The Act of Choosing Leaders: Leadership Appointment
April 29, 2020 Getting the right person in the right place is one of the greatest challenges of leadership. We could look at the selection of leaders from a human resources position and examine resumes or CVs. Servant leaders certainly can use these resources, but they also want their selections to follow God’s direction. Many […]
The Act of Choosing Leaders: Popular Selection
April 15, 2020 Leaders choose other leaders to join their team and help carry out the vision. But the process they use to choose varies depending on the context. The Book of Acts provides at least four different ways that the early church selected leaders. One of them was used when the need arose for […]
The Act of Choosing Leaders: Divine Commission
April 1, 2020 Choosing other leaders is one of the greatest challenges of leadership. Most leaders have had some success and likely some failure in this area. The ‘cost’ of failure is high when the selection process does not bring the right person. What is the best approach to find others who will build the […]
The Sound of Silent Leadership…in Self-defense
March 18, 2020 We have examined many ways in which servant leaders need to learn to be silent. But the most difficult time to remain silent is when we are personally attacked or accused of doing wrong. When this happens, our natural response is to defend ourselves, often loudly! Self-defense is often considered a universal […]
The Sound of Silent Leadership…in Persuasion
March 4, 2020 Leaders influence others by persuasion. They can convince others to follow their vision, to support the cause, and to be a part of the team. Almost always, we try to persuade others with words, often strong or loud words that end with exclamation marks! But sometimes the greatest influence to persuade comes […]
The Sound of Silent Leadership…in Conversation
February 19, 2020 Recall the last conversation you had with a close friend. Who did most of the talking, you or the friend? Did the one who talked the most have more influence? We usually think that the person who talks most in the conversation has the most influence. This is true sometimes, but not […]
The Sound of Silent Leadership…in Prayer
February 5, 2020 When you pray, how much of it is you talking? Most often we think of prayer as talking, one-way communication with God. This is certainly a part of prayer and should be greatly increased! But for this issue, we want to reflect on what it means pray following the instructions given in […]
The Sound of Silent Leadership…in Reflection
January 22, 2020 Servant leaders learn that leadership is not always about talking. They acknowledge that, at times, what is done in silence may have more impact than what is done in public speaking! They embrace the call of the writer of Lamentations to spend some time in silent reflection: It is good to wait […]
The Sound of Silent Leadership…in Life
January 8, 2020 What does leadership sound like? We usually think of leaders as strong, forceful personalities, loudly proclaiming their God-given vision and their amazing plan to change the world. They speak loudly and influence by declaration and proclamation. They grow in influence by taking courses in public speaking. Speaking well is certainly an important […]
A Couple of Servant Leaders, Part 3*
December 18, 2019 As we celebrate the birth of Jesus this Christmas, we will focus on a couple of servant leaders, Zechariah and Elizabeth, the parents of John the Baptist. John would be called by Jesus as the greatest man ever born (Matthew 11:11). In what way did John’s parents, Zechariah and Elizabeth, influence him […]