Leadership in Context

The loss of Charlie Kirk’s life was a loss to us, but not to God. Are you prepared to die with your boots on? Today Keith asks the hard questions: Why do the righteous suffer? Was Charlie Kirk taken too soon? Does God have the license to take what belongs to Him? Is eternity real to you? Is the mission real to you? Do you see your life as God’s conduit for His possession?

Charlie Kirk was a Christian missionary. He taught people to think, not just to feel better about themselves. He made gospel connections that enlightened minds and edified souls. The fragrance of eternity was on Charlie Kirk.

What is our response? Refuse to be silent. Stand up. Speak out. Make the death of Charlie Kirk the worst thing that could happen to those who hate the gospel. While we are alive, let’s fully live.

There is a reason why Jesus picked people who were working when He was choosing His disciples. Work is redemptive because you have to be responsible for yourself, it causes you to benefit someone else, gives you the ability to be generous, and teaches you to solve problems, overcome obstacles, and be submitted to authority. 

Today we pulled an episode from the archives–When you are tested, you find out what you believe. We can lose heart as we look at outward circumstances. Speak what you believe, not just what you see or feel. This is how you maintain hope, how you don’t lose heart in what you are doing.

Today we pulled an episode from the archives–Offense is the cheese in the trap. Don’t let the enemy pull the string. Learn to forgive quickly and move on. Be a leader who lives offense-smart.

Today we continued a series from the archives–If we don’t process the “stuff” from people and keep our hearts soft, then we aren’t really operating out of the flow of the Holy Spirit. Scripture directs us in how to keep our heart pure with other people. Bear with one another. Forgive each other, just as the Lord forgave us. Put on love, the perfect bond of unity.

Today we pulled an episode from the archives–Forgiveness is not intellectual. It is an opening of our spirit, allowing the Holy Spirit to wash through us and out to others the same forgiveness that we so desperately depend on. One of the greatest things that has to happen in leaders is the ability to maintain a clean heart by really forgiving people and releasing them from their offenses. 

Today we continued a series from the archives–How much pressure should you allow a hand to put on your bow? How much pressure are you allowing the hand of money, sex, recognition, and success to put on your bow? Those hands really do mark us. 

Today we pulled an episode from the archives–A bow and an arrow work together as one. They are two pieces that make up one instrument. A bow is just a wall ornament unless you have an arrow to go with it. An arrow must be sharp. An arrow must be straight. An arrow must be aimed. We are arrows in the hands of a warrior. Whose hand is on your bow?

Today we dove far back into the archives to the first series we did called The Art of the Meeting.  Bible experts suggest that Jesus spent 73% of His time with small groups in strategic situations. Who are you meeting with, how often are you meeting, why do you meet, and what is your meeting culture. The answers to those questions are critical to the forward momentum of your church vision. 

A mark of maturity is being more disciplined and governed by what you believe than by what you feel. We need emotions, but we can’t be emotionally driven. Feelings are real, but they’re also temporary—and they can compromise good decisions. People who haven’t developed their faith often let their feelings shape their beliefs. But those who operate in a spirit of faith are consistent in not allowing their emotions to lead them.

Your attitude determines your altitude. Complainers identify problems and conclude that progress is impossible. People with vision identify problems—and find a way forward. A mark of maturity is refusing to be a complainer.

A mark of maturity is being coachable. A coachable person invites change, is committed to a process, and allows someone they have a relationship with to coach them. What part of your game do you want to improve? How are you going about that? Who have you invited to coach you?

God desires maturity in us and is calling us to a higher place. Leadership comes with standards, and a mark of maturity is accepting and working within them.

"Most ministries grow to the size that its leadership can empower people."--Keith Tucci

Today we are pulling an episode from the archives–The Power of Delegation. The purpose of delegation is not to take something off one person’s plate and put it on another person’s plate. The purpose is having the right thing on the right person’s plate. Delegation is the heart of multiplication.

This week we are pulling an episode from the archives–Handling Leadership Privilege. How we handle trials shows who we are, but how we handle privilege shows our character even more. We should never come to a place where our privilege stops us from being a servant or being accountable. Serving God is a privilege and that means not taking advantage of every opportunity. 

Jesus said that where your treasure is, your heart is. Money is important and we should be the best money managers on earth. As parents, we need to help our kids learn how to manage and be disciplined with money, tithe and give selflessly, and use money as a visionary tool.