Watch Over Others
Issue #169, November 25, 2015 Paul’s instructions to the church leaders in Ephesus are good advice for servant leaders in any position of responsibility: “Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers” (Acts 20:28). In the last issue we looked at what it means to “keep […]
Watch Over Yourself
Issue #168, November 11, 2015 Paul gave instructions to the church leaders in Ephesus, which are good advice for servant leaders in any position of responsibility, “Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers” (Acts 20:28). This simple instruction calls us to “keep watch” over ourselves […]
Inspecting the foundation
Issue #157, June 10, 2015 The strength of a building lies in the hidden foundation, and periodically an engineer is called to inspect the foundation for any hidden weaknesses. Since leadership is an inside job, servant leaders are not concerned only with external appearances; they are equally alert to the hidden parts of their lives. […]
Vocation: A Call to Excellence
Issue #155, May 13, 2015 Paul’s view of vocation has challenged us to see our work as a call to stewardship and a call to worship. Seeing vocation in this way leads to action and Paul is clear that servant leaders are called to work and to work well! “Whatever you do, work at it […]
Vocation: A Call to Worship
Issue #154, April 29, 2015 We often see worship as an activity for Sunday that is very different from what we do when we wake up on Monday morning. But Paul saw our vocation as an act of worship. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not […]
Vocation: A Call to Stewardship
Issue #153, April 15, 2015 One of the first questions we ask when meeting someone for the first time is “So, what do you do?” We quickly identify ourselves and others with our work, job, or profession. How do servant leaders answer this question? In this series we’ll look at what Scripture says about what […]
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 […]
Profiles in Bold Humility: Timothy
Issue #124, March 5, 2014 In the last issue of this series we’ll examine the life of Timothy, a young leader who was learning to balance boldness and humility through the mentoring of his spiritual father, Paul. He encouraged Timothy to be bold, especially as it related to his willingness to share with others the […]
Profiles in Bold Humility: Paul
Issue #123, February 19, 2014 Confrontation is one of the most difficult and painful tasks of leadership and Paul didn’t like confrontation any better than we do. But when he recognized Peter’s hypocrisy Paul didn’t hold back. When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong […]
Passing the Baton: How to Receive it
Issue #115, October 2, 2013 Your sons will take the place of your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land (Psalm 45:16). In previous issues we focused on the ‘fathers’ who are passing on the baton to the younger leader making them ‘princes throughout the land.’ Now we’ll look at the developing ‘prince’ […]