The Father gives us authority over time, starting with small areas to oversee as He tests us in stewardship. Steward – A person who manages another’s property or financial affairs. One who administers anything as the agent of another. We represent the Father’s character by doing the work of the Kingdom, as stewards (or servant …
Expedition into Your Territory, Part 1
In November of 2010, I visited with groups of businesspeople in Poland. One very dark and cold Saturday night in my hotel room, the Holy Spirit gave me an exciting message of hope and exhortation to share with the Believers in Poland. Great timing (of course), since I was invited to speak to a local …
Work Might be Boring, Significantly
It was one of those mornings. I woke up with a sense of disappointment, wondering if anything I had on my schedule was of some significance. Nope. Didn’t seem as though I would be advancing Christ’s Kingdom this week. Normally there are plenty of meetings that I can get excited about; there are visions to …
Standing Firmly on the Servant Leader Stepstool
Integrity. Honesty. Character. What’s your reputation built on? If your company has the reputation of integrity, you’ll be more likely to: attract customers who value honesty, retain employees with integrity, and sleep well at night, since you’re not worried about legal burdens creating havoc in your life! In Called to Excellence, Heeth Varnedoe writes about …
Servant Leadership Leg #1
Last week, we looked at an introduction to Servant Leadership, and pictured this leadership style as a stepstool. There are four legs to this stepstool, then a step to stand on. Leg #1. The servant leader allows for others’ creativity How does this work in day-to-day life? While giving a great employee their performance review, …
Introducing… Servant Leadership!
Most people don’t line up, waiting eagerly to learn how they can attain the title of “Servant Leader”. Servant leaders will never become the center of attention, and will not receive all the praise for a job well done. The servant leader becomes like a stepstool. A stepstool is not in a position of haughtiness, …
Dig Deeper and Surpass Limits!
Confined to our humanity, we tend to only see the obvious, such as people in ministry are serving the Lord only when they are preaching Christ, planting churches or feeding the starving in wastelands of third world countries. Baloney. Who do we think we are, putting limits on God? My belief is that every commandment …
I thoroughly messed up, with gusto!
We come to agreement every day with the people we work with, trusting that both parties will follow through. In this story, I made a contractual agreement with someone who offered their time, and I pay that individual for their time. The problem was revealed when this wonderful person, serving me under contract, completed a …