Developing yourself is the foundation of effective leadership. Without this foundation, relationships will crumble under the stress of competing needs and opinions. Without a healthy sense of your own value, the mission can shift from a noble cause to a self-centered quest for success. Conversely, a growing leader creates an ecosystem of healthy growth for…
Simple leadership. I have spent the last few years trying to think both deeply and simply about leadership. In this post I want to give a very simple overview of the basic framework of my thinking. Later I will go into more on how and why I ended up here. For now, conceiving of leadership…
In looking at how God accomplishes His global mission, covenant is an essential part of His leadership. Abrams’ attempt to “help” God out by generating an heir with Hagar instead of Sarah did not prevent God’s persistent promises from fulfillment. In the face of Abram’s doubt God remains completely faithful. This faithfulness in promises and…
Christian leaders need reflecting time in their busy schedules. One leader I read regularly, Michal Hyatt, uses Sunday night as a regular reflection time in his schedule and a quarterly review as well. I like to take periodic days off to think, pray, reflect and plan. Last week I got away and spent Thursday evening…
