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Jacob: Limping Towards Leadership
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Issue #205, April 19, 2017 The life of Jacob provides a clear contrast between two kinds of leadership. He spent the first half of his leadership journey as many leaders do, limping towards leadership. But an encounter with…
A Sense of Timing: A time to harvest
April 5, 2017
Issue #204, April 5, 2017 In the last issue we examined when it is time to sow or plant. There is a time to plant and a time to harvest. Every farmer plants with the expectation of a…
John the Baptist: Bold Confrontation
May 4, 2016
Issue #180, May 4, 2016 The humility of John the Baptist didn’t mean that he was quiet! Instead, he was able to boldly confront wrong. It didn’t matter if he was talking to kings, religious leaders, soldiers or…
Watch Over Others
November 25, 2015
Issue #169, November 25, 2015 Paul’s instructions to the church leaders in Ephesus are good advice for servant leaders in any position of responsibility: “Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has…
Daniel: Serving with Pure Motives
September 16, 2015
Issue #164, September 16, 2015 Some years after Daniel’s first interpretation of a dream for Nebuchadnezzar, the king’s son, Belshazzar, also needed a wise man to tell him the meaning of a hand which had appeared on his…
Inspecting the foundation
June 10, 2015
Issue #157, June 10, 2015 The strength of a building lies in the hidden foundation, and periodically an engineer is called to inspect the foundation for any hidden weaknesses. Since leadership is an inside job, servant leaders are…
Leading For His Glory
January 15, 2013
Issue #97, January 15, 2013 The beginning of the year is a good time to set goals and look forward to what God has in store for us as servant leaders this year. I hope you’ve already thought…
Leading From or Towards Intimacy—Part 1
November 14, 2012
Issue #94, November 14, 2012 Servant leaders live in an intimate relationship with Jesus which profoundly shapes all aspects of their leadership. Their leadership flows from this relationship. Those who don’t walk in intimacy unconsciously seek it through…
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…
Moses: The Great Communicator
August 24, 2011
Issue #63, August 24, 2011 In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses proclaimed to the Israelites all that the LORD had commanded him concerning them. (Deuteronomy 1:3) After 40 years of leading…
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…
“No” Power
June 9, 2010
Issue #33, June 9, 2010 Great servant leaders learn the power of saying “no.” They recognize that serving others does not always mean accepting every invitation or request for service. While they have a passion to do more…