How I Lead as Bishop | An Interview with Neil Henderson

Neil Henderson serves as bishop in his ward in Gorleston, England.
He has previously served as a Young Men president and 1st
counselor, counselor in numerous bishoprics, high councilor, and in
the stake Young Men presidency. As a student he studied carpentry
and joinery and also served in the British Army infantry RSV for
around 10 years before joining the Fire and Rescue service in 1997,
where he currently serves as a Watch Manager. Neil is a convert and
the only member of the Church on his side of the family. His wife
Carolyn (née Bone) served in the Canada Toronto mission, and they
have two sons who served missions in Ghana and South Africa.
Highlights 02:15 Neil’s story of conversion and how he got
connected to the missionaries 18:15 Demographics of Neil’s area
20:20 Getting called as Bishop 23:00 Neil’s 1st principle of
leadership: You aren’t going to fix everything 27:00 Principle 2:
Don’t try to do everything yourself 29:00 Tips for one-on-one
meetings with leaders; they create improvement plans 33:20
Principle 3: Keep meetings to time and use technology when
appropriate When appropriate they meet over Zoom for meetings
because it’s a rural area that is very spread apart They use
Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram, and Zoom to connect 42:30 To be a
leader is to walk in the footsteps of Christ. Links Read the
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