A good listener must be people oriented, genuinely interested in others. He must be empathetic, equally concerned with the well-being of those around him.
Many leaders who have a relationship with God want to experience the blessings of God. We ask God for blessings. We pray about it and we earnestly seek God’s best.
We aren’t teaching boys what it means to be a man. They lack not only the knowledge of manhood, but any concept of the responsibilities of a man. In short, males do not know how to live and act as men.
The reason we called a leadership transition “succession” is that it is a forward-looking process. Every generation of leader will face new and different obstacles, challenges and goals. Looking back to recreate past success will fail.
Wisdom is a combination of knowledge and experience. When faced with circumstances, decisions, crises or opportunities, we might look for wisdom to help us choose the best course of action.
What will you do of significance with the 80-or-so years you have? When we’re young we have all the time in the world. And once we realize that isn’t true, we never have enough left to do anything with it.
There are a number of avenues to go deeper and explore a bible topic for leadership that might be specific to your table group. Is it okay for a table leader to deviate from what is provided? Yes, of course!
Salvation through Christ is a gift of grace. Christ Himself is described as “full of grace” (John 1:14). A common definition of grace as used throughout the Bible is undeserved favor.
Your life as a leader has become way too complicated. 1 Corinthians 14:33 teaches, “For God is not a God of confusion, but of peace.” The hectic, bewildering, exhausting lives we lead are keeping us from the simple, straightforward existence that God designed.