#02: Wairimu Irungu, Wycliffe Global Alliance Africa Area Director, Shares Key Insights

#02: Wairimu Irungu, Wycliffe Global Alliance Africa Area Director, Shares Key Insights

Pauline Wairimu Irungu is the Africa Area Director for the Wycliffe Global Alliance, a position she has held since 2019. As the first female to take on this role, listen as she shares her leadership journey, observations about effective spiritual leadership, serving as a woman in ministry leadership, and some fun points, too! Chapters: 00:00 Introducing Wairimu Irungu 03:38 Introducing the Wycliffe Global Alliance 05:38 Wairimu's Early Life and Influences 08:18 The Call to Ministry and Bible Translation 12:43 Family and Ministry 15:43 Calling to Leadership 19:14 Spiritual Leadership Principles 22:48 What Does the Africa Area Director Do? 27:33 What Brings You the Greatest Joy? 29:03 Facing a Crisis, Seeing God Move 35:16 How Do You Sustain Yourself as a Leader? 39:44 Having Some Fun! 47:13 Characteristics of Effective Leaders 50:20 Difficult Behaviors in Leaders 53:06 Mentoring the Next Generation of Leaders 57:29 Closing Thoughts Credits: The Global Leadership Collaborative is sponsored by Seed Company and is intended to serve current and aspiring leaders in Bible translation around the world. The podcast host, Woody McLendon, serves as the GLC Director at Seed Company and comes to this role with over 30 years of ministry experience in Bible translation, including 10 years as President of JAARS, Inc., a global ministry supporting Bible translation. We hope you enjoy this podcast and invite you to consider joining this community of leaders.

#01: Davis Powell, CEO of Seed Company, and the Launch of the Global Leadership Collaborative

The Global Leadership Collaborative (GLC) is rooted in a vision Davis Powell has for leaders in the Bible translation movement around the world. In this this first episode of the podcast, listen as Woody McLendon interviews Davis to learn more about the Bible translation, the GLC, and Davis' own journey as a leader. Enjoy hearing Davis' heart and passion for God, for people, and for leaders! Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Global Leadership Collaborative Podcast 00:44 Understanding the Seed Company and Bible Translation 05:51 The Journey of Leadership Together 07:35 Challenges in Leadership within Bible Translation 11:40 Davis Powell's Leadership Journey 19:24 Transition from Medical Missions to Bible Translation 24:22 Family and Ministry Together 29:01 Becoming CEO of Seed Company 41:01 What Gives You the Greatest Joy in Leadership? 44:12 What Burdens Weigh on Your Heart? 46:14 Urgency vs Speed 48:37 How Has Being CEO Impacted Your Prayer Life? 51:02 The Fun Side of Leadership 57:00 How would you counsel other leaders? 01:03:13 Closing Thanks Credits: The Global Leadership Collaborative is sponsored by Seed Company [https://seedcompany.com] and is intended to serve current and aspiring leaders around the world. The podcast host, Woody McLendon, serves as the GLC Director at Seed Company and comes to this new role with over 30 years of ministry experience in Bible translation, including 10 years as President of JAARS, Inc., a global ministry supporting Bible translation. We hope you will enjoy this podcast and invite you to consider joining this community to grow together.