Called Together
Together, we help each other to hear and respond to our particular callings in life.
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Calling Isn’t Just for Religious Leaders
Scripture makes it abundantly clear that all believers in Jesus have been called by God.
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Calling: Invitation and Summons
When God calls us, it’s both an invitation and a summons.
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Calling from a Caller
When we accept our calling, we acknowledge the gracious sovereignty of God over our lives.
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Living as a Called People
God is calling you to a life of deeper purpose, community, and hope. Will you hear and respond to his call?
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God Gives the Increase
Christian leadership is like farming. There are no guaranteed outcomes. All we can do is create the environment for growth and then pray that God gives the increase.
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What If There Were No Resurrection?
Today is Holy Saturday. It is the day after Good Friday, when we remember the death of Christ on the cross, and the day before Easter, when we celebrate the resurrection. Holy Saturday is a day in-between.
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Leading in a Crisis: Don’t Do It Alone – Scripture and Story
Thus, Christians who lead, whether in church or family, business or school, government or non-profit, should regularly consult with, and if appropriate share decision-making with, their brothers and sisters in Christ. As I have written before, one of the major differences God makes for leaders in times of crisis is the opportunity not to be alone. When we find ourselves leading in difficult times, we need the wisdom, perspective, expertise, and support of others.
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True Strength & Capability
The pressure we feel to achieve and succeed in culture is real and painful, and our desire to be capable is a beautiful character trait. However, if our desires have not been submitted to God, tested and tried by God, our strength is indeed limited, and what we thought looked like building the kingdom really only served our agendas.
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Legacy of Love – Part II
In honor of Black History Month, and every other month, may we sit under the teachers and leaders of African-American history—which is American history.
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If I Don’t Have Love – Part I
If leadership speaks in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but does not have love, leadership is a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if leadership has prophetic powers, and understands all mysteries and all knowledge, and if leadership has all faith, so as to remove mountains, but does not have love, leadership is nothing. If leadership gives away all their possessions, and hands over their body so that leadership may boast, but does not have love, leadership gains nothing.
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Do I Stay or Do I Go? Part 2
If you have a job you don’t like, you may be wondering whether you should stay or go. The answer isn’t always clear. While 1 Corinthians 7:20 suggests staying put, there are also plenty of biblical reasons to change jobs—including but not limited to slave-like conditions. For example, you may change jobs because God is calling you to more responsibility, as a “good and faithful servant” naturally moves on to bigger and better tasks (Matthew 25:21). Whatever you decide – stay or go – the message from 1 Corinthians 7:21 is that freedom through Christ is possible anywhere.
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Do I Stay or Do I Go? Part 1
But the meat of 1 Corinthians 7:20 is that your calling to follow Christ isn’t tied to any particular job or location. I’m not meant to follow God away from a cubicle and out to an island. I’m meant to follow Jesus in my attitudes and actions right here, wherever I am today.
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Help Me Help You: From Bad to Good to Best
In today’s scripture passage… [Paul] admonishes these believers to consider the differences between lawfulness and expediency—in other words “just because you can do something, doesn’t mean that you should, nor that it is the best course of action.” As leaders, we often have the right and the ability to do whatever we choose. However, when a team is involved, our actions affect every member of our team.
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