Quality Assurance: Husband of One Wife
Issue #99, February 11, 2013 After the general quality “above reproach” Paul quickly focuses his checklist on an area that deeply impacts all servant leaders who are called to be, “the husband of but one wife” (1Timothy 3:2) At first glance most of us who are married would go ahead and mark this requirement as […]
Quality Assurance: Above Reproach
Issue #98, January 30, 2013 Every manufacturing business is concerned with the quality of their product because they recognize that substandard products will hurt their reputation and ultimately destroy their business. So they invest large amounts of time and money in quality assurance programs to protect their profit. Christian leaders should be even more concerned […]
Tame that Tongue: Truth or Lies
Issue #70, November 30, 2011 A 2009 study found that men tell lies six times a day and women 3 times! Whether or not that is true, we live in a world filled with deception and lying is one of the big sins of the tongue. God’s expectation is clear, “Do not lie to each […]
Tame that Tongue: Understand the Power
Issue #68, November 2, 2011 The strongest muscle in a leader’s body is the tongue. With our words we can build or destroy, create friends or enemies. Our words can encourage or discourage; they can speak truth or lies; they can bring peace or tension. Our words can cut like a knife, or heal like […]
The Art of Avoiding Immorality
Issue #67, October 19, 2011 Far too many Christian leaders have lost their ability to influence because of sexual immorality. I am certain that each reader of this issue can give a personal story of this sad situation. My intent is not to condemn those who have fallen, but to help each of us deal […]
The Art of Avoiding Temptation
Issue #66, October 5, 2011 Servant leaders know what to avoid! The Bible provides many instructions for servant leaders to ‘avoid,’ ‘run away from’ or ‘stay away!’ As I evaluated these instructions I found most of them centered around two categories: people and evil. In the last issue we looked at the kind of people […]
Moses: A Sinning Servant
Issue #61, July 27, 2011 Moses is a great example of a servant leader, but he wasn’t perfect! Numbers 20 records the story of the sin that would keep Moses out of the Promised Land. The people are thirsty and blame Moses again. Moses cries out to God for direction and God instructs him to […]
Moses: Serving the Team
Issue #59, June 29, 2011 Moses led the people out of Egypt, received God’s commandments on the mountain, and was now ready for action! The first matter needing attention was to build a tabernacle, a place of worship for the new nation. Moses had learned from Jethro that he could not do all the work […]
Moses: First Attempts at Leadership
Issue #49, February 9, 2011 Moses’ first recorded leadership act was a disaster! One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people. Glancing this way and that and seeing […]
It’s a matter of trust: Keep it
Issue #30, April 29, 2010 Getting trust is an issue every leader needs to work at but it’s only the beginning of the journey. Servant leaders do the following to keep the trust of those they lead. Accept the challenge of keeping trust. Servant leaders recognize that being consistent enough over time to keep trust […]