On Leading Well

Category: Leadership

  • Small World Snapshot

    Here are a few quick pix of the CM2007 scene. I cycled through goosebumps and tears of joy several times last night, especially during the rocking worship time led by Undignified (a CCC band of Korean students and staff from LA).

    Hope this gives you a brief picture. Rev 7:9 snapshot of the day: I rode down to breakfast on the elevator with students from Korea, Afganistan and Argentina. Then later, I enjoyed a conversation in Chinese with an East Asia STINTer who had just returned from a year in Uzbekistan.

    Small, tiny little world. Let’s go change it.

    <$BlogFeedsVertical$>

    <$BlogItemFeedLinks$>

    ?alt=rss

  • Who Is This King of Glory?

    We just moved 10,000 miles from Asia to Orlando, Florida. You know who your real friends are when they leave BlueBell ice cream in the freezer awaiting your arrival. Nice touch. Tomorrow morning our shipment arrives from Singapore, but I won’t be here to help unpack. I’ll be on a 24-hour air journey to Busan, South Korea, to join about 16,000 or so like-minded radicals who want to change the world. There’s something kind of exciting about that.

    This morning found me meditating on Psalm 24, extolling the King of Glory. I believe I am about to see his glory show up in a very powerful way. Lord (and internet) willing, I hope to keep you posted. In case I miss a few days, feel free to catch it yourself at http://www.cm2007.net/.

    <$BlogFeedsVertical$>

    <$BlogItemFeedLinks$>

    ?alt=rss

  • Listening Board

    Before we can lead well we must learn to follow. And to follow closely we must tune our ears to listen.

    Our noisy culture deafens me to the more subtle whispers of God’s Spirit. I need a time and place where I can tune it all out and listen.

    For the past seven years the time has been 5 a.m. The place has been our kitchen table. I have never had an office in my home, or any manspace to speak of. This five foot plank has been my listening board almost every day I’ve woken up here. It’s simple, seats six, and is nothing special to look at. Yet it is the place where God has met me, opened my mind and heart to His will, and revealed His desires to me. Armed with coffee, journal, and the Word, it’s provided the perfect anvil on which to pound out the realities of life and relationships.

    We leave Singapore June 1. I will miss this holy place. The search begins for a new listening board.

    <$BlogFeedsVertical$>

    <$BlogItemFeedLinks$>

    ?alt=rss