5LQ Episode 271: Johnny Baker –

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Johnny Baker, pastor of Celebrate Recovery at Saddleback and author of The Road to Freedom. During their conversation, they discuss helping people remove barriers and general leadership principles. BEST QUOTES "Celebrate Recovery is not just for drug addicts and alcoholics. It's for anybody with what we say is a hurt, a hang-up, or a habit." "What we've found over the years is that pain is universal." "Admitting you have a problem doesn't make you weak, and covering up a problem always makes things worse." "The higher up in leadership you go, the more temptation there is to say, 'I have to have it all together.'" "People want a one-size-fits-all this is how we handle this situation. And what I'm learning is that you can't always do that." "If I hang out with a certain group of people, I become more like them. That's just how it goes." "Everything that happens to you now is going to determine how you lead later - both good and bad." "Figure out who you are, and just be that person. It's so tempting to chameleon yourself and become different around different people." "Stop trying to be cool. Being cool is such a waste of time." "When you show up to Celebrate Recovery, every person there is going through Celebrate Recovery - including the leaders. We are in it with you." "We've all hurt people, and people have hurt us, which means we all qualify for Celebrate Recovery." RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Pipeline 2018 Conference Celebrate Recovery The Road to Freedom: Healing From Your Hurts, Hang-Ups, and Habits by Johnny Baker The Bait of Satan by John Bevere Tim Ferriss podcast