Daniel: Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
Issue #162, August 19, 2015 The king ordered his death, but after speaking to the king’s messenger with “wisdom and tact,” Daniel called his friends together and urged them to pray that God would reveal the king’s dream. With their lives still hanging in the balance God answered their prayers and revealed the dream to […]
Serving People with Place and Purpose
Issue #156, May 27, 2015 When we meet a leader we quickly ask what position they hold but we seldom ask why they hold that position. King David had a healthy perspective on the place God had called him to serve as well as the purpose. “And David knew that the LORD had established him […]
Vocation: A Call to Worship
Issue #154, April 29, 2015 We often see worship as an activity for Sunday that is very different from what we do when we wake up on Monday morning. But Paul saw our vocation as an act of worship. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not […]
Vocation: A Call to Stewardship
Issue #153, April 15, 2015 One of the first questions we ask when meeting someone for the first time is “So, what do you do?” We quickly identify ourselves and others with our work, job, or profession. How do servant leaders answer this question? In this series we’ll look at what Scripture says about what […]
Servant Leaders and the Great Commission: Release Workers
Issue #152, April 1, 2015 The fulfillment of the Great Commission rests squarely on the shoulders of leaders. Jesus commissioned His leaders with these words, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of […]
Servant Leaders and the Great Commission: Equip Workers
Issue #151, March 18, 2015 Great leaders equip and release others to accomplish good things, but not many leaders see the connection between their equipping and the Great Commission. In the last issue we noted that servant leaders see the need for workers to accomplish the ultimate task of leadership and join in prayer that […]
David: Leading with Prayer
Issue #142, November 12, 2014 After his early mistake David was finally able to bring the ark of God to Jerusalem with joy and celebration. He clearly desired to have God at the center of his leadership journey. As he settled into his new role as king he again expressed his heart for God by […]
David: Displaying a Life Purpose
Issue #135, August 6, 2014 The story of David and Goliath is a classic story which many of us learned in childhood. The stones and slingshot David used paint a memorable picture of overcoming insurmountable obstacles. But the story is much more than an epic battle; it displayed David’s life purpose. Notice his words to […]
David: Empowered by the Spirit
Issue #133, July 9, 2014 We have observed David as a young man developing the heart of a shepherd and learning to base his significance on his relationship with God instead of other things. At this point in his leadership journey, he had little idea of what God wanted to do with his life, but […]
David: The Search for Significance
Issue #132, June 25, 2014 David overcame great obstacles on his journey to become a leader after God’s own heart. Early in his life, he struggled with the key question which all leaders must answer, “How do I measure my significance?” The answer to that question and the basis on which we answer it profoundly […]