Intimate Leaders are Friends of Jesus
Issue #408, October 1, 2025 Do you consider yourself a follower of Jesus or a friend of Jesus? The difference is profoundly significant. The words Jesus gave His disciples invite us to an intimate friendship: 14You are my friends if you do what I command. 15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does […]
Intimate Leaders Love Like Jesus
Issue #407, September 17, 2025 Most leaders say that their people are valuable. But serving leaders actually love like Jesus. An intimate relationship with Jesus becomes the foundation of the way they treat their teams, make decisions and build culture. Jesus talked about this dynamic love relationship: 9 “As the Father has loved me, so have […]
Joshua: Applying Wisdom in Strategic Decisions
Issue # 401, June 25, 2025 Joshua led Israel through a series of military campaigns to claim the land God had promised to them. But he didn’t rely on military tactics of his experience—he applied wisdom in his decisions, guided by surrender, obedience and adaptability. Though most serving leaders do not lead armies, they can […]
#287 The ABC’s of Beginning Well: Believe in God’s Promises
October 28, 2020 As we saw in the last issue, Joshua began well in his new role by acknowledging the realities of his situation. As he began he heard God give him several promises. 5 No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, […]
David and Absalom: Success
In this final reflection on the contrast between the leadership of David and Absalom, we’ll look at how they viewed and measured success. All leaders long for success and either consciously or unknowingly ask themselves, “Am I successful as a leader?” David and Absalom answered that question in very different ways. David sought God for […]
Gideon: Shaping Potential
In the last issue, we examined how the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon and called him a “mighty warrior.” Gideon was just beginning to see his potential to be a leader. But that potential was not yet shaped. Servant leaders can learn how to shape their potential by observing the next steps in […]
A Sense of Timing: A Time to Change Direction
Issue #192, October 19, 2016 Paul was a leader who knew when it was time to stay and when it was time to move on. But he also knew when it was time to change direction. We’ll examine how he adjusted his course in this account from his second missionary journey: Paul and his companions […]
A Sense of Timing: A Time to Move
Issue #189, September 7, 2016 There’s a time to sit down and make a plan, but then there’s a time to move into action! We examined planning in our last issue; now we will look at when it’s time to move. Consider this account from the prophet Haggai. This is what the LORD Almighty says: […]
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 […]
A Couple of Servant Leaders: Mary and Joseph – Part 2
Issue #171, December 23, 2015 This Christmas we are looking at Mary and Joseph, both great servant leaders and together one of the most influential couples in history. In this issue we’ll turn our attention to Mary, the better known of the two and the one often mentioned first. In Luke 1:26-56 the story of […]