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, […]
#392 Serving Leaders Follow Those Under Them
#392, February 19, 2025 All leaders expect those under them to follow, but there is also a sense in which serving leaders follow those under them! Paul’s exhortation lays the foundation for our reflections. Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1, NIV). Paul was the leader, actively seeking to […]
#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 […]
#382, Serving Leaders Produce a Thriving World: They Shape the Vision
September 18, 2024 Serving Leaders Produce a Thriving World: They Shape the Vision September 18, 2024 Snippet: Reflections for Serving Leaders, latest issue Serving leadership works! Serving leadership produces environments where people come to life, find meaning and purpose, and bring their best selves to the mission of the organization. Everything, even the bottom line, […]
#371 Nehemiah: Run to Great Purpose™
April 10, 2024 The Five Actions of Serving Leadership™ recognized and taught by Dr. John Stahl-Wert are universal actions that every great serving leader uses to build high performing teams. These actions work in every sphere of society and in all types of organizations. In this series we’ll look at how Nehemiah demonstrated these five […]
#360 Timothy: Learning to Teach
October 18, 2023 Timothy quickly learned that a significant part of leadership is passing on to others what he knew and believed. He learned to teach. Reflect on the following instructions from Paul to Timothy: And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful (2 […]
# 359 Timothy: Connecting Across Generations
October 4, 2023 One of the marks of Timothy’s great leadership was his ability to connect with people from different generations. Consider these instructions from Paul: 1Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, 2older women as mothers, and younger women as […]
#356 Timothy: Learning Self-Control
August 23, 2023 As he developed his leadership capacity one of the areas that Timothy needed to learn was the discipline of self-control. Consider these instructions from Paul to the young leader: I thank God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you […]
#340 Joseph, Serving with Silence
December 14, 2022 This Christmas season believers all over the world reflect on the amazing story of God entering our world as baby. It is a story filled with angels, dreams, miracles, and awe. At the center of the story we find Joseph and Mary on a journey to Bethlehem, finding a stable in which […]
#338 Serving with Authority: Use It
November 23, 2022 Serving leaders don’t avoid authority, they use it to serve! They welcome authority as a way to build others up, move the organization in the direction it needs to go, etc. Paul, as we saw in the last issue, used authority to build others up. Now, let’s reflect on a short statement […]