#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 […]
#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 […]
Joseph: Dreaming with Others
Issue #217, October 4, 2017 While in prison, it seemed like Joseph’s dream would never happen. But while there, two high officials of the king of Egypt, a cupbearer and baker, were placed under his care. The captain of the guard assigned them [the officials] to Joseph, and he attended them. After they had been […]
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 […]