Self-Care: Take Care of Your Growth
Issue #432, September 23, 2026 Great leaders focus on the needs of others—but do not neglect caring for themselves. As we have already seen, they take care of their souls and their bodies. They also find ways to grow and develop their own gifts and calling. Paul calls Timothy to this aspect of self-care: 14Do […]
Self-Care: Take Care of Your Body
Issue #431, September 9, 2026 Leaders often focus on the task at hand and the mission they hope to accomplish, but pay little regard to their own bodies. Paul cautioned Timothy that his leadership was not only a matter of taking care of his soul but also taking care of his body. Consider these verses: […]
Your Work Today Matters: It Advances God’s First Commission
Issue #420, April 8, 2026 Do you ever wonder if what you do today really matters? In this series we’ll explore why our daily work carries deep and lasting significance*. Our daily work occupies most of our time and energy—whether teaching students, building kitchens, plumbing homes, farming fields, writing software, or working in an office. […]
#381, The Price of Serving Leadership: Release Prestige
September 4, 2024 The tremendous impact of serving leadership comes at a high price. Jesus used the occasion of an argument among the disciples to teach them the cost of serving leadership. 24A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. 25Jesus said to them, “The kings of […]
#380 The Price of Serving Leadership: Release Power
Issue #380, August 21, 2024 Serving leadership produces thriving in people, organizations, communities and nations. But serving leadership is costly! Leaders who seek to serve consciously and consistently need to release things that are difficult to give up. Jesus talked about the “kings of the Gentiles” as typical leaders but called His disciples to a […]
#379 The Price of Serving Leadership: Release Position
In our exploration of serving leadership, we typically focus on the benefits and rewards of serving others and indeed there are many. But there is also a high price to serving leadership—a price that many are not willing to pay. Serving leadership requires releasing things that many leaders value greatly. In this series we’ll look […]
#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 […]
#377 It’s None of Your Business: Shape it
July 10, 2024 We saw in the previous issue that serving leaders recognize that the business* is not theirs, they are stewards. Yet, stewards are not passive bystanders, they are active participants in the work of building and growing an organization. They are called by God to shape the organization as indicated in these verses: […]
#376 It’s None of Your Business: Surrender it
June 19, 2024 Leaders influence and impact the realm where they have authority. This may be at home, in their office or department, in the church they lead or in the business they operate. They naturally feel a sense of ownership of that entity, especially if they founded the organization or business*. But serving leaders […]
#364 Let’s Talk Money: Share It
December 13, 2023 We previously observed that serving leaders see themselves as stewards of money and they are thoughtful about how they obtain money. With this foundation, the heart of serving leaders is fully expressed when they generously share their financial resources with others. Serving leaders live their entire lives with a focus on others […]