Category: Christian Leadership

Got Wisdom?

Not all leaders think about wisdom as a character trait that needs to be carefully cultivated. However, Week 23 of the NIV Leadership Bible focuses on it. If you followed my posts carefully, you may have noticed that I skipped week from Week 22 to Week 24. That wasn’t intentional, and I nearly missed this important lesson…

Proverbs 8:32-36 captures the words of a mother, who says: “Now then, my children, listen to me:  blessed are those who keep my ways. Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it. Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway. For those who find me find life and receive favor from the Lord. But those who fail to find me harm themselves; all who hate me love death.”

Can you think of anything more valuable to leadership than this?

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Fathers: What Can We Learn from the Bad Dads of the Bible?

Bad Dads of the Bible Book

As we celebrate Father’s Day today, I believe fathers should be leaders. Personally, I try to get better as a husband & father as much as a leader at work. During Spring Break this year, I read Roland Warren’s Bad Dads of the Bible: 8 Mistakes Every Good Dad Can Avoid. Warren founded of the National Fatherhood Initiative because he noted that 25 Million children—one of three nationally and two of three in African American families—live in homes apart from their fathers. And 40% of children in father-absent homes see their fathers less than once a month…

For those of us who have the privilege of fatherhood, we can learn from the mistakes of fathers in the Bible. Let’s explore those.

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