Lessons in Leadership: Fifty Respected Evangelical Leaders Share Their Wisdom on MinistryRandal Roberts More than fifty contributors including Bill Bright, Ted Engstrom, Gene Getz, Joe Aldrich, Walter C. Kaiser Jr., Jill Briscoe, Earl Radmacher, and Carl F. H. Henry offer advice to young leaders. |
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... hand and presence and fail to recognize and re- spect God as God , you are guilty of a fundamental sin : ingratitude . How you tell your story ( the story of your life , family , ministry , church , etc. ) to yourself and others will be ...
... hand and presence and fail to recognize and re- spect God as God , you are guilty of a fundamental sin : ingratitude . How you tell your story ( the story of your life , family , ministry , church , etc. ) to yourself and others will be ...
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... hand in the mundane fabric of life . God is active in ways that are not always dramatic but nonetheless signifi- cant . As you experience and learn about God's agenda for creation , you'll be better able to listen for His voice and look ...
... hand in the mundane fabric of life . God is active in ways that are not always dramatic but nonetheless signifi- cant . As you experience and learn about God's agenda for creation , you'll be better able to listen for His voice and look ...
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... hand , if you sense that the person asking you to sing knew how risky this felt to you and went to great lengths to make the experience safe , would you not be willing to at least consider the request ? I am struck by how often Jesus ...
... hand , if you sense that the person asking you to sing knew how risky this felt to you and went to great lengths to make the experience safe , would you not be willing to at least consider the request ? I am struck by how often Jesus ...
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... hand , I may not have had this opportunity to cite so much firsthand knowledge to help you avoid some of the pitfalls and crevasses that linger in your future . In this season of my life I am com- mitted to building bridges and ...
... hand , I may not have had this opportunity to cite so much firsthand knowledge to help you avoid some of the pitfalls and crevasses that linger in your future . In this season of my life I am com- mitted to building bridges and ...
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... hand , if it's just exciting entertainment for bored believers , then it definitely shouldn't be pursued . What about our ongoing programs and responsibilities — where do they fall on the grid ? What percentage of my time am I spending ...
... hand , if it's just exciting entertainment for bored believers , then it definitely shouldn't be pursued . What about our ongoing programs and responsibilities — where do they fall on the grid ? What percentage of my time am I spending ...
Contents
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Learning to Appreciate Gods Providence | 164 |
Learning How to Treat Others with Care | 170 |
Learning from Mentors and Role Models | 174 |
Learning to Observe God in Everyday Life | 178 |
Learning How to Reinvigorate a WellEstablished Ministry | 184 |
Learning How to Pass the Baton | 189 |
Learning to Value People | 192 |
Learning About Loneliness Dryness and Anger | 196 |
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Learning How God Develops Leaders over a Lifetime | 71 |
Learning from the Lessons of Others | 80 |
Learning the Components of Biblical Leadership | 83 |
Learning from Biblical Images of Leadership | 88 |
Learning a Marathoners Mentality | 94 |
Learning to Make Prayer a Priority | 101 |
Learning to Blend the Best of the Past with the Best of the New | 105 |
Learning to Pursue Integrity and Excellence | 117 |
Learning Proper Priorities and Perspectives | 122 |
Learning How to Minister for Decades in the Same Setting | 128 |
Learning to Build Teams | 133 |
Learning to Avoid Subtle Temptations | 136 |
Learning How to Handle Criticism | 138 |
Learning to Maximize Human Relationships | 144 |
Learning the Significance of Decisions | 151 |
Learning How to Lead When the Honeymoon Ends | 159 |
Learning to Be Successful in Gods Eyes | 207 |
Learning About Building to Last | 212 |
Learning to Be Vulnerable | 219 |
Learning Balance As a PastorLeader | 221 |
Learning That Any Old Bush Will Do | 225 |
Learning to Rethink Traditional Practice and Teaching | 230 |
Learning to Depend on the Sufficiency of Christ | 234 |
Learning to Think Rightly About Leadership and Ministry | 239 |
Learning to Avoid Some Significant Ministry Pitfalls | 246 |
Learning That There Is No Such Thing As a Comfortable Cross | 255 |
Learning the Value of Listening | 260 |
Learning About Caring and SelfSacrifice | 263 |
Learning About the Privileges and Dynamics of Leadership | 266 |
Learning to Value Learning | 269 |
Learning a Formula for Victory | 273 |
Learning to Lead Wisely in Both Secular and Christian Settings | 278 |
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Page 35 - Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness...
Page 37 - And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.
Page 56 - Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
Page 48 - Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.
Page 55 - Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave — just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Page 55 - And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers. But Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant...
Page 243 - And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
Page 36 - While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name ; those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled...