While doing research on “Servant Leadership,” I stumbled across a quote credited to a seminary professor named, J. Carla Northcutt. She stated, “The goal of many leaders is to get people to think more highly of the leader. The goal of a great leader is to help people to think more highly of themselves.” The Apostle Paul understood this ...
Recently, I interviewed actor and movie producer, Alex Kendrick. I asked, “If we truly want to follow God, how do we know what size problems to take to God?” Alex gave me a word picture as an answer. He said, “God is not a spare tire. Instead, God needs to be your steering wheel.” Many, including myself at times, ...
Because of God’s favor, King Solomon was blessed with wisdom that resulted in tremendous wealth and power. Solomon was accustomed to his subjects humbly bowing before him out of respect and reverence for his power. When Solomon finally dedicated the temple, he called everyone to experience this monumental time with him. What the king did next was one of ...
Kathy and I recently witnessed an educational performance on shepherding by a shepherd from Ireland. He mainly highlighted his sheep dogs and their amazing talents, but he did share some interesting insights about the sheep themselves. He highlighted three qualities about sheep that I found instructive. The first quality this shepherd highlighted was their defenselessness. Without a shepherd, sheep ...
There’s an old saying that “You only get out of something what you’re willing to put in.” When it comes to networking, there are many groups we can join, but the best fruit typically comes from the second step to fruitful networking; Becoming Involved. Networking groups, Rotary clubs, and other community-minded groups need leadership. Those who are willing to become ...
If you knew for sure that today was your last day on this earth, what would you do? On the day many call Maundy Thursday, Jesus knew it was His last day. Instead of finding his mother and brothers or going off in solitude, Jesus chose to invest His last day serving and training His leadership team. Jesus humbly served ...
Last month, Steve Easterbrook, former CEO of McDonalds, decided to return $105 million in severance benefits to McDonalds. In 2019, Easterbrook was terminated without cause allowing him to obtain his agreed upon severance package. After that termination, McDonalds claims to have discovered sexually explicit videos of Easterbrook with company employees and other women. This discovery led the board of McDonalds ...
In the book of Acts, the disciples were faced with a significant transition in their ministry. Following Jesus’ departure, Peter led his team in prayer, filled their leadership gaps, rallied people around the vision and built a close-knit, well-trained community. The time had come for Peter to personally execute the 5th key in organizational transitions by implementing the plan Jesus ...
In the book of Acts, the disciples were faced with a significant transition in their ministry. Jesus, their leader, had ascended to heaven, leaving them to carry on the work. The disciples wisely invested in corporate prayer. They, then, filled their leadership voids and rallied people around their vision. Their fourth key was to build a healthy community of followers ...
In the book of Acts, the disciples were faced with a significant transition in their ministry. Jesus, their leader, had ascended to heaven, leaving them to carry on the work. The disciples modeled for us the first two keys of organizational transitions when they prayed corporately and then they filled their leadership gaps. The third key we can learn from ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
