3 forces oppressing Christian leaders

Tom Harper Nov. 4, 2024

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Leading as a Christian in this world is like tiptoeing through a minefield while getting shot at.

And I'm not just referring to marketplace leaders. Even pastors and other church leaders have to dodge and weave.

We live in a high-stress society ransacked by a pandemic of division. Whether virulent politics, rampant divorce in the church, or the surge of mental illness, the hurt never ends.

When you zoom out, at least three meta forces are at work:

1. The world's unending chaos and conflict
2. Sin (yours, mine, theirs)
3. Satan (stoking sin into flame)

How do we fight against this overwhelming weight? How do we lead in the midst of it?

Those questions aren't just rhetorical. I really want to hear your answers. So do all the other leaders reading this.

If you've got encouragement to share with other Christian leaders, please add it in the comments.

We need verses. Prayers. Personal stories.

You can probably add more "forces" to the list. Feel free to do that, too.

It's motivational to know we're not alone in the fight. So let's stand shoulder to shoulder!

If you're not reading this within the Biblical Leadership Principles group on LinkedIn (54,000 members), most of the comments will be there. Don't miss the encouragement waiting for you in the group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3056461/

Battling beside you,

Tom Harper
Founder, BiblicalLeadership.com
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Tom Harper is publisher of BiblicalLeadership.com and executive chairman of Networld Media Group, a business-to-business publisher and event producer. He has written five books, including Servant Leader Strong: Uniting Biblical Wisdom and High-Performance Leadership (DeepWater Books, 2019) as well as the Christian business fable Through Colored Glasses and its sequel Inner Threat (DeepWater, 2022). Learn More »

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