Saturday, April 30, 2016

Spiritual Leadership - Chapter 6 - Insights on Leadership From Paul

Paul was the most diversified person in the Bible. Paul was the ultimate extrovert. He was able to talk to and relate to a wide variety of people, in their native languages. He could talk to everyone from children to nobility. Paul was a natural leader when he was known as Saul, then became a spiritual leader when he was blinded. Paul had full Christ centered ambition.

Friday, April 22, 2016

Spiritual Leadership - Chapters 4 & 5 - Natural and Spritual Leadership & Can You Become a Leader?

This week, chapters 4 & 5 are very short so I am combining them.

1 Corinthians 2:1-4 "1 And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.[a] 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. 4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power"

Saturday, April 16, 2016

Spiritual Leadership - Chapter 3 - The Master's Master Principle

When you hear the word "servant" you probably think the lowest of the low. The people who do the work that no one else wants to do because they have no choice. When I think about servant I think of Cinderella slaving away. I think of the peasant servants who served Kings and Queens during the Medieval/Renaissance ages. There are so many stereotypes out there that lead to servant being unworthy, but when Jesus used the term it was a synonym for greatness. In Chapter 2 we discussed Moses, Gideon, David and Paul as being servants of God. To reiterate In Mark 10:43-45, "43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Even God sent his Son to be a servant. This is a hard pill to swallow for most. We must serve to show true leadership.

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Spiritual Leadership - Chapter 2 - The Search For Leaders

The first statement of this chapter is "real leaders are in short supply." What do you think about this statement?

To me in the business world it means these are a people that have more seniority than the people who are more qualified that are in leadership roles. I'm sure everyone has ran across these leaders before. You usually find them sitting behind a desk in an office somewhere while the team members are doing all of the work. Any positive feedback received they take all the credit for it. Self-indulgence is what I call it. Do as little work as possible, then take all the credit. But wait! The moment things go wrong, this type of leader becomes hostile and then starts micro-managing. It is never a pleasant experience for anyone.

Saturday, April 2, 2016

Spiritual Leadership - Chapter 1 - An Honorable Ambition

Chapter one talks about the ambition to become a leader. Leadership in this case does not always mean becoming a preacher, minister or someone in the ranks of the church. Leadership can be used in our daily lives with those we come in contact with. The question to ask yourself is, are you doing this for God's glory or for your own?