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2026
- Fruitful Failure: Find a New Definition of Failure
- Self-Care: Take Care of Your Growth
- Self-Care: Take Care of Your Body
- Self-Care: Take Care of Your Soul
- Self-Care: Take Care of Yourself
- Delegation: The How
- Delegation: The Who
- Delegation: The What
- Delegation: The Why
- Delegation: The Why Not
- Your Work Today Matters: It Echoes into Eternity
- Your Work Today Matters: It Reveals God’s Kingdom
- Your Work Today Matters: It Expresses God’s Calling
- Your Work Today Matters: It Advances God’s First Commission
- A Flourishing Culture: Growing Leaders
- A Flourishing Culture: Team Synergy
- A Flourishing Culture: Mission Focus
- A Flourishing Culture: Values Alignment
- A Flourishing Culture: Vision Clarity
- A Flourishing Culture: Servant Leadership
2025
- Incarnational Leadership: Be With Them
- Leading with Gratitude
- Matters of the Heart: Guide its Direction
- Matters of the Heart: Gauge its Condition
- Matters of the Heart: Grasp its worth.
- Intimate Leaders are Friends of Jesus
- Intimate Leaders Love Like Jesus
- Intimate Leaders Bring Glory to Jesus
- Intimate Leaders are Fruitful for Jesus
- Intimate Leaders are Transformed by Jesus
- Joshua: Using Wisdom to Cast Vision
- Joshua: Employing Wisdom in Times of Division
- Joshua: Applying Wisdom in Strategic Decisions
- Joshua: Utilizing Wisdom to Uphold Standards
- Joshua: Gaining Wisdom through Failure
- Joshua: Finding Wisdom for Leadership
- Paul: Upend the Pyramid™
- Paul: Build on Strength™
- Paul: Blaze the Trail™
- Paul: Raise the Bar™
- Paul: Run to Great Purpose™
- #392 Serving Leaders Follow Those Under Them
- #391 Serving Leaders Follow Those Around Them
- #390 Serving Leaders Follow Those Ahead of Them
- #389 Serving Leaders Follow Those in Authority Over Them
2024
- #388 Incarnational Leadership-Being With
- #387 Leading as Shepherds
- #386 Serving Leaders Produce a Thriving World: They Spread the Power
- #385 Serving Leaders Produce a Thriving World: They Synchronize the Team
- #384 Serving Leaders Produce a Thriving World: They Share the Mission
- #383, Serving Leaders Produce a Thriving World: They Set the Values
- #382, Serving Leaders Produce a Thriving World: They Shape the Vision
- #381, The Price of Serving Leadership: Release Prestige
- #380 The Price of Serving Leadership: Release Power
- #379 The Price of Serving Leadership: Release Position
- #378 It’s None of Your Business: Serve it
- #377 It’s None of Your Business: Shape it
- #376 It’s None of Your Business: Surrender it
- #374 Nehemiah: Build on Strength™
- #375 Nehemiah: Upend the Pyramid™
- #373 Nehemiah: Blaze the Trail™
- #372 Nehemiah: Raise the Bar™
- #371 Nehemiah: Run to Great Purpose™
- #370 Secure Leaders Develop Others
- #369 Secure Leaders Accept Mistakes
- #368 Secure Leaders Embrace Differences
- #367 Secure Leaders Delegate
- #366 Secure Leaders Encourage
- #365 Secure Leaders are Serving Leaders
2023
- #364 Let’s Talk Money: Share It
- Christmas Greetings 2023
- #363 Let’s Talk Money: Secure It
- #362 Let’s Talk Money: Surrender It
- #361 Timothy: Learning to Fight the Battle
- #360 Timothy: Learning to Teach
- # 359 Timothy: Connecting Across Generations
- #358 Timothy: Establishing Healthy Friendships
- #357 Timothy: Becoming a Role Model
- #356 Timothy: Learning Self-Control
- #355 Timothy: Leaving Baggage Behind
- #354 Timothy: Learning to Reflect
- #353 Timothy: Learning the Word
- #352 Timothy: Clarifying the Call
- #351 Timothy: Paying the Price of Leadership
- Timothy: Hungry to Learn
- Paul’s Leadership Pipeline: Love Them
- #348 Paul’s Leadership Pipeline: Encourage Them
- #347 Paul’s Leadership Pipeline: Follow Them
- #346 Paul’s Leadership Pipeline: Release Them
- #345 Paul’s Leadership Pipeline: Stretch Them
- 344 Paul’s Leadership Pipeline: Empower Them
- #343 Paul’s Leadership Pipeline: Show Them
- #342 Paul’s Leadership Pipeline: Prepare Them
- Paul’s Leadership Pipeline: Choose them
2022
- #340 Joseph, Serving with Silence
- #339 Serving with Authority: Release It
- #338 Serving with Authority: Use It
- #337 Serving with Authority: Accept It
- #336 Serving with Authority: Respect It
- #335 Barnabas: Serving with Character
- #334 Barnabas: Serving with Failure
- #333 Barnabas: Serving with Humility
- #332 Barnabas: Serving with Availability
- #330 Barnabas: Serving with Worship
- Barnabas: Serving with a Team
- #329 Barnabas: Serving with Generosity
- #328 Barnabas Serving with Encouragement
- #327 A Flourishing World: Failure is Anticipated
- # 326 A Flourishing World: Accountability is Natural
- # 325 A Flourishing World: Growth is expected
- # 324 A Flourishing World: Relationships are honored
- #323 A Flourishing World: Standards are Defined
- #322 A Flourishing World: Work is purposeful
- #321 A Flourishing World: Diversity is Affirmed
- #320 A Flourishing World: People are valued
- #319 A Flourishing World: God’s Design
- #318 Serving leaders ask those who follow: “What are you doing to finish well?”
