It’s easy to be critical of people in positions of responsibility. They don’t do it the way I want them to do it. They made a big mistake. They didn’t listen to the suggestion I made and look at them now. They think they’re better than me and don’t look at me. They want to […]
Read More Pray: For The Leaders For The GoodAppealing to base instincts. Present something that threatens someone’s sense of security and comfort and it can successfully ignite impulsive fearful responses. Project that same presentation and that nagging feeling can influence actions and attitudes. It is much harder to lead by hope. Especially where that hope appears so fragile, so far away and so […]
Read More Leading by HopeTo the best of my knowledge, there were less than a dozen of us. At times there might have been more than that and if visitors and guest came in, it could literally be up to three times that number. Regularly though, on a week to week basis, I don’t think there were more than […]
Read More Wait A Minute – Just That One Guy?Samuel was a good judge. The people of Israel appreciated his character. He behaved with integrity, his devotion to God was unquestionable, that he was in tune with the mind and will of God was in operation on a consistent basis. The people respected him and they knew that he only operated as he felt […]
Read More Power Vacuum?You can rely on Him, He is leading. It’s an ongoing challenge on a personal as well as a corporate level to appreciate how God is leading. Reading about the history of God’s chosen people and their ability to see shadows of Him leading and then essentially seek to replace His leadership with their own […]
Read More Aspects of LeadingJesus, the Queen and the football manager. There was this football manager who had a reputation for being winning trophies. A club that had been out of the limelight for a number of decades hired him in the hope of resurrecting some of their former glories. Lo and behold against more established and successful clubs, […]
Read More Who Runs Things? In Practice And In NameYou can trust Him – He will lead us. He is not obliged to lead in a way for our convenience. He is not under contractual duties to lead in a way that makes those that follow comfortable and always content. He is not even morally compelled to lead in a way that we would […]
Read More Trust Him – He Will Lead UsThey stand up to give a hearty applause. Here in Britain, we are approaching the end of the Autumn Conference season. By that I am referring to that time of year where the major political parties have their gatherings. There was first the Liberal Democrats, then last week there was Labour and this week it’s […]
Read More Heartily Applauding The LeaderHe is the leader, but he does not make a big deal of it and flash it around like folks are supposed to bow down when he is around. On the contrary he is eager to acknowledge the good that others do. Recognising it and encouraging it, he goes around and highlights it for the […]
Read More People Building PeopleThe church matters a great deal to me. My parents attended church throughout my years growing up in the household. I have thus been around church environments for a long time. One aspect of the church environment is leadership. I listened carefully to what this video had to say about church leadership. On the one […]
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