On Leading Well
So, let me take you back to a time when I did not lead well. I did not only not lead well because I didn't know how to lead well, but I didn't lead well because I didn't have people to lead. A leader needs people to lead, or that person isn't much of a leader. Then, one day, I saw a man with a raspy, Australian accent up on a stage commanding the attention of hundreds of people in a room. I wondered where I had gone wrong with my life, but I determined then and there to become better.
One day, not too long after I head Jurgen Matthesius, the man who founded the church in San Diego I now call home, captivated me with his funny voices, impressions of pop-stars, and more to maintain the attention of his audience, I had a chance …show more content…
I am valuable. I have something of value to offer to the world." The first step to leading when no one is following is to know you are a leader. That means it's important to get into the mindset of a leader.
In the sixth chapter of Joshua, after Moses has died, Joshua and the Hebrew children were just on the other side of the Jordan from the fortified city of Jericho. I imagine that up to this point, Joshua didn't think of himself as much of a leader. Then, in the fifth chapter of the book of Joshua, Joshua is alone. He looks up and sees the angel of the Lord.
Now, whether you want to believe that is a fairy tale or is Biblical truth, there is a leadership principle to be learned. To lead well, you must first look up. Joshua probably wandered around letting the grumbling and complaining of the Hebrew children get to him. He probably didn't think of himself as much of a leader, and he probably even looked back every once in a while to make sure the Hebrew children were even following him.
Then, something happened. Joshua looked up. Read it (Joshua 5:13). Joshua had to come to a point where he stopped looking back to make sure the Hebrew children were actually following him and look up. He needed to decide to see himself as the leader God called him to
So, let me take you back to a time when I did not lead well. I did not only not lead well because I didn't know how to lead well, but I didn't lead well because I didn't have people to lead. A leader needs people to lead, or that person isn't much of a leader. Then, one day, I saw a man with a raspy, Australian accent up on a stage commanding the attention of hundreds of people in a room. I wondered where I had gone wrong with my life, but I determined then and there to become better.
One day, not too long after I head Jurgen Matthesius, the man who founded the church in San Diego I now call home, captivated me with his funny voices, impressions of pop-stars, and more to maintain the attention of his audience, I had a chance …show more content…
I am valuable. I have something of value to offer to the world." The first step to leading when no one is following is to know you are a leader. That means it's important to get into the mindset of a leader.
In the sixth chapter of Joshua, after Moses has died, Joshua and the Hebrew children were just on the other side of the Jordan from the fortified city of Jericho. I imagine that up to this point, Joshua didn't think of himself as much of a leader. Then, in the fifth chapter of the book of Joshua, Joshua is alone. He looks up and sees the angel of the Lord.
Now, whether you want to believe that is a fairy tale or is Biblical truth, there is a leadership principle to be learned. To lead well, you must first look up. Joshua probably wandered around letting the grumbling and complaining of the Hebrew children get to him. He probably didn't think of himself as much of a leader, and he probably even looked back every once in a while to make sure the Hebrew children were even following him.
Then, something happened. Joshua looked up. Read it (Joshua 5:13). Joshua had to come to a point where he stopped looking back to make sure the Hebrew children were actually following him and look up. He needed to decide to see himself as the leader God called him to