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journal entries from an emerging follower of Christ

Leadership Lessons From Nehemiah – Chapter 9

| August 31, 2010

Draw connections between repentance and worship Remind yourselves of past victories Learn from the mistakes of those before you Praise does not have to be profound or exaggerated Be secure enough you can brag on and praise others Own up to the wrongs of those you elected to lead

Best Reads Of The Year

| August 29, 2010

Allow me to take another break from the posts on “Leadership from Nehemiah” to share something else with you.  In college I developed a healthy desire for reading and now that I am out of school books are my main source of new learning.  A year ago or so I became very intense in my [...]

Leadership Lessons From Nehemiah – Chapter 8

| August 25, 2010

Bring in people who are respected by your group Provide for these individuals what they need to encourage or challenge your people Communicate in a way that people understand This will help them relay the message to others Help people rejoice Encourage generosity and sharing You will know people understand your message when their actions [...]

Leadership Lessons From Nehemiah – Chapter 7

| August 24, 2010

The leader is ultimately responsible for everything Have godly reasons for choosing those you put in leadership Give specific and clear directions Be adequately staffed for what you’re doing There’s nothing wrong with knowing the numbers Sometimes the work has to come before the funds

Leadership Lessons From Nehemiah – Chapter 6

| August 21, 2010

Once you achieve great things people will all of the sudden want to talk to you The work you’re called to is more important than proving your critics wrong Any distraction is a hindrance Your motives will be judged People will pretend to be on your side in order to persuade you Don’t spend any [...]

Leadership Lessons From Nehemiah – Chapter 5

| August 18, 2010

Opposition will come form those who cause it to hurt the most Their reasoning will be good, logical things but will pull you away from what’s best The emotionally weak will fail The leader is responsible to confront moral failings in his followers Set this precedence even with few followers – you won’t be a [...]

Good Stuff

| August 12, 2010

The summer is slowly coming to a close and hopefully the Georgia weather will return to somewhat bearable (still can’t believe these people don’t believe in global warming). My wife and I had some really good and necessary conversations about our future this past weekend.  Before such conversations have been somewhat heated but this weekend [...]

Why I Share My Message

| August 10, 2010

I’m going to take a break from the Nehemiah, leadership posts, as fourteen in a row of those may turn away those who are not as motivated by the idea of leadership as I am.  (And if you would not consider yourself a leadership-type, I would encourage you to read this post I did on [...]

Leadership Lessons From Nehemiah – Chapter 4

| August 7, 2010

Expect your critics to draw a following Involve the people who “have a heart for the work” Your enemies will always find a reason to despise you Nehemiah’s enemies went from doubting they could to angry they did Counter your enemies with prayer Well meaning people will serve as discouragement in tough times Know where [...]

Leadership Lessons From Nehemiah – Chapter 3

| August 5, 2010

When a move of God happens, it will attract a divers crowd In race In background In culture In finances Followers will work as hard as their leader Recognize even those who contribute a little