- #317 Serving leaders ask themselves: “What am I doing to finish well?”
- #316, Serving leaders ask those who follow: “Who are you following?”
2021
- Merry Christmas to you from Jon
- #315 Serving leaders ask themselves: “Who am I following?”
- #314 Serving leaders ask those who follow: “What are you thinking?”
- #313 Serving leaders ask themselves: “What am I thinking?”
- #312 Serving Leaders ask those who follow: “What should you start doing?”
- #311 Serving Leaders ask themselves: “What should I start doing?”
- #310 Serving leaders ask those who follow: “What should you stop doing?”
- #309 Serving leaders ask themselves: “What should I stop doing?”
- #308 Serving leaders ask those who follow: “How are you growing?”
- #307 Serving leaders ask themselves: “How am I growing?”
- #306 Serving Leaders ask those who follow: “What is in your hand?”
- #305 Serving Leaders ask themselves: “What is in my hand?”
- #304 Serving leaders ask those who follow: “Who are you becoming?”
- #303 Serving leaders ask themselves: “Who am I Becoming?”
- #302 Serving Leaders ask those who follow: “Who are you?”
- #301 Serving leaders ask themselves: “Who am I?”
- #300 Boaz: Serving by Making Things Happen
- #299 Boaz: Serving by Keeping His Word
- #298 Boaz: Serving by Giving Generously
- #297 Boaz: Serving by Honoring the Weak
- #296 Boaz: Serving by Treating Others Well
- #295 Boaz: Serving by Standing Well
- Serving Leaders Take Sides
- #293 Jesus: Upend the Pyramid
- #292 Jesus: Build on Strength
2020
- #291 Jesus: Blaze the Trail
- #290 Jesus: Raise the Bar
- #289 Jesus: Run to Great Purpose
- #288 The ABC’s of Beginning Well: Connect with the people
- #287 The ABC’s of Beginning Well: Believe in God’s Promises
- #286 The ABC’s of Beginning Well: Acknowledge Realities
- The ABC’s of Transition: Cherish the Relationships
- The ABC’s of Transition: Bless the Successor
- The ABC’s of Transition: Acknowledge the Realities
- The Act of Choosing Leaders: People Development
- The Act of Choosing Leaders: Leadership Appointment
- The Act of Choosing Leaders: Popular Selection
- The Act of Choosing Leaders: Divine Commission
- The Sound of Silent Leadership…in Self-defense
- The Sound of Silent Leadership…in Persuasion
- The Sound of Silent Leadership…in Conversation
- The Sound of Silent Leadership…in Prayer
- The Sound of Silent Leadership…in Reflection
- The Sound of Silent Leadership…in Life
2019
- A Couple of Servant Leaders, Part 3*
- Leading with Grace: Share it.
- Leading with Grace: Live it.
