A Flourishing Culture: Team Synergy
Issue #418, March 11, 2026 Every organization rises or falls on the strength of its teams. When leaders intentionally build teams with synergy, people flourish and remarkable outcomes are achieved. Jesus understood this principle well and carefully and prayerfully built a team that would eventually change the world. 13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and […]
A Flourishing Culture: Mission Focus
Issue #417, February 25, 2026 Organizations flourish when the mission is clear and everyone understands what is most critical to accomplish. The mission of an organization describes the activities that bring the greatest value to those being served. Jesus had absolute clarity about His mission. This was perhaps most clearly stated at the beginning of […]
A Flourishing Culture: Values Alignment
Issue #416, February 11, 2026 Jesus invested time and energy to instill His values in the lives of His disciples. His first formal teaching, the Sermon on the Mount, begins with a list of values: He said: 3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed are those who mourn, […]
A Flourishing Culture: Vision Clarity
Issue #415, January 28, 2026 Vision, a compelling view of the future, is an essential ingredient in a culture that has energy, alignment, resilience and impact—a flourishing culture. In the last issue we examined how Jesus modeled servant leadership in ways that brought flourishing to His world. Now, we’ll shift to how He used a […]
A Flourishing Culture: Servant Leadership
Issue #414, January 14, 2026 Flourishing things are attractive. We love to look at a well-manicured flower garden where all the plants are healthy and strong. The same is true for organizations that flourish—they are attractive. Flourishing plants require healthy soil; flourishing organizations require a healthy culture. In this series we’ll examine 6 elements of […]
Incarnational Leadership: Be With Them
Issue #413, December 10, 2025 How does Christmas impact your leadership? The coming of Jesus as a baby changes everything and reshapes the way we lead. Theologians describe the coming of Jesus as the incarnation which means that God stepped into human life. He entered our world, our struggles and our experiences. Matthew describes what […]
Leading with Gratitude
Issue #412, November 26, 2025 Many leaders live in tomorrow—and miss the blessings of today. While looking ahead and solving problems is a needed component of leadership, it can lead to a lack of appreciation for what is. Serving leaders learn to lead with gratitude. Consider Paul’s leadership: 33 Just before dawn Paul urged them all […]
Matters of the Heart: Guide its Direction
Issue #411, November 12, 2025 Healthy leaders understand that their heart shapes everything they do. They pay attention to their emotions—not to be ruled by them, but to guide them in the right direction. Great leaders don’t suppress emotions; they shepherd them. Our heart can be guided in the right direction. Consider these scriptures: […]
Matters of the Heart: Gauge its Condition
Issue #410, October 29, 2025 Healthy leaders pay attention to their heart, the seat of their emotions. In the previous issue we recognized the power of our heart to direct our lives and the difficulty in understanding it. David acknowledged his desire to have an undivided heart. He also cried out to God for help […]
Matters of the Heart: Grasp its worth.
Issue #409, October 15, 2025 Most leadership writing is action focused, which is natural since leaders value results. Yet, the Bible focuses more on matters of the heart, mentioning our heart more than 500 times, certainly an indication of how significant our heart is. While the biblical view of the heart encompasses the mind, will […]