A Sense of Timing: A Time to Move On
Issue #190, September 21, 2016 Leaders are people of action, and are usually on the move. But great leaders also know when it’s time to move on! Paul visited believers in the city of Tyre on his way to Jerusalem. After sighting Cyprus and passing to the south of it, we sailed on to Syria. […]
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: […]
A Sense of Timing: Time to Plan
Issue #188, August 24, 2016 Leaders are people of action and movement. But wise leaders recognize that there is also a time to plan. Jesus taught the importance of taking time to plan. “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if […]
A Sense of Timing: Getting Personal
Issue #186, July 27, 2016 Jesus had an amazing sense of timing as John records in the following incident. Therefore Jesus told them, "The right time for me has not yet come; for you any time is right. You go to the Feast. I am not yet going up to this Feast, because for me […]
It’s About Timing: Gaining Perspective
Issue #185, July 13, 2016 Great servant leaders not only manage their time well, they have a keen sense of timing. They have a sense of “when” it is the right time to do something. Time management focuses on making effective use of the time available, essentially doing the right things. Certainly leaders need to […]
John the Baptist: Clarifying His Identity
Issue #175, February 24, 2016 The first recorded words of John the Baptist focus on his identity. The Jews sent people to ask John who he was. They thought perhaps he was the Messiah for whom they were waiting with expectation. But John quickly said he was not the Christ, Elijah or the prophet. They […]
Daniel: A Moral Resolve
Issue #158, June 24, 2015 How is it possible to serve well as leaders for over 60 years? In this series we’ll take a look at the life of Daniel, a leader who served for a lifetime with excellence. He accomplished this as an Israelite captive in Babylon, a very challenging environment. He was away […]
David: Leading at Home
Issue #148, February 4, 2015 David’s life is in so many ways, an example of a great leader. He was successful in national building and expansion. He united the kingdom and established Jerusalem as capital city and a focal point of worship and commerce for the nation. But the final chapters of his life paint […]
Quality Assurance: Manages Family Well
Issue #109, July 8, 2013 Paul has already listed 11 challenging items for Timothy to consider when looking at the quality of leaders. He is near to the end of his list and shifts his attention to something obviously close to his heart. “He must manage his own family well and see that his children […]
Leading From or Towards Intimacy—Part 2
Issue #95, December 4, 2012 In the last issue we looked at the example of Jesus leading and serving from a position of intimacy with His Father. Now, let’s examine what it looks like to lead towards intimacy. All people are created to have an intimate relationship with God. This is evidenced by the deep […]