#306 Serving Leaders ask those who follow: “What is in your hand?”
August 4, 2021 Serving leaders long for those who follow to not only learn what to do, but how to think for themselves. So, they ask powerful questions of those who follow and use this one to help develop their leadership capacity. Serving leaders look at the question God asked Moses, “What is in your […]
#297 Boaz: Serving by Honoring the Weak
March 31, 2021 As we saw in the last issue Boaz showed his heart towards his workers, strangers and family by treating them well. But in his actions towards Ruth, his character is more fully revealed in the way he showed honor to her, a person with no standing in the society. The greatest test […]
#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 ABC’s of Transition: Bless the Successor
June 10, 2020 In the last issue we looked at how Moses accepted the realities of his transition. Now, let’s turn our attention to Joshua, his successor. “9Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites listened to him and did […]
The Act of Choosing Leaders: Popular Selection
April 15, 2020 Leaders choose other leaders to join their team and help carry out the vision. But the process they use to choose varies depending on the context. The Book of Acts provides at least four different ways that the early church selected leaders. One of them was used when the need arose for […]
David and Absalom: Power
All leaders have power, but not all leaders handle power the same way. David and Absalom demonstrated two very different ways that leaders gain and use power. They saw the power of the kingship in very different ways. David accepted power; Absalom sought power. The difference between how David and Absalom came to power could […]
Gideon: Sharing Potential
God helped Gideon to see his potential and he began to shape it with his first leadership action, demolishing the altar of Baal. But God’s calling for Gideon was to deliver his people from the Midianites. Reaching this goal required Gideon to share his potential with others. So he called men around him to go […]
“A lover of good”
Issue #9, June 19, 2009 A folk proverb says, “Bad news travels fast.” Pick up a newspaper or listen to the evening news and you’ll quickly recognize that people gravitate toward bad news. But Paul tells Titus that a Christ-like leader should be “a lover of good.” (Titus 1:8, MKJV*) What does it mean to […]
The Privilege of Releasing
Issue #3, March 27, 2009 One of the most painful acts of parenting and leadership is releasing. We invest so much time and energy into our children and those we lead that it is difficult to let them go. Although we knew from the day of our first child’s birth that one day he would […]
Leadership vs. Ministry
Issue #2, March 5, 2009 I met a guy walking in the park one day and we struck up a conversation. When he learned that I was a Christian he excitedly told me about his pastor. “He’s such a great guy. He’s such a perfectionist he won’t even let anyone else help with the bulletin.” […]