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Learning from Rehoboam: Leaders Choose to whom they Listen
October 16, 2019
October 16, 2019 To whom do you listen when you have a tough decision to make? Rehoboam, like all leaders, had a choice to make. And the choice of who the leader listens to can have significant outcomes,…
A Sense of Timing: A Time to Sow
March 22, 2017
Issue #203, March 22, 2017 The writer of Ecclesiastes, in the passage on timing, says that there is “a time to plant” (Ecclesiastes 3:2). Farmers know that there is a time for sowing seeds in anticipation of a…
A Sense of Timing: A Time to Accept a Loss
February 22, 2017
Issue #201, February 22, 2017 No one loves to lose! No leader intends to lose. It’s hard to accept loss, but there are some times that it is best to accept a loss and move on. King Amaziah…
A Sense of Timing: A Time to Change Direction
October 19, 2016
Issue #192, October 19, 2016 Paul was a leader who knew when it was time to stay and when it was time to move on. But he also knew when it was time to change direction. We’ll examine…
It’s About Timing: Gaining Perspective
July 13, 2016
Issue #185, July 13, 2016 Great servant leaders not only manage their time well, they have a keen sense of timing. They have a sense of “when” it is the right time to do something. Time management focuses…
Quality Assurance: Not Given to Drunkenness
May 7, 2013
Issue #105, May 7, 2013 Paul’s list of qualifications next mentions that the leader is “not given to drunkenness” (1 Timothy 3:3). It seems obvious that Paul does not want to see leaders staggering after drinking too much…
Quality Assurance: Temperate/Sober-minded
February 25, 2013
Issue #100, February 25, 2013 After calling leaders to be blameless and to honor marriage commitments, Paul adds to his quality assurance list; the leader must be “temperate” (1 Timothy 3:2). My first response is “What?” Temperate is…
Nehemiah: Visions Respond to Need
March 14, 2012
Issue #77, March 14, 2012 We have examined the foundation of Nehemiah’s vision to build the wall. It was based on his character and birthed in prayer. In this issue we’ll observe that Nehemiah’s vision was not about…
Nehemiah: Vision is birthed in prayer
February 29, 2012
Issue #76, February 29, 2012 The first response of Nehemiah to the desperate needs of his city was prayer. “When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed…
Moses: Leading from the Presence
June 1, 2011
Issue #57, June 1, 2011 Nothing more profoundly shaped Moses’ leadership than the time he spent in God’s presence. When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was…
Perceive God’s New Thing
January 12, 2011
Issue #47, January 12, 2011 Happy New Year! The beginning of a new year is an annual cycle that God built into our world to allow us to deal with the past and have a fresh start. People…
When Time is Up
November 17, 2010
Issue #44, November 17, 2010 Perseverance is a great attribute of leadership and the apostle Paul is a great example of this attribute. But servant leaders also know when their time is up and they should change direction.…