I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. Matthew 10:16 Jesus uses the sheep/wolf, snake/dove analogy as an intro to a discussion with His disciples about persecution. For Christians to understand the...
I was making a routine call home to talk to my wife. I expected her to answer the phone, but was surprised to hear the voice of my seven-year-old. “Hello, this is Jonathan.” That greeting was music to my ears! We had been working on Jonathan’s phone etiquette. He...
Jackie Robinson, the first black man to play professional major league baseball in America, has become an international sports icon. He is recognized as one of the all-time best to ever play America’s favorite sport. He was not always held in such high regard. His...
37Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; 38and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Matthew 10:37–38 Jesus constantly reminded the...
Will leaders grow organically? When the number of disciples exploded beyond what our leaders could handle, my team and I at Victory in Manila examined our processes to figure out how to fix the gap. Chapter 5 unveils the four leadership multipliers we discovered that...
Should leaders stop growing? Leaders are often tempted to focus on excelling in skill or exceeding their peers in title, or even to believe that they can outgrow the need to grow. After developing many leaders and learning through tough lessons in my own life, I’m...
