Monthly Archives: November 2010

accountable?

the barna group recently reported that, of the many exhortations in the Bible that are not popular in today’s world, the least favorite biblical principle might well be ”obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. their work is … Continue reading

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Strategic Foresight

Since its inception, the Christian church has been a bastion of faith, hope, as well as controversy. It survived immediate intense persecution, survived the Dark Ages, the Inquisition, the Holy Wars, but still experienced great revival and growth. Nevertheless, what … Continue reading

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primus inter pares

robert greenleaf, in his book servant leadership, presents the latin term primus inter pares – first or senior amongst equals. although we have embraced the concept of servant leadership, the notion of primus inter pares seems to have gone by … Continue reading

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Opportunity Lost?

Since its inception, the Christian church has been a bastion of faith, hope, as well as controversy. It survived immediate intense persecution, survived the Dark Ages, the Inquisition, the Holy Wars, but still experienced great revival and growth. Nevertheless, what … Continue reading

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Rest: An Essential Component for Leadership Success

“Sometimes the most urgent thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest”1 In his 1976 publication titled A Man Called Intrepid, William Stevenson describes a WW2 event where Adolph Hitler, just before launching an attack against the Soviet … Continue reading

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calling

john cotton, in his sermon titled ‘christian calling,’ gives three criteria for choosing a vocation. the top criterion is that ‘it be a warrantable calling, wherein we may not only aim at our own, but at the public good.’ the … Continue reading

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