A Flourishing Culture: Team Synergy
Issue #418, March 11, 2026 Every organization rises or falls on the strength of its teams. When leaders intentionally build teams with synergy, people flourish and remarkable outcomes are achieved. Jesus understood this principle well and carefully and prayerfully built a team that would eventually change the world. 13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and […]
A Flourishing Culture: Mission Focus
Issue #417, February 25, 2026 Organizations flourish when the mission is clear and everyone understands what is most critical to accomplish. The mission of an organization describes the activities that bring the greatest value to those being served. Jesus had absolute clarity about His mission. This was perhaps most clearly stated at the beginning of […]
Paul: Blaze the Trail™
Issue #395, April 2, 2025 Successful leaders maintain a laser focus on the organization’s success and ensure everyone is aligned with accomplishing the mission. This is the third action of the Serving Leader Model®, Blaze the Trail™ (*see note). This action reflects what organizations do—their mission. Faith leaders, like Paul, see their organization as a […]
#384 Serving Leaders Produce a Thriving World: They Share the Mission
October 16, 2024 We have reflected on two actions that serving leaders take which produce a thriving world—they shape the vision and set the values. A third action serving leaders take to produce thriving is to share the mission. Again, consider Paul’s vision of the church body. 11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, […]
#378 It’s None of Your Business: Serve it
July 24, 2024 Serving leaders surrender their business* or organization and see their role as stewards. They shape the organization by focusing on the value they bring to the world, by developing people and creating a culture of excellence. They also serve the organization by taking time to work on the business. Many leaders spend […]
#373 Nehemiah: Blaze the Trail™
May 8, 2024 Nehemiah served the people of Jerusalem by clarifying the vision and calling the people to live by their values. He also demonstrated the third action of serving leaders, Blaze the Trail, by keeping everyone focused on the mission. Serving leaders clarify for their team what activities bring the success that will accomplish […]
John the Baptist: Leaving a Legacy
Issue #184, June 29, 2016 John the Baptist’s life has challenged us in many ways. His commitment, sacrifice, humility boldness and suffering all serve as examples to servant leaders. We would expect a glorious ending to a leader like this but John’s life ends differently. “The king was greatly distressed, but …he immediately sent an […]
John the Baptist: Releasing Leaders
Issue #178, April 6, 2016 John the Baptist did a great job of calling and empowering a team around him. But his true greatness as a servant leader is found in the way he released leaders. Many leaders are able to raise teams; few are willing to release them! But John released his team. The […]
Lead On His Mission in the New Year
Issue #172, January 13, 2016 New Years is a time leaders reflect, recalibrate, and refocus for the year ahead. Servant leaders do the same but as they do so they also ask, “What are God’s goals for my life and what do I need to do this year to accomplish them?” We may need to […]
Servant Leaders and the Great Commission: Release Workers
Issue #152, April 1, 2015 The fulfillment of the Great Commission rests squarely on the shoulders of leaders. Jesus commissioned His leaders with these words, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of […]