A World at War – Are You Prepared to Lead?
We must not deny or ignore the fact that if we are followers of Jesus Christ living in this world, we are engaged daily in a great spiritual battle.
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Be one. Build many.
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What it Means to Be a Leader of No Reputation
Are you leading in a way that ensures the safekeeping of your own reputation? Are you willing to give it up completely in order to follow Jesus regardless of the cost?
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Who Are You?
God is more concerned with who we are, and who we are becoming in Him, than the work we produce each day.
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The Crucial Difference Between Producing and Bearing Fruit
Have you become so busy trying to change the world for Christ that you have no time for Christ to change you?
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The Importance of Defining Success in Kingdom Terms
How you measure success in this life will dictate the way you live and the legacy you will leave.
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Leaders: What Do You Fear Today?
We are called to be one kingdom people, which means cultivating a holy, reverent fear of God.
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Dear Leaders: Sell Everything – Really!
What is your response to Jesus’ invitation to embrace the kingdom of heaven and follow Him?
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Leading Abundantly
Fall follows Summer, which follows Spring and time marches on just as God designed. He limited time for us in set hours in a day, and set days in a week. We think there are not enough hours in a day, but God knew before He created time how mankind would use it. Scott discusses some poignant points about time management, and notes that [...]
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Want to Live a More Meaningful Life? – Stop Doing These Three Things
I want to challenge Christ followers to make unequivocal commitments to stop doing three things that rob us of the full life God created us to live.
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The Key to Avoiding a Counterfeit Life
What does Paul mean by the term, “life that is truly life”? What other life would we seek to “take hold of”? The implication is that any other form of life that is not founded on generosity and a desire to be rich in good deeds is counterfeit life. That is a powerful and disturbing teaching. Are we willing to take it seriously? If so, we [...]
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Three Battles Every Leader Must Win
Ever feel like your life is a constant battle? Want three keys to turning those battles into minor skirmishes? These battles are where the enemy seeks to render us ineffective in our work for our Lord. Scott reminds us that God is the owner of all aspects of a true leader’s life and calling. Releasing the ownership of these aspects to [...]
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A Glimpse of the Future Church: Six Things That Give Me Hope
What does it look like when God’s Spirit is poured out on a people willing to surrender everything back to Him? There seems to be some common characteristics that mark these times of extraordinary fellowship and the palpable presence of God. This is a glimpse of the Christian community that will stand and boldly proclaim the name of [...]
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Three Keys to Avoiding the Curve that Kills Good Leadership (and Leaders)
Leaders may be described as curving inward toward themselves and their own interests or curving outwards towards others. How do we achieve the convex shape of the leader who is “curved outward” toward those they lead and serve?
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Leadership from the Inside Out
Imagine the following scene. You take your car into a repair shop because it is not running well. After a thorough check your mechanic tells you that your engine is damaged and will need a complete overhaul, which will be expensive and take a great deal of time. You respond by suggesting that perhaps if […]
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Leading a March of Fools
The mood in the meeting tent was thick with anger, disbelief and frustration. Ten trained leaders were ready for action. Ten warriors were prepared for battle. Forty years of frustration was ready to be appeased and four decades of struggle and suffering was about to be assuaged. And now, this. The Jordan had been crossed. […]
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The Steward Leader as Pattern Maker
Steward leaders must understand the significant impact they have on their organizational culture. To help us think about that impact, consider the concept of fractals. Fractals are complex structures that originate in simplicity. One example is a fern, which appears to be a complex structure of countless shapes and patterns that are [...]
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