Richard Blackaby reviews Jamie Winship's book, Living Fearless: Exchanging the Lies of the World for the liberating Truth of God.
Many leaders begin their careers or new jobs with a great surge of energy, excitement and anticipation. But what do you do when the energy starts to wane?
I recently celebrated my 80th birthday. I feel so blessed these days that I am sometimes giddy with joy.
Some give gifts because they want something in return. Others give because they have already received more than they could have asked for, more than they could have expected or hoped for.
My challenge to you is to add another venue to your mission mind set – your workplace. There you will find people that look very much like you look. But do not let appearances lull you into an assumption that you and your coworkers share a common belief in Jesus Christ.
Here's how neuroscience informs us about the downsides of moody leaders.
As a leader, you need to be numerically literate. You need to provide financial leadership. Even if you aren’t a numbers person.
What characteristics are most valuable for a leader? Scores of leadership books offer lists with the 5 or 7 or 10 (but never 11 or 13) attributes that successful leaders must develop. How often have you seen “adaptability’ on one of these lists? Not often enough.
I share this letter for anyone who, like I was and who might be going through a rough patch in your life, and who might need to find the hope and endurance needed to “keep on keeping on.”
The best that insecure leaders can hope for is fruit proportional to their effort. They can struggle and toil and perhaps see some fruit for their labors. But at what personal and relational cost?
The greatest thing you can offer for your pastor and staff is to pray for them. Church leaders are ready to lead forward. Pastors are eager to get back in the groove. Here are seven ways you can be praying for them today.
We all struggle with this at one point in our lives. God has laid out a pretty clear line for what those priorities should look like. He wants to be first because if He's first in our lives, everything else seems to fall into place. What's that look like?
Excellence in your work is the quality of doing things the way Christ would do them. The natural outcome of striving for excellence in all you do is the building of credibility among your coworkers. From this platform of credibility you can deliver the eternal message of Christ.
How do you lead or influence your co-workers when you lack direct authority over them?
In short, any work done “in the Lord'' (see 1 Corinthians 15:58). Any work done for his glory rather than our own. Because unless the things on our to-do lists are on God’s to-do list, they will eventually amount to nothing.
Motivation is intrinsic; whatever we hunger for works for us.
Leadership can’t fully be taught in a classroom. Many leadership lessons must be learned on the field, and that process is often messy.
Staying focused on a well-crafted mission enables your ministry to strategically allocate resources and efforts towards maximizing your impact.
How do you honor a predecessor’s legacy while leading boldly?
I believe that Christian leaders can live with impact beyond their human effort because of the power of God working in and through them. When their focus is on glorifying God, Christian leaders can experience exponential fruit.
