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Leadership Costs (7 of 10)
by Jerry Vines
The book of Leviticus has gotten to be quite a surprise. I shared with you how the first time I tried to read through the book of Leviticus and it was really tough. When you get the bigger picture and when you see that what we read in the book of Leviticus gives us pictures of New Testament truths and truth which can be applied to our lives today, then the book takes on an altogether different perspective and understanding. By way of review we remember that the first seventeen chapters of Leviticus, leading up to the Day of Atonement, we have sacrifice as our theme. These chapters show us how a relationship with God can be...
Commitment: An Effective Tool for Leadership
by Stan Coffey
We've talked about in these Wednesday nights several traits of leadership that we want in the leaders here at San Jacinto. We talked about faithfulness and the importance of that. We went on and talked about teamwork. We talked about unity. We talked about commitment and all of those things. Well, we're going to talk about...
The Leadership God Blesses
by Ernest Easley
It's what every home needs. It's what our nation needs. It's what every church needs. It's what every business needs. You say, "Pastor, what's that?" The kind of leadership God blesses! And it is that kind of leadership that I want to talk to you about today: The Leadership God Blesses. So whether you are a business owner or manager … or a parent raising children, or a community leader or considering starting a business or a family… or a church leader … this message is for you. We're going to learn today from Psalm 101 about the kind of leadership God blesses. And my prayer for you is that what we learn in the...
Servant Leadership
by Roger Thomas
Dave Thomas, the founder of Wendy's, who died a few years, became a familiar sight to millions in his company's television commercials. I used to refer to him as Uncle Dave. He wasn't my uncle, but I hoped that if he ever heard about my referring to him that way he might remember me in his will. He didn't. I guess I can just call him plain old Dave Thomas now. Dave also appeared in a lot of in store training films. In those, as in many of the more familiar commercials, he would dress as his workers. One year he appeared on the cover of one of the company's annual reports dressed in a knee-length work apron holding a mop...
Leadership Starts with You
by Frank Damazio
Introduction: All that we as a leadership team seek to achieve rises and falls on the quality of the leader you become. The leader's desire is to serve you and lead you. Above personal vision, he or she has vision for you. The leader's desire is that you live a life of success and significance as a leader. Great leaders are always interested more in others' success than their own. Leaders who see their role as serving others are closer to the Jesus kind of leader. You have chosen to love and serve Jesus. You have responded to the call to be a leader. You are preparing your life to be a qualified leader. You have chosen this place to...
Leadership in High Def (2 of 5)
by James Merritt
My entrance into the ministry was not as a pastor. My introduction to ministry came when I was asked to become a minister to students. Incidentally, to this day I still have a tremendously deep love for students. I know first hand the opportunity that a church has to impact a generation to come if it really pours its energy into reaching these young people. Before I became a pastor I was a staff member. I served four different churches under four different pastors during my college years and in the first two years after college. It was during those years that I learned what I want to talk to you about today which is leadership in...
The Marks of Maturity - A Leadership Checklist (4 of 10)
by Larry Osborne
THE BIG PICTURE: The minimum requirements for spiritual leadership. The telltale marks of spiritual maturity. THE PASSAGE: 1 Timothy 3:1-16/ Titus 1:5-9/ Acts 6:1-4/ 1 Peter 5:1-4/ Acts 20:17-30 A QUICK FLY-BY: - Spiritual Maturity In A Nutshell: No glaring weakness. 1 Timothy 3:1 and 8/ Titus 1:7/ Acts 6:3 - Notice What's Not In The List: 1 Corinthians 1:7 and 3:1-3/ Matthew 7:21-23/ John 13:17/ Colossians 2:20-23/ Romans 10:1-3 - Giftedness - Spiritual Power - Theological Training - Religious Disciplines - Zeal A BAD TRANSLATION, A BLIND SPOT and THREE SURPRISES: - The Bad Translation: ''Husband of but...
Samuel: Leadership Failure (8 of 18)
by Stephen Whitney
Richard Nixon became President on January 20, 1969. As he planned to run for a second term five men were caught breaking into the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate complex on June 17, 1972 with the intent to sabotage the Democratic Party. A month later it was revealed that President Nixon had a secret taping system that recorded his conversations and phone calls in the Oval Office. The tapes were subpoenaed, but the President refused to release them, citing executive privilege. A couple of months later Nixon's lawyers revealed that an audio tape of conversations, held in the White House...
Biblical Church Leadership
by Jonathan McLeod
When you're baking, it's important to follow the recipe. Once when my wife was making chocolate chip cookies, she didn't have any baking soda, so she added baking powder instead. The cookies were alright, but they weren't as good as they could have been. Of course, not following a recipe can lead to more disastrous results-like when salt is mistakenly added instead of sugar. In the Bible (specifically the NT), we find God's instructions for church leadership. These instructions are sort of like a recipe. In many churches, God's recipe for leadership is not followed. Not following God's recipe for church leadership might...
