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A Sense of Timing: A Time to Shut Up
December 14, 2016
Issue #196, December 14, 2016 Leaders talk! But servant leaders acknowledge that there is a time to talk and a time to be silent. In the last issue we examined when it is time for a leader to…
Lead with your Ears: The Basics of Listening
May 14, 2014
Issue #129, May 14, 2014 Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear (James 1:19, The Message). We have looked at several aspects of what it means to lead…
Lead with Your Ears: The Barriers to Listening
April 30, 2014
Issue #128, April 30, 2014 Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear (James 1:19, The Message). Leading with our ears sounds great, but leading with our tongue seems…
Lead with Your Ears: The Benefits of Listening
April 16, 2014
Issue #127, April 16, 2014 My tongue has gotten me in plenty of trouble, but my ears? Never! If only I would learn to follow James’ counsel, Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let…
Lead with Your Ears: Listen to the Right Voices
April 2, 2014
Issue #126, April 2, 2014 For a long time, I had the following verse posted on my office wall: Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear (James 1:19,…
Nehemiah: Vision is based on Character
February 15, 2012
Issue #75, February 15, 2012 With this issue we begin a series of reflections on the life of Nehemiah, a great servant leader with strengths in many areas. We will focus on one aspect of his leadership which…
Tame that Tongue: Too Many Words
November 16, 2011
Issue #69, November 16, 2011 In the last issue we acknowledged the amazing power servant leaders have in their tongue, “The power of life and death” (Proverbs 18:21). James cautions leaders that they will be held accountable for…
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…
Leading to Please
November 3, 2010
Issue #43, November 3, 2010 All leaders aim to please. They will please their followers, their shareholders, their bosses, themselves, or someone else. The question is not whether we will please but who we will please. Jesus set…