Intentional Relationships & Leadership with Aaron Stern

The Something New Show

Aaron Stern is the pastor of Mill City Church in Fort Collins, CO. Previously Aaron was the pastor of a college/20-somethings ministry in Colorado Springs and he has over 25 years experience in pastoral work. He is the author of "What’s Your Secret? Freedom Through Confession". He and his wife Jessie have been married for 29 years and have four sons.
In this special interview, host Mindi Linscombe connects with Aaron Stern and dives into:
🔸How a leader's morale failure in 2011 impacted Aaron and the college age students he was serving.
🔸The impetus of Aaron's book on living in the light and doing life with trusted friends.
🔸How we can live a lifestyle that does not allow little things to become big problems.
🔸Aaron's take on the "Four Versions of Yourself": 1. Your Public Self 2. Your Hidden Self 3. Your Blind Self 4. Your Potential self.
🔸How to connect with a mentor by asking the right questions.
🔸Moving from relationships of convenience to relationships of intentionality...especially after college years.
🔸How Aaron invests in and prioritizes friendships that don't even live in his hometown.
🔸Leadership, burnout, and loneliness. How faster is not always better!
🔸How and why burnout emerges when "We give something we do not possess".
🔸Understanding your limits, talents, and strengths.
🔸Making hard decisions in 2020. What it taught Aaron about his leadership.
🔸Having a tender heart and thick skin.
🔸His perspective on how, "I am not my church. You are not your business (Mindi)."
🔸Aaron's journey through anxiety and "what will people think about me if I fail" as he planted Mill City Church.
🔸What the Sterns do to stay connected as a couple in different seasons of life.
🔸Their key question: "What is on your heart and how are you feeling about it?"
🔸Parenting insights & why Aaron uses a journal to connect with his sons.
🔸Intentions versus impact.
🔸Depositing seeds before it matters. Talking to your kids about friendship & dating at an early age.
🔸Parenting & coaching your children in different seasons of life.
🔸Delighting in and enjoying your kids. Aaron's life lesson in this vital area of parenting.
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Connect with Aaron Stern:
📸Instagram: @aaronstern
📚Get Aaron's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Your-Secret-Freedom-Confession/dp/1434702308
🌐Website: https://millcitychurch.org/
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