#309 Serving leaders ask themselves: “What should I stop doing?”
September 15, 2021 Leaders are people of action and most have a long list of things they plan to do to change their world. But serving leaders also stop and ask themselves what they are doing which they should stop! Paul provides these instructions to all Christians, 22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to […]
#293 Jesus: Upend the Pyramid
February 3, 2021 In the last four issues we have looked at how Jesus demonstrated the actions of The Serving Leader ModelTM*. He clarified the vision, Run to Great Purpose. He established the values for His disciples to Raise the Bar. He showed how to Build on Strengths as He sent them out two by […]
The Act of Choosing Leaders: People Development
May 13, 2020 We have already looked at several biblical ways that leaders were chosen in the book of Acts. Some leaders were chosen by divine commissioning. Others were chosen by the people while some were simply appointed by the founders. In some cases, there was a mix of different methods. Now we will examine […]
A Sense of Timing: A Time to Quit
Issue #202, March 8, 2017 Leaders never quit, right? Wrong! Great leaders know when it’s time to persevere but they also know that there is a time to quit! Moses learned this lesson from his father-in-law. The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and they stood around him […]
David: Building a Team of Giant Killers
Issue #143, November 26, 2014 When Goliath challenged Saul’s army there were no soldiers in the kingdom able to kill a giant until David led the way to victory. Later, as king, he developed a whole team of giant killers! 2 Samuel 8:15-18 lists some of David’s key team leaders. Later, over 30 of David’s […]
Passing the Baton: How to Do It
Issue #114, September 18, 2013 Relay races are often won or lost in the process of passing on the baton. If the baton is dropped or fumbled at this point valuable time is lost. Servant leaders aim for a smooth transition as expressed in our key verse for this series: “Your sons will take the […]
Act Like Paul: Empower Others to Act*
Issue #92, October 10, 2012 Great leaders inspire others to share the vision but also empower others to carry out the vision. They are not only capable of great accomplishments; they inspire others to greatness. Many leaders focus on drawing people to follow them and perhaps serve as good models but fail to bring out […]
Nehemiah: Visions Require Work
Issue #84, June 20, 2012 So far Nehemiah’s leadership has been mostly thinking, dreaming and talking. All of this was necessary but the vision was to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem. Nehemiah’s vision was developed and communicated to the people with one objective, to motivate them to work on the wall. Walls are built of […]
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: Learning to Delegate
Issue #56, May 18, 2011 Lights, camera, action! Picture Moses, his staff in hand, striking a dry rock and while the elders watch water gushes out. From there he moves to the battlefield where his extended hands won the victory over the Amalekites. These scenes make Moses look like a great leader getting the job […]