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Great Summer (re)Read : Spiritual Leadership

Spiritual Leadership: A Commitment to Excellence for Every Believer, Oswald Sanders (2007 Update, Moody) So, what are you reading this summer? Beside the Bible, I know of no other single book that gives such a clear perspective and pathway to personal growth as a Christian servant leader. You may already own this book. My well-worn, […]

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Two Quick Thoughts on Life-giving Reproduction

“Better to give a year or so to one or two men who learn what it means to conquer for Christ than to spend a lifetime with a congregation just keeping the program going.” – Robert Coleman in Master Plan of Evangelism“A man’s greatest talents are not in how much he has been able to […]

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Suffering Our Way Into Leadership – Part 1

Nelson Mandela reputedly said when asked how he became the president of South Africa, “I suffered my way into leadership.” Nelson was not alone. In 1775 George Washington, in his formal acceptance of leadership the Continental Army, gave Congress a fair warning: “I beg it be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I […]