#374 Nehemiah: Build on Strength™
May 24, 2024 The vision of Nehemiah to rebuild the wall required a variety of strengths to accomplish. Nehemiah recognized that he did not have all the strengths needed to accomplish the task—he needed a team. He was a great leader but Nehemiah was not capable of doing all that was needed for the building […]
#375 Nehemiah: Upend the Pyramid™
June 5, 2024 The final action of the Serving Leader Model® is Upend the Pyramid. At the heart of serving leadership is a radically different approach that does not focus on self and personal gain. Serving leaders instead focus on serving the mission of the organization, the people who are a part of the organization, […]
#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 […]
#372 Nehemiah: Raise the Bar™
April 24, 2024 Nehemiah had a clear vision to build the wall, but as a serving leader he was also concerned about the welfare of his people. During the rebuilding project Nehemiah discovered that many of the people were suffering because of high interest rates charged by their fellow Jews. The wealthy were taking advantage […]
#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 […]
A Sense of Timing: A Time to Share Vision
Issue #200, February 8, 2017 Every leader has a vision for the future but many visions fail because the leader shares them at the wrong time. Some share it too early before it is ready while others wait too long and the opportunity passes by. The best leaders, like Nehemiah, have a sense of timing […]
Profiles in Bold Humility: Nehemiah
Issue #121, January 21, 2014 Why would a servant leader throw someone’s household possessions on the street? Ask Nehemiah! “I was greatly displeased and threw all Tobiah's household goods out of the room” (Nehemiah 13:8). This is not a picture of a weak passive leader. Nor is it an example of an angry dictator. Nehemiah […]
Nehemiah: Visions Produce Celebration!
Issue #88, August 15, 2012 The wall was finished. Some leaders would quickly move to the next vision. But for Nehemiah it was time to celebrate. At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs […]
Nehemiah: Visions Build People
Issue #87, August 1, 2012 The people clapped and celebrated, a wall was in place! The dream had become a reality, and a wall had been built. But Nehemiah’s vision did more than build a wall; like all servant leaders he built the people who worked to accomplish the vision. At the end of the […]
Nehemiah: Visions Require Time
Issue #86, July 18, 2012 So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days. (Nehemiah 6:15) In less than two months’ time the wall was complete. The recording of this time is significant not only in the fact that it happened quickly but in the reality that it took time before […]