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1. Beth Moore: An Urgent Warning

We have access to the Holy Spirit welling up in us like a spring. Tapping into Him requires deliberation and cooperation so God can love through us. Like me, you've probably asked Him to love through you ...

Created on 21 September 2017

2. Love Leaves a Trail

... andards. Their leading in love leaves a trail and never fails. "Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love flaunts not itself and is not puffed up, does not behave itself improperly, seeks no ...

Created on 20 September 2017

3. When Did a Message of Love Become a Message of Hate?

... rage to come into conflict with it." I buckled my seat, anxious to head for the familiar comfort of home ... but I knew that my life had made a turn. This gospel of love had, ironically, become a messa ...

Created on 18 September 2017

4. Follow the Leader

As we lead in the presence of the Holy Spirit, we love as we breathe. If love is not present in our daily interactions, surely we aren't walking in the presence of God. God is love. How can we lead withou ...

Created on 18 September 2017

5. There Are No Power Outages in the Kingdom

The apostle Paul employed the voice of a leader when he said, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind" (Rom. 12:2). Transformational leaders are first change ...

Created on 16 September 2017

6. When Temptation Beeps

Staying true to a mission is more difficult than planning the undertaking. Mission creep—that gradual shift in objectives—seems to set in early in the project. Shiny objects flirt with even the most resolved ...

Created on 08 September 2017

7. Jesus Was Underwhelmed

... d. There are feet to wash. Perhaps becoming overwhelmed is selfish. It seems that Jesus wanted His disciples to be focused on the needs of others—to love others. We never seem to have enough, yet God alw ...

Created on 06 September 2017

8. Words Matter

... to gather the team around the same page. It's important to convene at regular "focus meetings." I cannot overstate the importance of repetition of key messages. Does anyone tire of hearing the words "I l ...

Created on 05 September 2017

9. Panic Buttons Don't Work

Leaders are not allowed to panic. The broken spirit of a leader is demonstrated by his powerful response in moments of crises. Love-driven leaders need and want to be at their best when the team is at ...

Created on 01 September 2017

10. Leaders Do More Than the Minimum

A leader who is led by love understands authority structures. In God's Word, we see that the centurion in Matthew 8 had such a clear understanding of authority it caused Jesus to marvel. When Jesus agree ...

Created on 30 August 2017

11. How to Keep From Stumbling

Jesus called the pure in heart blessed. Purity of heart has to do with our motives. Love-driven leaders are as motivated to build people as they are to build a business. You may have heard the legendary ...

Created on 28 August 2017

12. Do Your Friends Call You Up Higher?

... the way. I love having people in my life who cause me to think new and bigger thoughts. I have a strong desire to seek counsel from godly men and women. Wise counsel provides spiritual leverage. "Bless ...

Created on 23 August 2017

13. Make a Quick First Step

... committed to doing things within our comfort zone. We want change, but we struggle to make a step. Calvin Coolidge said, "We can't do everything at once, but we can do something at once." I love the noti ...

Created on 22 August 2017

14. How Does Leading With Love Make You More Productive?

... w release called Love Leads by Dr. Steve Greene. As believers, we know God is love. If that is so, then those of us who are leaders (and everyone leads someone in their circle of influence) must lead wi ...

Created on 21 August 2017

15. Avoid Slipping on the Climb

I remember a leader told me once not to believe my press clippings. He was telling me not to get too full of myself based on what others tell me. Many great preachers, such as healing evangelist Kathryn ...

Created on 18 August 2017

16. Why Christians Need to Be Prophetic Voices Against Injustice

America needs the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. It needs strong Christian leaders speaking the truth in love. Leaders who are prophetic voices, crying out against sin and injustice, calling people ...

Created on 18 August 2017

17. How Jesus Handled Dropped Balls

One of the most difficult yet important opportunities to demonstrate leader love as Jesus did is when a team member doesn't do what is expected. A leader's character is tested in the fire of poor executi ...

Created on 16 August 2017

18. Stop Treating God's Love Like a Puddle

...  very beginning, and it's honestly one I have wrestled with myself. But I also think that sometimes this question is laced more with self-righteousness than love. We love when people make decisions for Chris ...

Created on 11 August 2017

19. How This Woman Found Her One True Love

Looking for love in all the wrong places. Remember that song, popular a few years back? The lyrics resonated with millions because they probably did that very thing. The other day, I looked in hubby's direction ...

Created on 15 August 2017

20. 3 Things Your Kids Are Silently Begging for From You

"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God, and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God" (1 John 4:7). If you want to know how to be a good parent and build a strong family, you don ...

Created on 09 August 2017