Tag: Leadership Qualities

For Week 42 of 2014, the NIV Leadership Bible focuses on the importance of Commitment to a leader’s personal and professional development. In fact, the first devotion notes that effective leadership flows from commitment to the right things. As followers of Christ, the single most important commitment of our lives is to God. Any true success we experience as leaders will flow from that commitment.

The call to commitment is a call to constant vigilance in maintaining and understanding the standards of that commitment. No matter what distractions we may encounter, we need to maintain our focus on serving the Lord.

Click here to learn about God’s early commitment with Jeremiah; Habakkuk’s response; advice from the Apostle Paul; and practical implications for Out of This World Leaders…

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?

Click here to see what else the Bible has to say about wisdom.