{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1","title":"Stephen Braunius","home_page_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org","feed_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/json/","description":"<p>Seek | Do | Share</p><p>I have always loved to learn new things and put that knowledge to use. 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changes in way of travel</li>\n<li>no more sleeping tablets</li>\n<li>adding more discipline into certain parts of life</li>\n<li>have risen out of the depths very quickly</li>\n<li>music from Hillsong - build a church that helps others build church</li>\n<li>Darlene was instrumental part of music for 15 years</li>\n<li>“Music is an arrowhead for a healthy church.”</li>\n<li>in most organizations who you start with is not who stays with it over time - “It is always good in leadership to take your time and invest in people”</li>\n<li>Ecclesiastes 3 – you are beginning a season and we are all only hear for a season – let’s give it our best to God for the season (Bill Hybels)</li>\n<li>planting Hillsong churches in many challenging cities around the world - Goal of: “Building influential churches that can impact culture”</li>\n<li>building churches in various places and being themselves</li>\n<li>put the right person in the right place at the right time and God does great things</li>\n<li>movie about “Hillsong United” and their latest album which will be released in the near future</li>\n<li>an anointing on his life that he helps people know that God can do great things – a Faith anointing - loves what he does</li>\n<li>loves the Lord</li>\n<li>loves people</li>\n<li>keep getting up and keep showing up and God will do great things</li>\n<li>longevity is the greatest strength that anyone can have for God</li>\n<li>Music and leadership have a very interesting juxtoposition - leaders who carry the biggest pressure have the closest affinity to the power of music</li>\n<li>many strong leaders need to listen to music for strength</li>\n<li>people in evaluative position have a hunger in their soul for things like music</li>\n<li>in a time of pressure listen to the same song over and over</li>\n<li>“Leaders see what other people can’t see yet…these unique pressures often lead to fear.” (Bill Hybels)</li>\n<li>There is no other name than the name of Jesus – we can trust in God’s word and His promises – they are beautiful and unchangeable</li>\n<li>songs have a huge potential to bring healing to people</li>\n<li>anointed music is often created in pain]</li>\n<li>song “I’m no longer a slave to fear”</li>\n<li>Psalm 68 “I will be a father to the fatherless”</li>\n<li>song “you are a good, good Father”</li>\n<li>song “oceans” - “so much of leadership is water walking”</li>\n<li>“leaders are almost always out of sight of land” (Bill Hybels)</li>\n<li>“leaders, you cannot do this journey without help from God” (Bill Hybels)</li>\n<li>“It is our job to stay connected to the God who can help us do great things” (Bill Hybels)</li>\n<li>we can cheer each other on through the power and blessing of music\" (Bill Hybels)</li>\n<li>song “through it all my eyes are on you…it is well” “It is well with my soul”</li>\n</ul><p><em>Originally published on stephen.braunius.org</em></p>","content_text":"Global Leadership Summit 2015\n\nSession 6\n\nBrian Houston\n\nResilience: One on One with Brian Houston\n\nparents a part of Salvation Army up until he was 3 and dad had nervous breakdown\n\ngrew up in New Zeeland\n\nnew book coming out in September “Live Love and Lead”\n\ncall felt from his early years to be a preacher (Ephesians 1:1)\n\nfather had abused a young person and was a huge emotional hit – still a challenge to this time\n\nchanges in life after a panic attack and finding self in a low point - changes in way of travel\n\nno more sleeping tablets\n\nadding more discipline into certain parts of life\n\nhave risen out of the depths very quickly\n\nmusic from Hillsong - build a church that helps others build church\n\nDarlene was instrumental part of music for 15 years\n\n“Music is an arrowhead for a healthy church.”\n\nin most organizations who you start with is not who stays with it over time - “It is always good in leadership to take your time and invest in people”\n\nEcclesiastes 3 – you are beginning a season and we are all only hear for a season – let’s give it our best to God for the season (Bill Hybels)\n\nplanting Hillsong churches in many challenging cities around the world - Goal of: “Building influential churches that can impact culture”\n\nbuilding churches in various places and being themselves\n\nput the right person in the right place at the right time and God does great things\n\nmovie about “Hillsong United” and their latest album which will be released in the near future\n\nan anointing on his life that he helps people know that God can do great things – a Faith anointing - loves what he does\n\nloves the Lord\n\nloves people\n\nkeep getting up and keep showing up and God will do great things\n\nlongevity is the greatest strength that anyone can have for God\n\nMusic and leadership have a very interesting juxtoposition - leaders who carry the biggest pressure have the closest affinity to the power of music\n\nmany strong leaders need to listen to music for strength\n\npeople in evaluative position have a hunger in their soul for things like music\n\nin a time of pressure listen to the same song over and over\n\n“Leaders see what other people can’t see yet…these unique pressures often lead to fear.” (Bill Hybels)\n\nThere is no other name than the name of Jesus – we can trust in God’s word and His promises – they are beautiful and unchangeable\n\nsongs have a huge potential to bring healing to people\n\nanointed music is often created in pain]\n\nsong “I’m no longer a slave to fear”\n\nPsalm 68 “I will be a father to the fatherless”\n\nsong “you are a good, good Father”\n\nsong “oceans” - “so much of leadership is water walking”\n\n“leaders are almost always out of sight of land” (Bill Hybels)\n\n“leaders, you cannot do this journey without help from God” (Bill Hybels)\n\n“It is our job to stay connected to the God who can help us do great things” (Bill Hybels)\n\nwe can cheer each other on through the power and blessing of music\" (Bill Hybels)\n\nsong “through it all my eyes are on you…it is well” “It is well with my soul”\n\nOriginally published on stephen.braunius.org","date_published":"2015-08-07T16:00:00.000Z","date_modified":"2026-10-28T20:32:57.825Z","_microfeed":{"slug":"gls15-session-6-brian-houston","authors":[{"name":"Stephen Braunius","type":"Person"}],"web_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/i/gls15-session-6-brian-houston/","json_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/i/0gLEnSR992t/json/","rss_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/i/0gLEnSR992t/rss/","guid":"http://stephen.braunius.org/gls15-session-6-brian-houston/","status":"published","date_published_short":"Fri Aug 07 2015","date_published_ms":1438963200000}}],"_microfeed":{"publisher":{"name":"Stephen Braunius","type":"Person","url":"https://stephen.braunius.org"},"authors":[{"name":"Stephen Braunius","type":"Person"}],"microfeed_version":"1.0.13","base_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org","categories":[],"subscribe_methods":[{"name":"RSS","type":"rss","url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/rss/","image":"https://stephen.braunius.org/assets/brands/subscribe/rss.png","enabled":true,"editable":false,"id":"3ruTYsoZVaf"},{"name":"JSON","type":"json","url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/json/","image":"https://stephen.braunius.org/assets/brands/subscribe/json.png","enabled":true,"editable":false,"id":"5nhVQKje4_K"}],"description_text":"Seek | Do | Share\nI have always loved to learn new things and put that knowledge to use. 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