TAKE 5 | One Important Way to Strengthen Your Leadership
Christ is the light that transforms our leadership and our life. How are you leaning into God so He can continue to transform your life? Just as we are transformed by Christ, please be praying our camper's hearts will be transformed this weekend at the February Spark Change Retreat!
TAKE 5 | The Fruit of Leadership Journaling
Have you journaled yet this week? This month? This year? And, no, I am not talking about reading the Wall Street Journal. Why not try writing a journal entry today?
TAKE 5 | The Practice of Leadership Journaling
Like Alan, I too have kept a journal for most of my life, but it is more sporadic, saved for times when I can pull away and really reflect more deeply. I can thank Ms. Wilson, my 10th grade English teacher for this habit. I prefer pen and paper - steno notebooks, and most recently a prayer journal by Jarrett Culver which helps me to pray, reflect on Scripture using the SOAP method, and list three things I am grateful for today. It is a great habit to have.
TAKE 5 | Why Wait?
Have you ever tried to pull something off in your own strength rather than waiting? How did that go for you? For me, it usually does not go well unless God is gracious in spite of my rush into things. How then can we wait for the Lord?
TAKE 5 | Mini-Retreat - Retreat as a Leadership Strategy (Part 2)
We continue our look at the need for retreat as leaders and the wisdom of Elton Trueblood, spiritual writer from the Quaker stream of our faith. After a very full fourth of July celebration day, I am guessing many of you are thinking like me that you need a day of vacation to recover from your day of vacation. I encourage you to schedule a day this month to retreat. Amy and I are celebrating our 25th together with our Creator immediately after our week of camp. We have put this retreat in ahead of time so we don't miss the moment. When is your next moment?
TAKE FIVE | Mini-Retreat - Await the Fullness
Life is draining, and we are renewed and replenished through intentional time spent with the Lord. But even if your cup has been replenished, is it being filled up at the same rate it flows out, like a canal, or does it resemble a reservoir where it flows out once it is filled with the goodness of God?
TAKE FIVE | Mini-Retreat - Why Wait?
In this holiday season we are drawn closer to Christ through our reflections of the Christmas Miracle, the fulfillment of God's prophecy, and the hope of salvation found in the manger. In the Christmas story the wait is over, Christ is here to save all of humanity! When the wait is over, we feel inspired, we have hope, but when we are waiting how do we find the same joy and hope?
TAKE FIVE | Mini-Retreat - The Heart of an Unhurried Leader
When we make the choice to slow down our leadership we may get less done, but we often become more like Christ. And, Jesus calls us to be doers of His word, not just doers. So, the more I can be like Jesus as I lead, the more I do His word. In my life, at first, I had to make relationships 'tasks' to trick my self into making them a priority. Now I am more balanced and relationship flows more naturally into balance with the doing.
Take Five | Mini Retreat - FOLLOW THE LEADER: LIVED GRACE
From the beginning of Unhurried Living, the authors have been saying that you do not have to have a position of influence to be a person of influence. Everyone is a leader, an influencer, in some way, do you agree?