Delegation: The How
Issue #428, July 29, 2026 We’ve answered several questions about delegation from the story of the apostles in the early church. We looked at why we don’t delegate, why we should delegate, how we determine what to delegate and to whom we should delegate. Now, how do we delegate? 1 In those days when […]
A Flourishing Culture: Values Alignment
Issue #416, February 11, 2026 Jesus invested time and energy to instill His values in the lives of His disciples. His first formal teaching, the Sermon on the Mount, begins with a list of values: He said: 3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed are those who mourn, […]
Joshua: Utilizing Wisdom to Uphold Standards
Issue #400, June 11, 2025 After a great victory over the city of Jericho, Joshua sent a few of his troops to the small city of Ai, expecting an easy victory. Instead, his army was routed. Joshua rightly asked God what went wrong and God responded. 10 The Lord said to Joshua, “Stand up! What […]
Paul: Raise the Bar™
Issue #394, March 19, 2025 Effective leadership begins with a compelling purpose. But the vision will not be accomplished unless teams are built around shared values that align peoples’ actions with the vision. Values guide the actions of everyone on the team and shape the culture. Values are expressed when someone says, “That’s how we […]
#389 Serving Leaders Follow Those in Authority Over Them
#389, January 8, 2025 Leaders call others to follow, but leaders also follow! Paul was an amazing leader in so many ways. He was an apostle, a pioneer in the early church, a church planter, an author, and a developer of other leaders. Yet consider his call to the believers in Corinth: Follow my example, […]
#383, Serving Leaders Produce a Thriving World: They Set the Values
October 2, 2024 Serving leaders create a world in which people thrive. This world is described by Paul: 11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity […]
#372 Nehemiah: Raise the Bar™
April 24, 2024 Nehemiah had a clear vision to build the wall, but as a serving leader he was also concerned about the welfare of his people. During the rebuilding project Nehemiah discovered that many of the people were suffering because of high interest rates charged by their fellow Jews. The wealthy were taking advantage […]
#347 Paul’s Leadership Pipeline: Follow Them
April 5, 2023 Serving leaders empower others and are thrilled to see people developing and released, but they are not blind to the need for accountability. As Paul worked with Timothy and others in his leadership pipeline, he released them, but he also followed them to ensure that they were moving in the right direction. […]
#339 Serving with Authority: Release It
December 7, 2022 Serving leaders don’t keep authority, they release it! They follow the example of Jesus whose final words were about authority. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the […]
#337 Serving with Authority: Accept It
November 9, 2022 Serving leaders respect the authority of those over them but they also accept the authority invested in them. They recognize and accept that every legitimate leadership role brings with it the authority to carry out the expectations of that role. Paul spoke clearly about his authority as an apostle. So even if […]