Category Archives: Leadership

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The Cobled Path to Peace

The Cobled Path to Peace
World peace is a journey That begins with a single, faltering step Upon the cobbled path of inner peace. Inner peace is the perfection of inner healing. Inner healing is the fruit of acceptance. Acceptance is the tree of life That springs forth from Love. Love is the seed. Christ is the Seed. God is…
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Is it Godly Leadership or Control?

Is it Godly Leadership or Control?
In an organization, leaders generally consider themselves in the right. It is part of the paradigm they create for themselves: if you have succeeded in making your way to the top of an organization, then, by definition, the values for which you stand, must be right, because they have been authenticated and validated by peers…
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Stability in Leadership

Stability in Leadership
So far in this series on effective leadership we have looked at the importance of leaders being trustworthy and caring. The next important aspect of effective leadership is STABILITY. When leaders are unstable: team members don't know what to expect. They often have to walk on "egg shells" as they don't know how the leader…
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Don't Sell False Hope

Don't Sell False Hope
It is a very disappointing feeling to have put our hopes in someone's promises only to find that what was promised did not eventuate. It may be the promise of promotion, the claims of a miracle product or the untold wealth that would come from joining a business venture. Some people knowingly peddle false hopes…
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Being More or Doing More?

Being More or Doing More?
The wrestle with the dichotomy of being and doing comes from the emptiness that often accompanies doing religious things out of religious obligation. The idea that we have to do things for God for love, acceptance, duty, forgiveness. For many Christians this thinking sets us up for spiritual burnout. Many pastors burn out because they…
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Jesus Laughed

Jesus Laughed
Faith can be a very serious matter,  but let's face it - some folks look like they have been baptized in prune juice!    Throughout history, faith has had profound impact both positively and negatively but is faith always so intense that it never smiles or laughs? Throughout scripture we have a number of instances…
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Untangling Unity

Untangling Unity
Early in October I had a wonderful experience with a number of  folks in North Carolina.  It was marvelous for several reasons, the people were delightful in their own ways with their own expressions of the Kingdom and the Gospel story.  There were folks from Australia, Germany, the UK, Canada and from many of the…
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Courage: Character of a Leader

Courage: Character of a Leader
"Real courage defends values, principles and people, not property and profits." Mark Twain once wrote, “Courage is the resistance of fear, the mastery of fear- not the absence of fear." Courage is key as we explore the character of healthy authentic leaders. But what is courage and what does it look like in real life?…
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5 Things Common to Healthy Churches

5 Things Common to Healthy Churches
Healthy Churches, whether they be traditional, simple, house or otherwise, that effectively propagate life in the lives of those they serve and share life with tend to share five basic traits: Family, Healing, Equipping, Cultivating Leaders and Mission.  Balance in these areas will produce healthy balanced followers of Jesus; those who are maturing (self -…
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Apocalyptic: Godzilla & the Kingdom of God

Apocalyptic: Godzilla & the Kingdom of God
[I wrote this article a few years ago and I am re-posting it for our members.  The turmoil in financial markets, weird weather and other environmental events serve to stoke the fire of anxiety and stimulate an increased appetite for end-times musings.  It is important that we keep our eyes focused on Jesus and the…
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