Going From a Staff to a Team
What shall we do as leaders to build strong teams of people who love each other in the best way possible?
What shall we do as leaders to build strong teams of people who love each other in the best way possible?
With discernment it is possible to reach the utmost heights with the minimum of exhaustion.
Some people describe thoughts as leaves on a river, clouds in the sky, or cars on the highway, but at our house we always call them soundtracks.
But when we pay attention to only our present context, we’re not seeing the full picture God wants to show us. He’s got much more in store.
Instead of fretting about how things are going, get going into becoming the person God has called you to be.
Over the course of almost two centuries, Christians had grown accustomed to playing the role of scapegoats. For Christians of Tertullian’s generation, there was every reason to believe it would always be like this.
Each word takes on a powerful force of someone’s emotions, projecting them into the air or on the written page. Words cannot be unsaid or unsent. Words from a leader can either help or hurt.
Words unsaid or said too much could cost a leader a season in the ministry pit of despair. Words used correctly under the guidance of the Holy Spirit can enable a leader’s ministry to prosper.
Excerpted From 'Wrestling With Job' (IVP Academic)