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Living with Landmines
Imagine you are a soldier, crossing a minefield that doesn't take minutes, but years. Leading a turnaround church is like living in a minefield. Now surviving the tension of the process becomes as …
 | Leadership Principle #37: Lethargic organizations need leaders who aren't afraid to demolish the crumbling walls and rebuild on a clean foundation. "'Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Doesn't … |
| Leadership Principle #36: People's plans rarely match what they actually do."This is the self-assured city that lives in security, that thinks to herself: I am, and there is no one besides me. What a desolation she has become, a place for wild … |
| Leadership Principle #35: The green pastures of the future can only be reached through determined patience."Though it delays, wait for it, since it will certainly come and not be late." – Hab 2:3 We can predict with great accuracy what will … |
 | Are you feeling tired in your ministry? It's important to remember that we do not make God's work bear fruit. The seed sprouts and grows by the mysterious force that is God at work in our life and the lives of others. It's been said, "You can't make … |
| Leadership Principle #34: When facing a dominant threat, the most successful underdogs immediately stand up and offer fierce resistance, even if the next step is unknown."This is what the LORD says: Though they are strong and numerous, they will … |
| Leadership Principle #33: The humble dictator is ruthlessly effective, though surprisingly merciful. "And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God" – Mic 6:8 (NIV) In sixth-century BC … |
| Leadership Principle #32: Since the future defies description, our plans should never be above getting dumped in the ocean."Then the LORD appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the fish three days and three nights." – Jonah … |
| Leadership Principle #31: The law of enduring negativity states that human nature continually gravitates toward negative feelings and dissatisfaction. "'Do not gloat over your brother in the day of his calamity;'" – Ob 1:12a The prophet … |
| Leadership Principle #30: The highest form of leadership integrity is impartiality."Then the Lord said, 'I am setting a plumb line among my people Israel; I will no longer spare them.'" – Amos 7:8c Are you an impartial leader? When you're … |
| Leadership Principle #29: Career mistakes and bad moves will always be with us, but their unrealized benefits may still be waiting to be reaped. "I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust ate…." – Joel 2:25 I admit I … |
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Leading from the Old Testament E-book
Adapted from Leading from the Lions' Den, by Tom Harper, this free e-book provides one key leadership principle from every book of the Old Testament. In this special easy-to-read format, each one …Type: White PaperSponsored by: ChurchCentral.com
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While most new leadership books proudly promote themselves as the antidote to previous thinking, Leading from the Lions' Den takes pride in drawing its wisdom from ideas that have been available for a very long time in the unchanging Word of God. Here, author Tom R. Harper expounds upon one surprising principle from each of the Bible's sixty-six books. Each concept goes toward explaining human nature, which, when understood, is the foundation of business success.