Who wants to follow someone who is down on his knees washing someone’s feet? Too often, we don’t see any leadership quality in that act. Leadership in the body of Christ must follow the example Jesus gave us. It’s a different way of thinking. “But Jesus called them...
“But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.” (Matt. 1:20) Joseph...
If a leader is manipulating for his own good, or pressuring people to do things they don’t want to do, that leader is failing his position. John C. Maxwell says, “The true measure of leadership is influence. Nothing more and nothing less.” If we...
Leadership must be able to convince people to follow them. In the Body of Christ this can’t be accomplished with threats, manipulation or fear. Who wants to follow someone whose down on his knees washing someone’s feet? It’s a different way of...
We all have things in our lives that we do not wish to reproduce in the lives of our children, some things we don’t want to multiply or spread. When we recognize them, it’s weed-pulling time. This principle of reproduction is seen in 1 Samuel 17....
He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? (Rom. 8:32 KJV) God didn’t even hold back His own Son in His effort to save us. He gave everything He had for us. God didn’t even...
(Editor’s Note: Parts 1 and 2 of this series may be found by using “Author Archives.”) Equipped for the Assignment Headship and submission are roles that have been assigned to us by God. Those roles operate correctly when we fulfill them...
(Editor’s Note: Part 1 of this series may be found by using “Author Archives.”) Respecting God’s Assignments God demands respect for every position He’s created. There must be respect for the head of a relationship whether that...
As human beings, we all must deal with relationships. Whether we are married, divorced, separated or never married, relationships are the key to everything God has established for us. They affect every area of our lives. Whenever something starts to go wrong, it is...
Through the years of ministry, I have witnessed Christians struggle with and in their role as leaders. Frustrated or impatient, they cry out to God in prayer asking Him for a supernatural endowment of leadership ability, as though leadership was a supernatural gift...
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