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Study leader reference - not a definitive answer
Question 9
In the ministry example, David’s comment—“if…when I die, it dies with me…that’s what he doesn’t want”—is presented as a healthy attitude toward growth; what does that expose about leadership that hoards responsibility or platform, and what concrete steps would it take to build something that outlives one gifted person?
Another way to ask: David says a ministry shouldn’t die when its leader dies. What does that show about leaders who hold too much power or attention, and what steps help build something that lasts beyond one gifted person?
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Direct Answer
The transcript suggests that leadership which hoards the work—so everything depends on one person—creates a ministry that dies when that person is gone. A healthy growth mindset intentionally brings others “on board” (new preachers, writers, workers) so the mission continues beyond one platform.
- He recounts David (age “74”) being asked his goal for Sound Faith, and David says if “there’s no other preachers… and when I die, it dies with me… that’s what he doesn’t want.”
- The speaker interprets it: “That’s the attitude and understanding to have about growth.”
- He draws the principle: if we don’t see growth as “bringing other people on board, everything will die with you.”
- He earlier links growth to maturity and change—implying leaders must mature enough to share responsibility.
- He connects similar logic to family/church multiplication: new people joining is not a threat but part of life.