JANUARY 19 • TRUE LEADERSHIP Integrity For we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord’s sight but also in the sight of man. 2 Corinthians 8:21 In her book Integrity, author Barbara Killinger defines integrity as, “… a personal choice, an uncompromising and predictably consistent commitment to honor moral, ethical, spiritual, […]
JANUARY 18 • TRUE LEADERSHIP Patience Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. Proverbs 16:32 The person who rules their spirit is better than the person who conquers a city! Wow. Take a moment and meditate on that… There […]
JANUARY 17 • TRUE LEADERSHIP Honesty Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight. Proverbs 12:22 The number one thing a staff wants from their leaders is honesty. Honesty is the backbone of all relationships. From a personality perspective, 35% of us need to trust […]
JANUARY 16 • TRUE LEADERSHIP Character Matters The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. Proverbs 11:3 Character is the most important aspect of being a leader. Yes, we start with Intentionality because we need intentionality to accomplish the rest of these leadership principles. But character is the […]
JANUARY 15 • TRUE LEADERSHIP Summarize Intentionality So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. James 4:17 To be intentional, you must know […]
JANUARY 14 • TRUE LEADERSHIP Leaders Develop Daily, Not In a Day And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. 2 Timothy 2:2 Setting goals doesn’t guarantee you will grow—though it’s important. But if you set your […]
JANUARY 13 • TRUE LEADERSHIP The Law of Diminishing Intent The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing. Proverbs 20:4 The Law of Diminishing Intent says, “The longer you wait to do something you should do now, the greater the odds that you will never actually […]
JANUARY 12 • TRUE LEADERSHIP Awareness Keep a close watch on yourself and on your teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers. 1 Timothy 4:16 Another call of intentionality is to be aware — to examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith […]
JANUARY 11 • TRUE LEADERSHIP Deeper Reflection (Who am I?) As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man. Proverbs 27:19 We looked at reflection back on January 5th in terms of looking at the things we accomplished in the past year to see if we should do more […]
JANUARY 10 • TRUE LEADERSHIP Encourage Daily “But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.” Hebrews 3:13 “Hey, I don’t know you very well, but Peter said that you were one of the most faithful people he […]