I remember when I was in Israel with http://gyi.cc/ our theme for the 2 week study with multiple leaders from across the globe is Bold moves. This challenged many leaders to really think about their next bold move, and the call that God places on them. Jesus imparted His bold vision,...
4 of 9 Characteristics of Jesus leadership ( Jesus was a passionate leader. )
Jesus is a Passionate Leader John 2:17 Then his disciples remembered this prophecy from the Scriptures: "Passion for God's house will consume me." When Jesus' parents saw him, they were amazed. His mother said to him, "Son, why did you do this to us? Your father and I were very...
3 of 9 Characteristics of Jesus leadership ( Jesus was laser focused on His vision )
Jesus was laser focused on His vision “A knife cuts because it has a narrow focus” (Cleddie Keith) Let me start by asking two critical questions. As you read this, what is your vision for the ministry? or better said what vision has God entrusted you with for the ministry...
Day 2 of 9 Characteristics of Jesus leadership ( Transformational leadership )
Jesus invested in people. Jesus invested in people because he believed in people. Paul described the trust God places in us as a sacred trust. He said, “We have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel” (1 Thess. 2:4). The word entrusted communicates the truth that...
Day 1 of 9 Characteristics of Jesus leadership ( Building a kingdom team)
Characteristic 1: Building synergism (Synergy) Synergism the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects. This word has seemed to have crept into a strategic movements seeking to build a movement with like minded...
Christ-mas season: Holiness above comfort
Christ-mas devotion We are currently going through a water crisis in the area we are living in. The local mincipality workers are on an illegal strike and they have also sabotaged our pipes and valves, so the town we live in has no water, and we have had a stomach...
Black Friday
“We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God.” John Stott God is about His mission. I remember the greatest course experiencing God, Knowing and doing the will of God. Knowing God does not come through a program, a study, or a method....
me or HIM
If we are honest, as we live life, and do life, it sometimes would seem its about our agenda, our own desires. Have a look at the picture on the left. What do you see? What do you notice? Please hear my heart, this devotional is not from a judgmental...
‘Relentless in pursuit At every turn’
“What is the first and great commandment?” “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment” (Matthew 22:37–38). Other Gospels say: And strength. So loving God with your heart and all...
Giving everything!
Giving Everything!Following Jesus always has a cost! For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on." Mark 12:44. My question is simple. How do we follow Jesus? I really think this is a question worth asking...