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Why We Keep Feeding the Cobra
Toxic behavior doesn’t need applause, just quiet permission. When we ignore dysfunction, we reward it. Watch this vlog and learn how to stop feeding the cobra.
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Leadership Examen: Diagnosing Your Leadership Blind Spots
Your biggest leadership risks are the ones you can’t see. Use a leadership Examen to uncover the blind spots shaping your decisions. Invite your team into a deeper, more honest leadership conversation.
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The Language of Right Relationship
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.” Matthew 5:6 (NET) I came across an interesting diagram that, I think, simply and clearly shows what leadership looks like in practice: What this illustration tells me is that leadership is much more of a relational practice than a matter of…
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Agency – The Ethical Core of Leadership
Your people can’t lead if you keep stripping away their agency. Discover why protecting agency is a non‑negotiable leadership responsibility. Choose one action this week that strengthens someone else’s leadership capacity.
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Leadership Devotional March 2026
March 16, 2026 We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints. Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven,…
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Rhythms of Gentleness
Rhythms of Gentleness A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath. (Proverbs 15:1) Let everyone see your gentleness. The Lord is near! Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God. And the peace of God that surpasses all…
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Rhythms of Thanksgiving
Rhythms of Thanksgiving In Colossians 3:12-17, the apostle Paul puts thanksgiving forward, not once but twice, as an integral part of the community ethic of unity and love that he calls the new people of God to: 15 Let the peace of Christ be in control in your heart (for you were in fact called as…
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Creating a Relationship Restoration Ritual
Creating a Relationship Restoration Ritual One of the most overlooked aspects of leadership is how to navigate conflict in ways that build a healthier team and strengthen the mission. In my experience, leaders often view conflict management as necessary but fail to undertake the hard work of creating organizational and team practices that effectively steward…
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30-Minute Sabbath Leadership Check-In
A 30-Minute Sabbath Leadership Check-in It’s so easy in the busyness of leadership to not stop, rest, and reflect. But Sabbath is a very important spiritual formation habit, not only for a healthy spiritual and physical life, but for learning and growth in leadership. We need time to step away from the daily grind, reflect…
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The Virtuous Cycle of Spiritual Formation
The Virtuous Cycle of Spiritual Formation In this month’s reflection, I’m excited to share a teaser from my upcoming book Friendship: Recovering the Soul of God’s Mission. This excerpt explores “The Virtuous Cycle of Spiritual Formation,” a framework for cultivating spiritually vibrant leadership communities rooted in the love and mission of Jesus. I adapted this…
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Leadership Devotional February 2026
February 18, 2026 For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named. I pray that according to the wealth of his glory he will grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person, that Christ will dwell in your hearts through…
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Leadership Devotional January 2026
January 20, 2026 Do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man with its practices and have been clothed with the new man that is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of the one who created it. Here there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian,…
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Leadership Devotional December 2025
December 15, 2025 The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise. Proverbs 12:15 (NET) A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind. Proverbs 18:2 Do you see a person who is wise in his own…
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Leadership Devotional November 2025
November 17, 2025 67 May God show us his favor and bless us. May he smile on us. (Selah) 2 Then those living on earth will know what you are like; all nations will know how you deliver your people. 3 Let the nations thank you, O God. Let all the nations thank you. 4 Let foreigners rejoice and…
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Leadership Devotional October 2025
October 7, 2025 O LORD, our Lord, how magnificent is your reputation throughout the earth! You reveal your majesty in the heavens above! From the mouths of children and nursing babies you have ordained praise on account of your adversaries, so that you might put an end to the vindictive enemy. When I look up…
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Leadership Devotional September 2025
September 1, 2025 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show his works done in the gentleness that wisdom brings. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth. Such wisdom does not come from above but is…
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Leadership Devotional August 2025
August 1, 2025 I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth! May he not allow your foot to slip! May your protector not sleep! Look! Israel’s protector does not sleep or slumber! The Lord is your protector; the Lord…
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How Leaders Accidentally Reward Unethical Behavior
Leaders often reward the very behaviors they say they want to eliminate. Learn how unaddressed end‑runs quietly reshape your culture. Decide today what you will no longer tolerate.
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The Language of Gentleness
“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 (NET) The 2023 Disney film Peter Pan & Wendy, directed by David Lowery, expands on the original story of Peter Pan by including backstories for both Peter Pan and Captain James Hook. It reveals that they were close friends as children. However, Peter…
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Why End-Runs Destroy Leadership Culture
The quickest way to destroy trust on a team is through the side door. Name the behaviors that bypass authority and weaken alignment. Call your team to lead in the room, not in the shadows.
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