
People may think that I love saying “no” or killing an “Idea”
If you could give one piece of advice to young leaders from what you’ve learned by experience, what would it be?
Intentionally invest in those you lead because God is preparing them for something He already has prepared for them. The really cool thing is that the leader gets to be part of helping equip other leaders for what God will use them to accomplish. Empower and then encourage.
Gerry sounds like an awesome relational leader. What impresses you about his answers?
Hi! This post could not be written any better! Reading this post reminds me
of my previous room mate! He always kept chatting about this.
I will forward this article to him. Fairly certain he will have a goiod read.
Many thanks for sharing!
Hi Ron,
Looks like you have forgot to use the "Read More" tag in this blog post… (Just a reminder in case it's a mistake. I do the same some times…)
Thanks! Help me understand though…Are you talking about where it shows the shorter version first? I didn't do anything different on this post that I know of. Is it usually showing just a partial?
Yes, I am talking about showing the shorter version first… and it's usually showing just a partial… 🙂