Joshua: Applying Wisdom in Strategic Decisions
Issue # 401, June 25, 2025 Joshua led Israel through a series of military campaigns to claim the land God had promised to them. But he didn’t rely on military tactics of his experience—he applied wisdom in his decisions, guided by surrender, obedience and adaptability. Though most serving leaders do not lead armies, they can […]
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 […]
#308 Serving leaders ask those who follow: “How are you growing?”
September 1, 2021 Serving leaders have a passion, not only for their own personal growth, but they want to see those they lead also growing. They are in the growing people business! So, they attend to their own growth and then quickly turn their attention to the growth of those they lead. They have a […]
#286 The ABC’s of Beginning Well: Acknowledge Realities
October 14, 2020 In the last series we learned from Moses how serving leaders transition well. Now, let’s examine the other side of that process, the beginning of a new role for Joshua, his successor. All leaders will experience times when they step into a new position of leadership responsibility or transition to a new […]
The ABC’s of Transition: Acknowledge the Realities
May 27, 2020 Every leader will sooner or later come to a time of a change of leadership. This transition may happen by choice, circumstances, God’s call, or simply the passing of time. So, all leaders are either coming from a transition, working on a current transition, or laying the foundation for a future transition! […]
A Sense of Timing: A Time to Accept a Loss
Issue #201, February 22, 2017 No one loves to lose! No leader intends to lose. It’s hard to accept loss, but there are some times that it is best to accept a loss and move on. King Amaziah learned this leadership lesson at the young age of 25. Amaziah called the people of Judah together […]
A Sense of Timing: A Time to Change Direction
Issue #192, October 19, 2016 Paul was a leader who knew when it was time to stay and when it was time to move on. But he also knew when it was time to change direction. We’ll examine how he adjusted his course in this account from his second missionary journey: Paul and his companions […]
A Sense of Timing: A Time to Move
Issue #189, September 7, 2016 There’s a time to sit down and make a plan, but then there’s a time to move into action! We examined planning in our last issue; now we will look at when it’s time to move. Consider this account from the prophet Haggai. This is what the LORD Almighty says: […]
Act Like Paul: Challenge the Process
Issue #90, September 12, 2012 Effective leaders are never content with the way things are; they challenge the process. They refuse to accept that current reality is the best that is possible. They push themselves and encourage others to develop and grow towards a better future. Challenging the process is a mindset that creatively pushes […]
When Time is Up
Issue #44, November 17, 2010 Perseverance is a great attribute of leadership and the apostle Paul is a great example of this attribute. But servant leaders also know when their time is up and they should change direction. Luke’s simple statement of his experience with Paul provides profound insights for servant leaders. “But when our […]