Jeff lost his job and found the God who provides. His true story from the newly published book, Jehovah-Jireh, begins with this lie echoing in his mind… You’re Too Old They didn’t say it that way, but Jeff knew exactly what they meant. Comments like “I bet a thirty-year-old got that job,” or “Finding a job isn’t easy for people …
I have been in and out of prison 13 times in the past year. With my first visit on March 3, 2015 to a nearby prison where my church has a campus, I learned a very important word for prisoners: DOOR. On one side of the DOOR, the men are held captive and confined. Activities and hours are regulated. And …
Trust a Must for Leaders – Part 4 Servant
August 18, 2015
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
In Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3, we underscored the importance of trust, commitment and integrity. Today, we explore servant leadership. Servant Leadership? The leader as a servant sounds like an oxymoron. Aren’t leaders supposed to be the bosses, and we are to serve them? Doesn’t the Bible tell us to be obedient to our masters on earth? Yes, …
Trust a Must for Leaders – Part 3 Integrity
August 13, 2015
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 2 minutes
In Part 1 and Part 2, we looked at the importance of trustworthiness and meeting comments in leadership. Today, let’s take a look at integrity. Walking with integrity Consistency in words and deeds may sound like the meeting commitments, but it’s really quite different. In this case, no promise or commitment is made. It’s just the comparison of the things …
Trust a Must for Leaders – Part 2 Commitment
August 05, 2015
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
In Part 1 of Trust a Must for Leaders, we looked at the importance of trustworthiness. We learned that there are three qualities of trust, the most important of which is meeting commitments. Now let’s look at how to be a better than ever promise keeper. The Value of Vows Kept Follow through on agreements you make. Followers grade you …
Trust a Must for Leaders – Part 1 Importance
August 03, 2015
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
In recent posts, we have been exploring what it means to be a leader. This week let’s look at qualities people are looking for in those they follow starting with the big one –Trust. Trust a Must for Leaders In the latest nationwide Gallup poll of honesty and ethics of various professions, it was reported that… “Eighty percent of Americans …
So far in this series of articles about becoming a person others follow, we have discussed “What Leadership is NOT” and “What Leadership IS.” To sum up both articles, let me propose that leadership is usually defined in three ways: the position of, the qualities of and the function of. After 46 years in various business and ministry roles, I believe …
More than a War of Words Last Wednesday at 3:05PM, our Prayer Network lit up because of this prayer request: “please pray for me I’m dealing with depression. I feel hopeless and alone.” It triggered a potential suicide alert to Crossroads Career Support, and we forwarded a message to a nearby career ministry: “We had a person fill out a …
The first leadership book I remember reading was Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders, Consulting Director for Overseas Missionary Fellowship. While Sanders authored more than 40 books on the Christian life, three personal experiences made this book particularly important to me. My first spiritual mentor, Gayle Jackson, gave it to me for Christmas 1980. Gayle is the best Bible-teaching businessman …
A headline in an issue of Christianity Today caught my attention. “Brothers, We Are Not Managers” Author Andrew Wilson began his article with “Every time I write the word elder or eldership on my iPad, the spell checker kicks in and automatically corrects it to leader or leadership.” I was hooked inasmuch as I am putting the finishing touches to …