Responding to Wrongdoing

Responding to Wrongdoing

As spiritual leaders in a sin-filled world, we constantly encounter evil and wrongdoing. Scripture tells us to “fret not” in the face of evil.  Psalm 37 teaches us how to think like a leader in the midst of evil and wrong. Trust in the Lord. Do good. Dwell in the...
Think Like a Leader at Home

Think Like a Leader at Home

For our 200th Think Like a Leader email and video (thanks for reading and being dedicated to growing in your leadership), I want to talk about how to think like a leader at home.In 1 Chronicles 16, David had a significant day of spiritual leadership, but what did he...
Three Leadership Realities

Three Leadership Realities

In Psalm 69, David paints a good picture of what life and leadership are like.Rather than focusing on the highs and downplaying the lows, David admits that leadership includes complex circumstances that require difficult decisions, but in the end, God gives wisdom and...
Set Apart for Him

Set Apart for Him

On Day 1 of the 2024 North American Build Conference, I was reminded of exactly what we are set apart for. Psalm 4 says we are set apart for God “himself.”So, before we are set apart for mission, for ministry, for leadership, for discipleship, we are set apart for God...
Engaging Politics

Engaging Politics

Today’s Think Like a Leader will be a little different. Instead of exegeting a text, I want to look at a narrative of David’s life as a guide for spiritual leaders as we engage elected officials. Three principles serve as guidelines: Our advice is spiritual, not...
Overcoming Difficult Situations

Overcoming Difficult Situations

As leaders, we are often faced with difficult situations that seem too powerful, too personal, and too impossible to overcome. In Psalm 18, David describes an enemy who is powerful, personal, and impossible, but God supports him.If we want to think like a leader when...