"Wouldn't it be great if God would just show up physically in our meeting? It would be awesome if he would show himself or if we could literally hear his spoken voice!" "But be careful! You did not see the...
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Leader's Heart-Overflow
The Importance of Looking Down the Trail
This morning I read a very good article about mountain biking skills on the International Mountain Bike Magazine web site that is a great illustration for leading a small group.An important skill in mountain biking is to look down the trail,...
Leader's Heart-Overflow
Leading Down the Mountain
Spiritual leadership begins with the heart to be led. It involves humble surrender of "my" leadership as an act of stewardship to God. Moses displayed this kind of leadership. Moses returned from the mountain and called together the leaders of the...
Leader's Heart-Overflow
Great Humility = Great Leadership
It takes great humility to be a great leader. Moses was a great leader because he was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth (in his own words! See Numbers 12:3.). It...
Leader's Heart-Overflow
3 Vital Leadership Principles in the Wilderness
"Then Moses pleaded with the Lord, "What should I do with these people? ... The Lord said to Moses ... Moses did just as he was told ..."- Exodus 17:4-6As the Northeast church campus undergoes a lot of messy construction,...
Leader's Heart-Overflow
Trials Along the Trails
"At the Lord's command, the people of Israel left the Sin Desert and moved from place to place." - Exodus 17:1, NLTFor us as leaders, life is more than just setting a goal and then achieving it. God works in...
Leader's Heart-Overflow
Abundant Life Leadership
I closed my last post with this sentence:If you want to lead successfully, Jesus must first lead you!To lead well and bear fruit, you must be connected to the Vine (John 15:5). Another way of illustrating this is to imagine...
Leader's Heart-Overflow
Trophies, Cheerleading, Enoch, and Leading a Healthy Small Group
What do you want to be known for? What would you want people to say about you after you die?At different stages of my life I would have responded to that question differently. As a kid growing up in Cincinnati,...
Leader's Heart-Overflow
The Leader’s Heart: 2nd Sign of a Healthy Group
The most vital mark of kingdom leadership is a leader's relationship with God. And that's the second sign of a healthy small group: a healthy growing leader.The apostle Paul prayed for his Ephesian friends that "Christ will be more and...
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“For a Cause or for Christ?” (Repost of Heather Zempel Blog)
I've been talking about the first sign of a healthy small group. It must be Christ-centered. Heather Zempel (at right) put it so well in her blog November 23. Check it out:"The disciples didn't lay their lives down for a...