What is leadership? Is it giving orders, bossing people around, receiving a title? Check none of the above. It is accomplishing a mission with the help of others while remaining focused on serving those on your team. Nehemiah was a great leader because he led from his knees. He prayed before he acted, he prayed on impulse, prayed when he encountered opposition and finally prayed when as he celebrated and worshipped God for His faithfulness. I have thoroughly enjoyed studying leadership for these past weeks as I apply what I have learned to my own life. Of all of the […]

I can tell that I am back in school again as I haven’t had as much time to post on my blog again. Between the studying, I have been going up to work on the “new” house, if you can call a house from 1950 new. Actually, it is from 1950, 1970 something, and 1900 something. Unique, with old house charm, complete with old house headaches. I have two bedrooms painted, floors sanded, trim and blinds up…ready for occupancy. I’m squeezing some homework in again this week before heading up to work on some more. In the meantime, I have […]

I officially started my masters classes this week after finishing my prerequisite work and my first course is “Biblical Foundations for Leadership”. Our studies and discussion this week have centered around Jesus as a model for leadership paying special attention to the importance of having a vision. The textbooks are excellent and I’m finding myself spiritually challenged to apply what I am learning. More than ever I am convinced that no ministry can ever be effective without a clearly defined mission (where we are going) and vision (how we are going to get there). The other thing that has struck […]

Ahh the joy of packing up stuff. We are moving a load to our new house tomorrow even though we won’t be officially moved for five months. I’m packing up things I won’t need for five months but I’m starting to think, if I don’t need it for five months, do I really need it at all? Makes me wonder about thinning out some more stuff. I’m such a packrat. I have to laugh at the “furniture” that we are bringing. We are going to use a folding banquet table or the patio table as our dining table on weekends […]