- Leading with Grace: Receive it
- Learning from Rehoboam: Leaders Lose when they don’t Listen
- Learning from Rehoboam: Leaders Choose to whom they Listen
- Learning from Rehoboam: Leaders Choose to Listen
- Speaking the Truth, With Perseverance
- Speaking the Truth, With Hope
- Speaking the Truth, With Trust
- Speaking the Truth, while Protecting
- Speaking the Truth, with Rejoicing
- Speaking the Truth, with No Record of Wrongs
- Speaking the Truth, without Anger
- Speaking the Truth, without Self-Seeking
- Speaking the Truth without Dishonoring
- Speaking the Truth Without Pride but With Humility
- Speaking the Truth, Without Boasting
- Speaking the Truth, Without Envy
- Speaking the Truth, Kindly
- Speaking the Truth, Patiently
- Speaking the Truth in Love
- The Leader and Emotion: Peace
- The Leader and Emotion: Vengeance
- The Leader and Emotion: Anxiety
2018
- The Leader and Emotion: Confusion
- The Leader and Emotion: Fear
- The Leader and Emotion: Guilt
- The Leader and Emotion: Gratitude
- The Leader and Emotion: Betrayal
- The Leader and Emotion: Loneliness
- The Leader and Emotion: Depression
- The Leader and Emotion: Sorrow
- The Leader and Emotion: Joy
- The Leader and Emotion: Anger
- The Leader and Emotion: Jesus
- Leadership Temptation: Compromising Character for Privilege
- Leadership Temptation: Using Charisma for Promotion
- Leadership Temptation: Using Calling for Provision
- David and Absalom: Success
- David and Absalom: Relationships
- David and Absalom: Sin
- David and Absalom: Authority
- David and Absalom: Influence
- David and Absalom: Power
- David and Absalom: Intimacy
- Gideon: Sabotaging Potential
- Gideon: Sharing Potential
- Gideon: Shaping Potential
- Gideon: Seeing Potential
2017
- Joseph: Recognizing the Purpose of the Dream
- Joseph: The Fulfillment of the Dream
- Joseph: The Unfolding of the Dream
- Joseph: A Substitute Dream
- Joseph: Learning Who to Trust for the Dream
- Joseph: Dreaming with Others
- Joseph: The Testing of a Dream
- Joseph: The Death of a Dream
- Joseph: The Birth of a Dream
- Joseph: The Birth of a Dreamer
- Hearing the Voice of the Father
- Will I Be Willing? A Question of Intent
- Will I Be Able? A Question of Impact
- Will Others Follow? A Question of Influence
- Who Are You? A Question of Intimacy
- Who Am I? A Question of Identity
- Jacob: Leading with a Limp
- Jacob: Limping Towards Leadership
- A Sense of Timing: A time to harvest
- A Sense of Timing: A Time to Sow
- A Sense of Timing: A Time to Quit
- A Sense of Timing: A Time to Accept a Loss
- A Sense of Timing: A Time to Share Vision
- A Sense of Timing: A Time to Confront
- A Sense of Timing: A Time to Encourage
2016
- Christmas: Servant Leaders Bow in Worship
- A Sense of Timing: A Time to Shut Up
- A Sense of Timing: A Time to Speak Up
- A Sense of Timing: A Time to Rest
- A Sense of Timing: A Time to Wait
- A Sense of Timing: A Time to Change Direction
- A Sense of Timing: A Time to Stay
- A Sense of Timing: A Time to Move On
- A Sense of Timing: A Time to Move
- A Sense of Timing: Time to Plan
- A Sense of Timing: Time to Grow
- A Sense of Timing: Getting Personal
- It’s About Timing: Gaining Perspective
- John the Baptist: Leaving a Legacy
- John the Baptist: Suffering with Purpose
- John the Baptist: Dealing with Doubt
- John the Baptist: Quiet Influence
- John the Baptist: Bold Confrontation
- John the Baptist: Increasing Humility
- John the Baptist: Releasing Leaders
- John the Baptist: Raising Leaders
- John the Baptist: Communicating for a Change
- John the Baptist: Clarifying His Identity
- John the Baptist: Preparing to Lead
- Position and Privilege
- Lead On His Mission in the New Year
2015
- A Couple of Servant Leaders: Mary and Joseph – Part 2
- A Couple of Servant Leaders: Mary and Joseph
- Watch Over Others
- Watch Over Yourself
- Daniel: A Steward of Dreams
- Daniel: Leading on His Knees
- Daniel: Leading with Excellence
- Daniel: Serving with Pure Motives
- Daniel: Bringing Others on the Journey
- Daniel: Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
- Daniel: Speaking with Wisdom and Tact
- Daniel: Marketplace Leadership
- Daniel: Appealing to Authority
- Daniel: A Moral Resolve
- Inspecting the foundation
- Serving People with Place and Purpose
- Vocation: A Call to Excellence
- Vocation: A Call to Worship
- Vocation: A Call to Stewardship
- Servant Leaders and the Great Commission: Release Workers
- Servant Leaders and the Great Commission: Equip Workers
- Servant Leaders and the Great Commission: See the Need for Workers
- David: Succeeding at Succession
- David: Leading at Home
- David: Needing a Nathan
- David: Failing Forward
2014
- Christmas Greetings
