In this final section of 1st Corinthians, Paul mentions a bunch of leaders that were familiar to the church in the city of Corinth. At one point, he urges the church to submit to it’s leaders. Submit is such an ugly word. It has definitely been abused by many leaders. As a leader in aContinue reading “How to submit to leaders and not hate it – 1st Corinthians 16:5-24, Part Two”
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What do you do when a leader messes up?
People talk about leaders a lot. We love to evaluate them and discuss how good, or how bad they are. They are more public, and so when they mess up, the mess up is usually known to a lot of people. Today’s new is filled with President Obama’s slip-up on an Aretha Franklin song. Tomorrow’sContinue reading “What do you do when a leader messes up?”
Should leaders run from power or wield it?
“How to be a good leader” When you see a phrase like that, do you check out, move on, and think that’s not for me because I’m not a leader? Leadership speaks of power, and especially abuse of power, and many of us have been negatively affected by leaders run amok. But maybe, even ifContinue reading “Should leaders run from power or wield it?”
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