Helping Saints Find Purpose in Church Service | An Interview with Simon Fagg

Simon Fagg lives in Colchester, England, and runs his own
leadership development consultancy. He is an executive coach where
he helps his clients lead their teams more purposefully. For the
last 25 years he has been facilitating learning and strategy
workshops to some of the world’s leading companies, enjoyed working
in nearly 40 different countries across the globe, and has learned
so much from different national and organizational cultures. A
lifelong member of the Church, Simon's service includes a full-time
mission to England Birmingham, bishop, stake president, stake Young
Men president, and FSY director. He currently serves alongside his
wife as an assistant national director for communications in the
UK. Simon loves to learn, sing, read, walk, ski and play
volleyball. He and his wife Leah are the blessed parents of six
daughters and one son, and grandparents to three wonderful
granddaughters. Their youngest daughter was stillborn 20 years ago
and this bittersweet experience was transformational for their
family and faith. Links LinkedIn: Simon Fagg With Leadership After
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Library Highlights 3:45 Introduction to Simon Fagg, his
professional experience, and experience in church leadership 9:20
Simon’s perspective on the dynamic of church leadership. The
differences between leadership in the church and in business. 12:30
How do we motivate people to get their ministering done or serve
more? 16:30 Infusing individuals with purpose to help motivate
them. Hearing vs. doing. 21:20 Come Follow Me was announced and we
assume that everyone was on board but there is a lot more to be
done and steps in between hearing about something and then actually
doing it. 22:20 Identifying barriers that prevent you from
achieving a goal. You have to take your foot off the break to be
able to accelerate. 25:30 We have a great purpose in the church but
sometimes we forget that individuals are finding purpose outside of
it. These individuals aren't doing as much in the church. How can
we help these people? 30:00 Think of what you are going to bring
instead of what you are going to get. For example, instead of
wondering what you are going to get out of sacrament meeting you
should bring an open heart and mind. Reach out to someone new.
32:00 Building others to be able to serve in your capacity when you
are released. How can we prepare our replacement? 36:45 The
handbook says, “Being a faithful disciple in order to help others
become faithful disciples is the purpose behind every calling in
the church.” 38:20 Having tough conversations to help others in
their discipleship and leadership 44:45 Jesus Christ sees people
deeply. We need to figure out how to do this too. 49:00 Challenging
others to change in a loving way. Seeing people with an eye of
faith. 53:10 Simon shares a story of inviting someone to change.
56:50 Preparing the rising generation 1:07:00 Three leadership
principles that Simon wished he knew sooner. The first is quiet
leadership. 1:09:30 Simon shares his final thoughts on leadership
and service. The Leading Saints Podcast is one of the top
independent Latter-day Saints podcasts as part of nonprofit Leading
Saints' mission to help Latter-day Saints be better prepared to
lead. Learn more and listen to any of the past episodes for free at
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