Making It Make Sense (formerly Governing God's Way)
Formerly Governing God's Way. New name. Expanded content. Same purpose. Helping make sense of life and leadership in public space today from the timeless wisdom of scripture. Encouraging and inspiring those who serve, lead and govern as we learn from the life and leadership of those who have gone before - in the Bible, in our history and in real time. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dorothyburton/support
Episodes
The reason the American political system is so out of order is because God's people and leaders WITHIN the political system are so out of order. This podcast explains why and how to bring this country back from the brink - and not by wrangling it away from the American people and declaring it to be a "Christian nation." What Christians should do...
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/d...We have to be careful who we align ourselves with and we must have the courage to surround ourselves with staff and advisors who will tell us the truth, even when truth is the last thing you want to hear. This episode explores a point in time in the life of the two most powerful leaders of their day - King Jehoshaphat and King Ahab. Two leaders, two philosophies in leadership, and two strikingly different outcomes. As a leader, yo...
How Satan uses division to defeat us. God calls us to do great things but never alone!
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The Devil is his title. Satan is his name. And he is after the control tower of our life. Our mind. If he can control our mind, he will control our life.
As the control tower dictates what happens in the cockpit and on the runway - so does our mind dictate what happens in our life, for all of our life.
If the control tower is off, the entire flight will be off course and may even crash and burn. That's what the Devil wants - ...
No matter who we are. No matter our title, position or status. No matter how long we've walked with God - how much we love and know God's word - Satan has studied us. He knows how to take us down, when to take us down and what or who to use to take us down. When? When he can do the most damage to our name, career, reputation and legacy. From the pulpit to city halls to the Halls of Congress. If we have influence, standing, ...
After every public victory, there will be private envy. Don’t think for one moment just because you’re the head the tail will wag when you win. It won’t. They won’t. As a public servant leader, there always will be someone envious of your success. But what do you do when it's the boss? Learn from David how to succeed when you work for an envious and insecure boss.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p...One of the major ways you will know God has called you to do something bigger than you believe you are capable of will be a nagging feeling of inadequacy. Feelings of inadequacy often confirm that you are right where God wants you to be.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dorothyburton/supportAs a leader, be wise in the briefings you receive from staff and your advisors. It could cost you dearly. Learn a great leadership principle taken from the life of first-century leader, King Hanan
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dorothyburton/supportBetrayal. Every leader has or will experience it at some point in their career.
The greatest leader who ever lived, Jesus, experienced his as well -Judas.
Power is one helluva drug and many, especially today, as was in Jesus' and Julius Caesar's day will stab you in the back in a heartbeat if it meant for them, more power, prestige and or money.
As a public servant leader, you too are on someone's list. And as it was ...
As a leader in public service, people will talk about you, criticize you, and falsely accuse you.
Most of the time the root of the problem isn't you. It is jealousy, fear, and envy.
Criticisms, attacks, and ridicule are par for the course, especially in today's environment of "cancel culture" and nationalism.
As a Christ follower, how should you respond? Take a cue from Nehemiah.
--- Support this podcast: h...God promotes and positions us for his greater purpose as we learn from the life of Joseph of Arimathea in his often overlooked but important part of the resurrection story.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dorothyburton/supportThe foundation of trust is integrity. People follow leaders they trust. Integrity is every leader's saving grace. If you have it, you will never be booted from Congress, your town council or school board for lack of character. Character and integrity are two sides of the same coin and one ensures, assures and insures the other. Integrity is the only coin we get to spend with every decision we make. It spends for us, spins for u...
Christians in conflict. Today, often leading the conflict. From City Halls to Halls of Congress. Jesus said people will know we are his by one thing - not by our politics, but by our love for one another. In this, many of his people are failing miserably. This episode kicks off the new season of the Governing God's Way Podcast, hosted by our Founder and President, Dorothy Burton. Timely. Relevant. Challenging us all as leaders ...
No matter if on paper you’re the leader or if your name and title are on the door – you will only be what you inwardly believe yourself to be. Has God made you the head, yet you still see yourself as the tail?
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dorothyburton/support10 minutes. A leader that God honors and blesses. HINT: What we're seeing today on the public stage is far from it. It's why many feel the need to compromise and give in to what they know is wrong to stay in right with the right people. Don't pattern yourself after a party or lose who you are to follow and pattern yourself after a person if they are not following and patterning themselves after Christ. ONLY what we do f...
Some things some people want to do, but won't because of your presence. That is exactly why God has placed you there!
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dorothyburton/supportResist the pressure to fit in to be in.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dorothyburton/supportA WORD FOR THE TIMES WE'RE IN... Welcome to Season 3! -- "Keep Your Eye On the Coach, Not the Scoreboard" The GOAT ("God Over All Things") is in control!A great coach never coaches to the scoreboard even when it looks as though his or her team may lose. God is the ultimate coach with all wins and no losses. Where Israel is today, Israel has been before. Perhaps where you find yourself today, you've been ...
You sense God has given you the answer you've prayed for but you are afraid to act on it. He is telling you today what He told Moses in the wilderness, "Go forward!"
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dorothyburton/supportIf you wait until you have "enough" you will never have "enough." God has already provided everything you need to do the work He has given you to do. You really do have enough!
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