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Learning to lead yourself before asking others to follow.
It can be easier to lead, encourage, and hold other people accountable than to consistently do those things for yourself. But every other expression of leadership rests on a more fundamental responsibility: learning to faithfully govern the person you will lead for the rest of your life—you.
The moment you step into leadership, start developing other leaders. You may have no employees and no title, but you can lead up, sideways, down—and you must lead yourself. Growth eventually requires multiplication, and multiplication requires leaders.
If God created reality, wisdom begins not by deciding how we want life to work, but by understanding the order and purpose He has already given it. The Physics of God explores what that means for leadership, relationships, money, personality, stewardship, consequences—and faithfulness when doing the right thing still does not guarantee the outcome we want.
We want God to give us clear answers, preferably quickly. But biblical wisdom is rarely a shortcut around uncertainty. God uses Scripture, providence, integrity, counsel, planning, patience, and obedience not merely to direct our decisions, but to form us into people increasingly able to recognize and choose what is wise.
Fear is not always the enemy. It can warn a leader that something important is at risk. But when fear moves from adviser to executive, leadership becomes self-protection. Courage does not require fear to disappear. It requires the leader to identify the next faithful action—and take it.
A leader may postpone making a formal decision, but practical decisions are still being made every day. The work continues, the cost keeps rising, and someone else carries the burden. Not deciding is still a decision—usually one made at someone else’s expense.
The DISC Model of Human Behavior gives us a practical language for understanding how people naturally communicate, make decisions, approach work, respond to change, and relate to others. Learn how the model works, why a reliable assessment can be remarkably accurate, and how to use that knowledge without labeling people or excusing behavior.
“For just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function, so in Christ we…
God has placed each of us among particular people for purposes greater than we can see. Our jobs, relationships, hobbies, gifts, and daily routines are carriers through which we can live and give the Gospel. Some plant, some water, and some harvest—but God causes the growth and graciously allows us to participate.
A dear friend of mine recently missed one of our regularly scheduled mentorship meetings. Life had become unusually busy with work, family responsibilities, and…
