Character
Articles in this category focus on how a leader can refine and build their character in Christ and lead by example from a Holy life.
What About Those Stubborn Sinful Habits?
We know healthy leadership requires good character, but how do we deal with those headstrong, sinful habits?
Patricia Tillman
Taking Responsibility to Change
If we look at our own lives, where are we blaming others for a situation?
Rick James
The Anatomy of Offense, Redefined
Remember the last time you were offended? Did you resolve it or is it lurking somewhere in the shadows of your thinking, still itching like yesterday’s mosquito bite? The more you scratch, the more it itches. Offense is like that. The more we focus on it, the bigger it grows, never losing its sting.
Lila Shelburne
Empathy of the Servant-Leader
Empathy is not sympathy, which implies pity; rather, it is an emotion stirred by understanding a person’s situation and then identifying with it in a compassionate way.
Gina Burgess
Complaining Isn’t Authentic, It’s a Waste of Time
We all complain far more than we should and far more than we probably think we do. If it’s authenticity that we seek ‒ the reality is that we who are in Christ have far better lives than we deserve.
Matt Rogers
Video: The E-Motions of the Apostle Paul
We take a deep dive into the emotional life of a Christian leader.
Brent Hoover
Healing Hurting Hearts
Leaders have the responsibility to remember that their words can slice and dice, and their actions can wound the best of followers. Because humans are fallible, these kinds of wounds will happen. Whatever the leader does after the confrontation or a misspoken, hurtful word illustrates the caliber of character the leader possesses.
Gina Burgess
Change Starts From Within… Yourself
Change is all about planning and action – or so we think. I’m learning that it is much deeper than that.
Pieter Messelink
A Design for Forgiving Those Who Have Wronged You
Do you have trouble forgiving others? This holistic design will help.
Malcolm Webber
Jesus’ First Temptation – Part 1
Listen to our new episode of In the Word with Malcolm Webber.
Malcolm Webber
The Spirit of Self-Pity
The spirit of self-pity is powerful and it loves to draw us away, but it doesn’t bother to tell us that it is drawing us away unto destruction!
Linda Shankster
Identifying Blind Spots and Hot Spots
When we look at ideas for future direction, who we are in relation to what we are looking into will influence what we see – and what we don’t see – how we do it and what conclusions we draw from it. This is because our subconscious assumptions, biases, filters and defence mechanisms create blind spots and hot spots.
Rick James
Be Angry, But Do Not Sin
Anger is one of the most powerful emotions. How are we to approach it as Christian leaders and disciples?
Jebaraj Matthew
Cultivating Your Integrity
A large number of high-profile Christian leaders stumble on moral issues not by ignorance but by the hidden traps of authority and freedom they enjoy. A healthy blend of character, competency, and openness to God boils down to integrity of heart in a healthy leader who makes a lasting difference.
Dr. Jessy Thomas
3 Indications of Really Bad Leadership
To be a good leader, choose compassion over cruelty, clarity over chaos, and humility over self-consumption.
Eric Geiger
What Motivates Your Servant Leadership?
This article explores how you think about servant leadership. Perhaps we need to change our minds about servant leadership. I believe that is something the Father, Son and Holy Spirit would be pleased to bless.
Rob Streetman
How to Stay the Course
How do we stay the course, when we encounter that first stretch of choppy waters, that initial rough weather; those challenges that accompany setting sail towards achieving our personal or organizational purpose?
Suzi McAlpine
The Art of Avoiding Immorality
We all need to cry out for God to transform our hearts and give us hearts like His, hearts of genuine love for others and deep respect for each individual as a unique creation of God. Servant-leaders acknowledge daily that their hearts need God’s transformative power.
Jon Byler