With The Perrys On Leadership, Assignment, and Brokenness with Dr. Crawford Loritts
Apr 6, 2026
Dr. Crawford Loritts, pastor, author, and long‑time leadership teacher, reflects on leadership as stewardship and character. He discusses mentors, seasons of learning and legacy, the shaping power of assignments, and how brokenness can deepen dependence. Short, practical conversations about conviction, service, and releasing platforms to raise the next generation.
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Prioritize Character Over Platform
- Develop your gifts by focusing on character and godliness rather than platform or performance.
- Loritts warns the anointing is on the person, so prioritize personal walk and integrity over self-orchestrated opportunities.
A Pastor's Early Trust Shaped A Lifetime
- Loritts shares a pastor who believed in him and gave him early preaching chances at 16, shaping his trajectory.
- That pastor's faith in young people kept him anchored amid entitlement and built his sense of being an extension of others' trust.
Don't Promote Willing People Without Gift Evidence
- Avoid placing willing but ungifted people into leadership roles.
- Loritts advises to require evidence of gifting, fruit, and affirmation before giving platform, otherwise expect poor performance and future conflict.
