Posts that deal with some aspect of leadership, leadership development, and management.
“The churches here in the province of Asia send greetings in the Lord, as do Aquila and Priscilla and all the others who gather in their home for church meetings.” Most of the time, when we think of Church, we think of a particular building where we assemble. The early Church did not have that […]
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There will always be the temptation to go backwards to where God was. I love history. I have read and studied history for most of my life. I believe that we can learn much from the early Church. But, I do not believe that the past is where we are meant to live. God and
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A few days ago I read a blog that said, “We need to get back to the ways of the First Century church.” Based on the conext, I think that what the writer was saying was that the early church was working harder, accomplishing more, and more Spirit-filled than the modern church. The blogger also
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Tim Irwin’s book, Derailed, is not your normal book on Leadership. He doesn’t give three steps to becoming a more visionary leader. He doesn’t tell the reader how to motivate the people in their organization. Instead, Irwin deals with the most overlooked aspect of leadership, the leader’s character. Derailed provides six case studies of high profile CEOs who were either fired
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“Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else.” Jesus Years ago, I was working a plainclothes security detail in a volunteer capacity for a very large Christian conference. Part of my duties were escorting the speakers to
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Have you ever read a book that left you both inspired and depressed at the same time? That is what this book by Steven Watts did for me. There is no doubt that Henry Ford was one of the most influential people of his day and much of his influence is still felt. Ford was a
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