Love, Share, Invite Isn’t Just a Missionary Effort | An Interview with Jason Noel

Jason Noel currently serves on his stake high council with a
stewardship over missionary work. He has served previously as a
bishopric counselor, elders quorum president, and as a teacher in
Primary, Sunday School, and Young Men. He is passionate about
entrepreneurship and developing businesses that reflect and engage
his interests. He owns a hot rod shop in Arizona called Fat Fender
Garage, that specializes in building custom-classic-trucks and
Broncos. They have recently been awarded “Builder of the Year” for
the second year in a row in addition to features and awards from
numerous shows and publications. Jason and his wife, Jen, share a
combined family of eight children in Gilbert, Arizona. Highlights
01:15 Introduction to Jason Noel. His work and church callings.
05:00 Jason’s approach to love, share, and Invite. He explains what
it is and how he uses it in ward counsel. Ward counsel is more
focused on people rather than spiritual thoughts, training, or
activities. 13:10 We do not decouple love, share, invite. It is one
thing. 16:30 We need to change how we do ward councils. A great
question is, “Who has been on your mind this week?” “What
invitation can we extend and who can extend it to?” The ward
council doesn’t do all the work but they come up with the ideas and
take those to the different organizations. 19:30 We need to free up
some time in ward council. What can we eliminate? What traditions
do we need to let go? We need more time to discuss people. 22:40
Invitations don’t have to be big. They should be small and feel
natural. Think of some invitations that you can make. 24:40
Everything that Jason does in his stake comes back to love, share,
and invite. It's teaching, loving, and sharing just the way that
Christ did it. It’s not a missionary tool, it’s a way of life.
27:40 What does it mean to love? Love is compassion and
understanding. 30:50 What is the share component? It’s what either
you can contribute or what they can contribute. This is where
activities come into play. Don’t have ward activities, have
community activities. 34:30 Making invitations. It doesn’t have to
be a spiritual invitation. Jason gives ideas on what invitations to
give. 38:50 People don’t change unless an invitation is extended.
41:10 Create accountability in ward counsel. Write down what the
invitations were and then follow up to see how they went. Maybe
they need to be changed. 42:00 Jason shares thoughts on how being a
leader has taught him how to be more like Christ. Links Read the
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