Christian leaders need to be people of prayer. Perhaps no verse more powerfully communicates this to me than John 15:5: I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. (emphasis added) This verse […]
Leadership
Wisdom in Leadership: The How and Why of Leading the People You Serve
When you think of leadership, words like “passion”, “intentionality”, or “visionary” may come to mind. And they should. But what about the word wisdom? That’s a word that Craig Hamilton, author of the new book Wisdom in Leadership: The How and Why of Leading the People You Serve, thinks needs to be central in conversations […]
Does What You Do Define You? 3 Dangerous Ways to Think About Your Identity
Everybody in leadership needs to foster the right self-identity in relationship to their work. For many of us, identity issues can be major sources of pain and frustration as we seek to make a difference in the position the Lord has placed us. Craig Hamilton mentions this in his new book Wisdom in Leadership: The How […]
King David’s #1 Leadership Principle
Sometimes in the Scriptures, God uses words strategically to highlight a certain command or phrase to make sure that readers don’t miss what He is trying to communicate. It’s almost like he underlines the passage, highlights it, draws boxes around it and arrows pointing to it to get our attention. One such time is when […]
Francis Chan on Fighting for Joy, Singles Marrying Later, Spousal Arguments, and Monitoring Video Game Time
Francis Chan, pastor and author of the new marriage book You, Me and Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity, was recently a guest on the Ask Pastor John Podcast, where he shared about fighting for joy, leading his family, why singles marry later, spousal arguments, and other topics, including monitoring video game time of kids in the […]