Leadership
by Fred Lowery
Deciding what NOT to do is as important as deciding what to do. ''Control your own time. Don't let it be done for you. If you are working off the in-box that is fed to you, you are probably working on the priorities of others.'' (Donald H. Rumsfield) Examples: Planning - The question is not...''Will my calendar be full?'' but....''Who will fill my calendar?'' People -The question is not...''Will I see people?'' but......''Who will I see?'' Below is a guideline to help you prioritize your time. High Importance - High Urgency. Tackle these projects first. High Importance - Low Urgency. Set deadlines for completion and get these projects...
Real Leadership
by Bob Wickizer
Back in the days when a bunch of fun-loving engineers and scientists developed CT scanners for medical imaging (some of us took rides spinning around in the gantry for fun), we used to joke that we should teach the radiologists to read the raw data instead of mashing it all together in a complicated formula to produce the image. I'm beginning to feel that way about the Bible. If people just knew a bit more about Greek, a lot of things would be much easier. In this case it is that key phrase after Jesus heals her. The text actually says ''She straightened up and began continuously praising God without ceasing.'' The...
Leadership Characteristics of Parenthood
by Marvin D. Patterson
Paul is the writer of this wonderful Epistle to the Church at Thessalonica. He planted this church with young Timothy and Silas on his second missionary journey under the stress of persecution. God blessed him for his efforts and the church grew and thrived for the glory of God! Now Paul puts his thoughts down in a letter, and includes instructions and doctrine that he wants these believers to understand and practice. Last week we looked at six qualities of a great leader, but this week, we will investigate how that the Christian leader at times takes on the role of a mother and a father. We all are so fond of a mother's love, sacrifice...
Unity of Leadership (5 of 5)
by Steve Jones
Two men were struggling to get a large crate through a door. They struggled and struggled and the crate would not budge. Finally, one man said to the other, ''We'll never get this crate in.'' His partner replied, ''I thought we were trying to get it out!'' That's why leadership is important. Without it, there is no unity. Today I want to remind all of us of just how important leadership is to our unity. The book of the Bible that follows Joshua is what? Judges. The sad theme verse of that book, is this: Judges 17:6 ''In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.'' Now you're...
Israel's Lack of Leadership
by Jesse Hendley
I have in my hand the Jerusalem Post and it speaks on the front page, of the grueling road to nation unity. At the present time, Israel has no particular leader that can form a government to guide that unhappy nation. So now there are two men who are going to share the government together. This is something that has never been done before in the history of this nation since she has been reconstituted a nation. Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Shamir plan to present their national unity cabinet. Peres is due to serve as Premier for the first two years, with Shamir as Foreign Minister. They will then switch roles for...
Indispensable Leadership (6 of 10)
by Robert Dawson
Back a few months ago when hurricane, Irene, devastated the Northeastern coast the people there experienced food, water, electrical and gas shortages. Those things were necessary and indispensable to life. All of those things were necessary to carrying out the daily functions and routines of life. Those shortages brought a lot of fear, uncertainty and chaos to the daily lives of those citizens. There are just some things that are necessary and needed in life in order for us to function. In every organization and group there are also things that are necessary and needed in order for them to function properly...
The Building Blocks of Leadership (2 of 7)
by Zach Terry
If you have your copy of God’s Word, I want you to open it to the book of Nehemiah as we step back in time over 2400 years. You might ask - what does a wall in a city have to do with us in 2015? But may I remind you that cities change but principles do not. What made a great leader then, makes a great leader now. During the 80 years of Nehemiah’s Life: - Ara-stoph-enes wrote his comedies. - Hero-do-tus, the Father or History, wrote his history of the Western world. - Thu-cy-di-des wrote the History of the Peloponnesian war. - So-crates and Plato were teaching in Athens. Yet by God’s estimation - the significant event in human...
Our Spiritual Leaders: Leadership (19 of 20)
by Richard Laue
I Peter has made a profound impact upon my life. This great Apostle has covered so much in these five brief chapters. It is unbelievable what He includes in this letter to the "pilgrims of the Dispersion." He has covered ...SALVATION... "Elect according to the foreknowledge of God." SANCTIFICATION ... "Of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus." SERVICE ... "As free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God." SUBMISSION... "Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake." SUFFERING ... "If you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are...
God's Plan for Leadership in the Church (2 of 9)
by Jim Perdue
Tonight, we continue our series in the small New Testament letter of Titus. Paul wrote this letter to his ''true son in our common faith,'' Titus around 60-65 AD. He provides instruction on how the church should operate. This book of the Bible then will be the textbook for our series Growing a Healthy Church. The church is not an organization it's an organism. It's not a business, it's a living entity with Christ as the head and Christians as the body. And anything that is living should be able to have a check-up from time to time to see if it's healthy. The book of Titus serves as a medical manual for the church; it's the book we use...
Growing Up in Our Attitude Regarding Leadership (5 of 12)
by Rick White
Many of us grew up in churches where partiality and favoritism towards a church leader was for the most part a non-issue. We were members of single staff churches where the pastor was the only person we related too. He had multiple roles, preacher, teacher, counselor, chaplain, leader, etc. It was simple for us even though it may not have been so simple for him. Terms like mega church and multi staff churches were still off in the future. Through the years I have had the opportunity to watch and learn from lots of leaders. I have tried to be a good student of leaders and leadership. I have gained lots of insights both from the right and...
