A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken. (Ecclesiastes 4:12, NLT). We will all need to work with or lead a team sometime. I consider a team to be at least three people. The group …
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him (Ephesians 1:17, ESV). Success depends on making the right decision. Assuming that we are all leaders, we want to lead effectively. But how? The Apostle Paul writes in Ephesians 1:17 …
The leader’s responsibility is to equip God’s people to do His work and build up the church, the body of Christ (Ephesians 4:12, OGV). Recently, I looked at a Facebook post from a former member of Fellowship who had left thirty years ago to build a church in Africa. This church now has thousands in …
I’ve heard this principle of organizational development for years … Get the right people on the bus. It’s a key principle of leadership for success in business and church growth. Basically, we should get the right people on the bus and the wrong people off the bus. John Wimber, the founder of the Vineyard church …
I beg you, live the way people should live who have been called by God (Ephesians 4:1, WE). All of us have been called to salvation, and all of us have a specific calling in which to serve Jesus. There are two opposite reactions after receiving our calling – the reluctant response and the over-eager …
Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” (Matthew 4:19, NLT) Some leaders inspire leaders, while other leaders organize leaders. Leaders who inspire through vision and calling get “into” the soul of others, challenging them to follow Jesus. Organizational leaders develop a vision statement, make plans, …
Ask yourself this question, “Why would anyone want to be led by me?” I read an article in a Harvard Business Review book, and the author asked this question. The author and his team have asked this question dozens of times at executive conferences through the years and they report one reaction… Without fail, the …
I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh, I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church (Colossians 1:24, ESV). A leader suffers for the sake of others. Too often we insist others suffer for us – even when we are wrong. Yesterday, …
Behold, the wicked man conceives evil and is pregnant with mischief and gives birth to lies. He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made. His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own skull his violence descends (vv. 14-16, ESV). Lesson One: Don’t Be Concerned When Falsely Accused Through …
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A characteristic of the great saints is their power of levity. Pride is the downward drag of all things into an easy solemnity. One “settles down” into a sort of selfish seriousness but laughter is a leap. It is easy to be heavy: hard to be light. ~ GK Chesterton If you are going to …