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To lead like Jesus is first and foremost to make a deep commitment to personal formation. It emerges from followership and the fruit of the Spirit of God within us.
Leading Like Jesus
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Leadership
Healthy Churches Produce Healthy Leaders
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leaders can evaluate four vital signs that speak to the health of the local church: Students, Statements, Struggles, and Statistics.
Thoughts on Leadership
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There’s no shortage of people wearing the leadership badge, but are they true leaders? Without a leader casting a vision, a church can find itself in turbulent waters.
Leading Like Jesus in a Cultural Quagmire
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Only Jesus’ model of leadership can keep our flocks intact. Until we lift Jesus higher than our differences and above our preferences, we will not reach further than our own reflections.
Character or Results … What Makes a Good Leader?
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When we lead our local churches to see our local communities as our primary mission field, it gives Christians who are breathing the toxic fumes of expressive individualism a breath of fresh air. We are summoned outside of self to love something bigger than self . . . our God and neighbor.
Leading Through Preaching
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Joshua was leading through preaching. He was wielding leadership influence through the proclamation of his words and the witness of his life. Let’s follow that example.
March 10 Application | ‘Lowercase Leaders’
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Uppercase leaders demand attention; lowercase leaders quietly do God’s work. . . .
THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘The Apostle Paul’s Top 21 Leadership Character Traits’ (2014)
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For his “Best Practices” feature in 2014, former editor Mike Mack introduced a listicle by writing: “Acts 20 contains 21 character traits of the apostle Paul. Look over this list, and then take time to assess yourself as a leader.” . . .
October 15 | Application (‘Useful Leadership Lessons from Acts 6’)
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It’s been said, “When the Lord starts blessin’, the devil starts messin.’” Right when the gospel was taking root and “the number of disciples was increasing” (Acts 6:1), an internal dispute threatened the fledgling church. . . .