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    Why I’m Sad About the Queen’s Passing

    September 17, 2022 / 0 Comments

    “Rest in Peace, Queen Elizabeth” popped up on my social media feed on September 8, 2022. I immediately felt sad. For Her Late Majesty’s family, for friends in the United Kingdom, for those who actually knew her. But also, weirdly, for me. Here’s why I, an American, am sad over the death of a foreign head of state whom I never met nor knew personally: It stirs up childhood nostalgia Like many Americans I am an anglophile, an admirer of all things British. I feel I come by it naturally since I grew up in the commonwealth nation of Papua New Guinea. As a multi-national missions community, we took turns recognizing…

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    Eva Burkholder

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    You may not be the President, but YOU can be a leader

    November 13, 2020 / 0 Comments

    This is a unique year to be a leader in your community.  2020 is full of hardship, uncertainty and political unrest. The fact that we are living through a pandemic and participating in a heated presidential election provides Christians a unique opportunity to show Christ in our spheres of influence. In an election year it is easy to focus on our local and national leaders. Our senses are heightened and bombarded with election news streaming in from every outlet. In our human frailness it is easy to be consumed with how the next leader will impact our lives for better or worse. Allow me to challenge you to go deep…

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    The Giants Are Going And The Pygmies Must Take Over

    November 7, 2017 / Comments Off on The Giants Are Going And The Pygmies Must Take Over

    Recently one of my former students sent me an e-mail about a current article in Christianity Today on Karl Barth, one of the most influential theologians in the early part of the twentieth century who had an adulterous relationship for much of his married life. The article was revealing, penetrating, and distressing as it spoke of such terrible sin in the life of one of the most significant thinkers in the past one hundred years. My former student, now a man with thirty years ministry experience and a key theological thinker in one of the largest evangelical countries in the world, reminded me of a time when he came to…

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    Bill Lawrence

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  • Impact

    When God Forgets You

    October 10, 2017 / Comments Off on When God Forgets You

    How do you respond when God forgets you? He forgets your cell phone number, your e-mail address, and your Face book page. He doesn’t recognize your picture or recall your address or even your long unused landline. How do you feel?   As far as you can tell God has forgotten He even created you let alone had a plan for your life. All of those identity defining expectations He once gave you are long gone and never thought of—at least by Him.   Perhaps you’re like Moses who defended one of God’s enslaved people only to have to flee for his life. Once he was a member of the…

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    Bill Lawrence

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  • Impact

    The Leader, Not Leadership

    September 14, 2017 / Comments Off on The Leader, Not Leadership

      At Leader Formation we focus on the leader rather than leadership.   Effective leadership is our aim, but we have learned that leadership collapses when competent leaders lack godly character. God has used leadership from the beginning of time, but time after time we see leadership fail because leaders fail. Look at Adam, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, Peter, Mark and on throughout history, and you will see that leadership is flawed because leaders are flawed. As one of our board members, Dr. Gary Wood, declared, “Skills are essential but not sufficient.”   Leader Formation exists to strengthen leadership by forming leaders. As we see it, the heart of the…

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    The Managerial Style of Moses: Part I

    August 14, 2017 / Comments Off on The Managerial Style of Moses: Part I

      You’ve heard it said, “Leaders are born, not made.” While a person may possess a certain charisma, extroversion, and tenacity from birth, having these qualities does not pre-qualify him or her as an effective leader. Moses, for example, was a former criminal, fugitive, and poor public speaker (Ex. 2:12, 15; 4:10). Per today’s standards, Moses was unfit for leadership. I doubt we would have trusted him with managing the entire nation of Israel. But God chose Moses regardless. God had a plan—a plan that required Moses to grow into his leadership responsibilities, learning along the way while relying on the Lord. Perhaps you can identify with Moses’ predicament. You’re…

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    15 Principles Every Leader Should Practice

    July 10, 2017 / 2 Comments

    Your team is faltering, accomplishing the goal seems impossible, and you have opposition from all sides. What do you do? Where do you look for help? You look to an expert leader from the 5th century BC, accustomed to adversity. From corporate to church leadership, practicing these fifteen principles of Nehemiah will make your leadership—and your team—stand firm. Determine to Make a Difference– An effective leader does not idly sit and watch her team suffer. She compassionately believes she can make a difference. She takes responsibility by making their problems her problems. Nehemiah mourned, fasted, and prayed for days when he heard of the ruins of Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 1:4) Pray…

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  • Impact

    How to Handle Unfair Trials from Leadership

    November 28, 2016 / Comments Off on How to Handle Unfair Trials from Leadership

    Spare me shame and humiliation, for I observe your rules. Though rulers plot and slander me, your servant meditates on your statutes. Yes, I find delight in your rules; they give me guidance. (Psalm 119:22–24 NET) Lessons from Jesus, Son of God and God the Son!

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    When the Numbers Stop Working

    November 25, 2014 / 1 Comment

    Leadership is broken because leaders are unbroken We use numbers to hold our lives together and demonstrate our value in life. Numbers measure time or distance or height or age or the amount of power we have or value, especially the value of our identity: our address, our net worth, our power (an office suite or a penthouse on the 50th floor is a lot more impressive than the 2nd floor), our business success (25 years on the job is more impacting than 5 months). And now we use numbers to tell us how to be happy and (maybe) how to please God. I say maybe about pleasing God because…

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    Bill Lawrence

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  • Impact

    Is Your Altar as Big as Your Heart?

    March 28, 2014 / Comments Off on Is Your Altar as Big as Your Heart?

    Leadership is broken because leaders are unbroken   Is Your Altar as Big as Your Heart? When I was twelve years old I put my heart on God’s altar.  It happened on a Sunday morning when Mr. Stewart, the superintendent of the junior high Sunday school department in my church, exhorted us mightily to give our all to the Lord.  I don’t remember what he said, just that he spoke with intense passion about giving our all to Christ.  As I listened I remember distinctly thinking, “That’s what I thought it’s all about.  That’s what I did when I trusted Jesus as my Savior.”  I became a Christian in my…

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    Bill Lawrence

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