- David: Leading with an Act of Kindness
- David: Building a Team of Giant Killers
- David: Leading with Prayer
- David: From Mistakes to Success
- David: Leading from Position
- David: Leading in Crisis
- David: Learning Submission
- David: Following an Insecure Leader
- David: Choosing Friends
- David: Displaying a Life Purpose
- David: Leading with a Heart of Worship
- David: Empowered by the Spirit
- David: The Search for Significance
- David: Developing the Heart of a Shepherd
- The Simple Truth
- Lead with your Ears: The Basics of Listening
- Lead with Your Ears: The Barriers to Listening
- Lead with Your Ears: The Benefits of Listening
- Lead with Your Ears: Listen to the Right Voices
- Strong Leaders + Willing Followers = Great Results
- Profiles in Bold Humility: Timothy
- Profiles in Bold Humility: Paul
- Profiles in Bold Humility: Peter
- Profiles in Bold Humility: Nehemiah
2013
- Profiles in Bold Humility: Daniel, and Company
- Profiles in Bold Humility: Esther
- Profiles in Bold Humility: Moses
- Profiles in Bold Humility: Joseph
- Profiles in Bold Humility: Jesus
- Passing the Baton: How to Receive it
- Passing the Baton: How to Do It
- Passing the Baton: Why it’s Difficult
- Passing the Baton: Why it’s Needed
- Quality Assurance: Good Reputation with Outsiders
- Quality Assurance: Not New Convert
- Quality Assurance: Manages Family Well
- Quality Assurance: Not a Lover of Money
- Quality Assurance: Not Quarrelsome
- Quality Assurance: Not Violent but Gentle
- Quality Assurance: Not Given to Drunkenness
- Quality Assurance: Able to teach
- Quality Assurance: Hospitable
- Quality Assurance: Respectable
- Quality Assurance: Self-Control
- Quality Assurance: Temperate/Sober-minded
- Quality Assurance: Husband of One Wife
- Quality Assurance: Above Reproach
- Leading For His Glory
2012
- Leading From or Towards Intimacy—Part 3
- Leading From or Towards Intimacy—Part 2
- Leading From or Towards Intimacy—Part 1
- Act Like Paul: Encourage the Heart
- Act Like Paul: Empower Others to Act*
- Act Like Paul: Inspire a Shared Vision
- Act Like Paul: Challenge the Process
- Act Like Paul: Model the Way
- Nehemiah: Visions Produce Celebration!
- Nehemiah: Visions Build People
- Nehemiah: Visions Require Time
- Nehemiah: Visions Encounter Opposition
- Nehemiah: Visions Require Work
- Nehemiah: Visions Demand More Communication
- Nehemiah: Visions Demand Communication
- Nehemiah: Visions Require Planning
- Nehemiah: Visions are Specific
- Nehemiah: Visions are Large
- Nehemiah: Visions are Personal
- Nehemiah: Visions Respond to Need
- Nehemiah: Vision is birthed in prayer
- Nehemiah: Vision is based on Character
- Leading by Association
- Grace to lead in a new year
2011
- Tame that Tongue: Grace to Change
- Tame that Tongue: Gossiping
- Tame that Tongue: Truth or Lies
- Tame that Tongue: Too Many Words
- Tame that Tongue: Understand the Power
- The Art of Avoiding Immorality
- The Art of Avoiding Temptation
- The Art of Avoiding People
- Moses: Leaving a Legacy
- Moses: The Great Communicator
- Moses: Leading in Between
- Moses: A Sinning Servant
- Moses: Serving Those Who Won’t Follow
- Moses: Serving the Team
- Moses: Face Down Leadership
- Moses: Leading from the Presence
- Moses: Learning to Delegate
- Moses: Dealing with Discontent
- Moses: Leading By Celebration
- Moses: Leading with Persistence
- Moses: Leading with Courage
- Moses: A Close Call
- Moses: Desert Preparation
- Moses: First Attempts at Leadership
- Moses: A Background Check
- Perceive God’s New Thing
2010
- Wise Men Still Seek Him
- Leading with Joy
- When Time is Up
- Leading to Please
- Battlefield Leadership
- Influence from the Bottom
- Gifted to Lead
- Knee Power
- Grace to Lead
- The Leaders’ Identity
- Leading with Purpose
- Speaking Truth with Love
- Advance through Retreat
- “No” Power
- Branch Leadership
- It’s a matter of trust: Recover it
- It’s a matter of trust: Keep it
- It’s a matter of trust: Get it
- Tough Times Call for Servant Leaders
- Leading on Thursday Morning
- Leaders With a Limp
- Share the Vision
- Shape the Vision
- See the Vision
- Don’t Stop!
2009
- Redeeming Time
- It’s About Time
- Open Hearted Leadership
- Servant Leaders Build Servant Followers
- Servant Leaders Need Servant Followers
- Leading More With Less
- An Encouraging Word
- A Passion to Grow
- Leading with Excellence
- Leading with an Open Heart
- More Money Matters
- Money Matters
- “A lover of good”
- Servant Leaders Have the Home Field Advantage
- Leading for a Change
- Thinking for a Change
- Don’t tell me, show me!
- Hospitality…serving others at home
- The Privilege of Releasing
- Leadership vs. Ministry
- Whips and Washbasins