Have you ever had a hero crash and burn, ditch their wife, kick the dog? Itâs a gut punch, isnât it? Many years ago, Bobby Clinton seared this onto my psyche: âVery few leaders finish well.â They either plateau or flame out in pursuit of power, cash or sex. Although at 28 years old there was no way I could imagine personally âfinishingâ well, I knew I wanted to.
While thatâs still to be determined, God has kindly allowed me to connect with one of my heroes who is finishing well.
I met Greg Livingstone, the founder of Frontiers, when I was fresh out of college, reconnected with him during the most trying time in my life and just recently began a fascinating project with him.
Weâre recording a series of brief conversations in which I ask Greg things Iâd like to know about his life, work, thinking and walk with Jesus.
This project is powered by sheer fun, as well as this two fold purpose: 1. To preserve some of the cool things Greg thinks and has done in his life. 2. Give him a chance at 82 years old to unleash his recruiting chops on a new generation of people.
I would flat out love for you to give these a look. You can find them here. Greg and I are clearly not amazing YouTubers! (even with my friend Jeremyâs great editing help) But with GK Chesterton whispering in our ear, âIf a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly,â weâre giving it a go. Any advice or help youâd like to offer in terms of content, production and distribution would be met with gratitude. And weâll put it into action. We plan to release new videos every week or so.
Please check them out and, if you donât mind, pass them on to others who might appreciate seeing Greg’s face and hearing a little Livingstone wisdom.Â