A Sense of Timing: Time to Grow
Issue #187, August 10, 2016 It’s always time to grow! Your personal growth has a major impact on your leadership. The writer of Hebrews shares a strong warning about the issue of timing and growth. We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn. In […]
A Sense of Timing: Getting Personal
Issue #186, July 27, 2016 Jesus had an amazing sense of timing as John records in the following incident. Therefore Jesus told them, "The right time for me has not yet come; for you any time is right. You go to the Feast. I am not yet going up to this Feast, because for me […]
It’s About Timing: Gaining Perspective
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 on making effective use of the time available, essentially doing the right things. Certainly leaders need to […]
John the Baptist: Leaving a Legacy
Issue #184, June 29, 2016 John the Baptist’s life has challenged us in many ways. His commitment, sacrifice, humility boldness and suffering all serve as examples to servant leaders. We would expect a glorious ending to a leader like this but John’s life ends differently. “The king was greatly distressed, but …he immediately sent an […]
John the Baptist: Suffering with Purpose
Issue #183, June 15, 2016 We all love stories of victory and triumph, when truth wins and justice triumphs. But life and leadership do not always end this way, and John’s leadership certainly did not. His life ended with pain and suffering when Herod threw him into prison after John rebuked the king for his […]
John the Baptist: Dealing with Doubt
Issue #182, June 1, 2016 We don’t expect strong leaders to have doubts. We expect them to have answers and great faith. But John the Baptist, the greatest prophet up to that time, had a period in which he wrestled with his faith in Jesus. John’s disciples told him about all these things. Calling two […]
John the Baptist: Quiet Influence
Issue #181, May 18, 2016 John the Baptist, if he were leading today, would not likely win any awards for success. His leadership did not last long, many of his key leaders left him to follow another, and the crowds at his events were declining when he was arrested and finally killed. But Jesus said […]
John the Baptist: Bold Confrontation
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 farmers. He spoke the truth with power and confronted wrong. But when he saw many of the […]
John the Baptist: Increasing Humility
Issue #179, April 20, 2016 John was a great leader and highly esteemed not only by his followers but by Jesus Himself. But his greatness was marked by increasing humility. He was able to humbly release his disciples, humbly point people to Jesus, and finally lay down his own life for the cause. His humility […]
John the Baptist: Releasing Leaders
Issue #178, April 6, 2016 John the Baptist did a great job of calling and empowering a team around him. But his true greatness as a servant leader is found in the way he released leaders. Many leaders are able to raise teams; few are willing to release them! But John released his team. The […]