Honza Interviews

In this interview, I had the amazing opportunity to speak to Carli Graves. She's the Director of Praise Youth, a Dance Instructor, a Hillsong Alumnus, and a good friend. We had a great time talking about her approach to ministry, her experiences in leadership, her love of dogs, and everything in between. I hope you enjoy it. What's something besides their faith that all great church leaders have in common? I would say leadership. Their leadership is their influence. I actually just listened to a Leadership Lean In Podcast with Taylor Madu. Something that challenges me every single day I try to remember this is: are you being the kind of leader you would want to follow. I ask myself that all the time. At the end of the day. everyone has influence, either positive or negative. You have to decide every day which direction you will go, positive or negative. Yes, all church staff share their faith, but they all have influence as well. No matter their platform - it could be from the