Category: Christian Leadership

How God Makes Men: Ten Epic Stories & Proven Principles

In his book How God Makes Men: Ten Epic Stories. Ten Proven Principles. One Huge Promise for Your Life., Patrick Morley writes, “Because God is good, your life will not turn out like you planned. That’s because God has a better plan.”

Morley provides principles from the following ten Bible characters:

  1. Abraham: How God makes a man’s faith stronger
  2. Joseph: How God shapes men for a higher purpose
  3. Moses: How God changes a man’s character
  4. Gideon: How God turns a man’s fear and weakness into strength
  5. David: How God rescues men when they go astray
  6. Solomon: How God shows men the true path to happiness
  7. Nehemiah: How God calls men to action
  8. Job: How God molds men through suffering
  9. Peter: How God equips men to reach other men
  10. Paul: How God empowers men to fully follow Christ

Click here to learn from more from Patrick Morley through these ten epic stories

Successful Leaders of the Bible

Katara Washington Patton is a wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend.  She is a writer, editor, teacher, youth leader and minister.  As she put it, “God has allowed me to combine all of my passions with my career experience and education.”

She graduated from Dillard University in New Orleans Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Mass Communications then went on to earn a Master of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University and a Master of Divinity from Garrett Evangelical-Theological Seminary.

On Patton’s blog, she shares theological perspectives, cultural explorations, and her ideas on love, life, fitness, and health.

I learned about her work a few years back when I ran into her book entitled Successful Leaders of the Bible.

She writes, “Leaders are those who make a difference in someone else’s life (whether that’s a large group or just one person). If you look closely, you will see a leader within. We are all called to be leaders in one way or another, influencing, inspiring, and shaping one another’s lives.”

Let’s explore with Patton ten of the Bible’s successful leaders—how they met their goals and lived out their God-given mission to serve people:

  1. Joseph
  2. Moses
  3. Huldah
  4. King Saul & the Prophet Samuel
  5. King David & Nathan
  6. Tabitha
  7. Phoebe
  8. Peter
  9. Paul
  10. Jesus Christ

Click here to learn more about Successful Leaders of the Bible