A few years ago, I began to notice major differences
in the ways gifted leaders led their teams. They all had the spiritual gift
of leadership referred to in Romans 12:8, but they approached the challenges
of leadership differently.
About the time I was making this observation, the management team at Willow
Creek gave me a leadership book for my birthday. (The year before, they had
hired an Elvis ...
Back on the playground, tag was a fun game—fun until the sound "You're it!" rang in my ear and I felt a rude slap on my shoulder. Being tagged meant feeling a panicky self-consciousness as my friends ran squealing away to the schoolyard boundaries. But the feeling was short-lived, ending as soon as I could catch someone else unawares and pass on the mantle of "It!"
ARTICLE Up to the Challenge Nowhere are the demands and rewards of leadership greater than in the church. Bill Hybels
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After twenty-four years of leadership, I have come to believe five truths about leadership in the church.
1. I believe the church is the most leadership-intensive enterprise in society.
My friend runs a company with about 3,000 employees. He says he wants to relax after retirement and lead a church. He said, "It doesn't have to be a Willow Creek-sized church. Maybe just 7,000 or 8,000 with some growth ...
I have been working with organizations of all kinds for fifty years or more—as a teacher and administrator in the university, as a consultant to corporations, as a board member, as a volunteer. Over the years, I have discussed with scores—perhaps even hundreds—of leaders their roles, their goals, and their performance. I have worked with manufacturing giants and tiny firms, with organizations ...
My son, pay attention to my wisdom, listen well to my words of insight, that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. For the lips of an adultress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil; but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword. Proverbs 5:1-4, NIV
Occasionally I ask my children to "spot the lie" when we're watching a TV commercial. A sleek ...
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