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 SERVANT LEADERSHIP JOURNAL
by Ray Blunt
The Washington Institute
Mention the word calling or vocation, particularly to a Christian, and you uncover for many a raw wound. The words may differ, but the angst is very similar: "I know I’m not doing what God has created me to do, but I cannot figure out what that is supposed to be".. ...MORE» |
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by Ray Blunt
The Washington Institute
Leadership, even godly leadership, is not
the sole province of the individual, but the outcomes are often shaped as much by those who advise, support,
encourage, and come alongside a leader. It is within a network of relationships or of a like-minded community
that the great movements of change occur. Those with
whom leaders surround themselves, their choice of companions
on the journey, help to make them who they
are and determine what they can achieve. These colleagues
also help to further shape and to sustain a transforming
vision over time and bring it to reality. We have
looked at the role of early mentors in shaping the commitments
of Jefferson and Wilberforce; we now turn to
examine how those around them later in life helped to
sustain their purposes...MORE»
ALSO IN THIS SERIES:
Jefferson and Wilberforce, Part II
Leadership, even godly leadership, is not the sole province of the individual, but the outcomes are often shaped as much by those who advise, support, encourage, and come alongside a leader...MORE»
Jefferson and Wilberforce, Part III
Lurking behind all of what we have been seeing so far in the comparison of what shaped the lives of Wilberforce and Jefferson is the notion of contending world-views...MORE»
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by Ray Blunt
The Washington Institute
Exploring three “courses” essential to learning to lead—reflective work that results in a guiding life worldview and purpose; learning from the life and experiences of mentors; and being part of a community of practice that learns together and holds each other accountable. ...MORE» |
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by Steve Garber
A few years ago a pastor in the city asked if I would meet someone in his congregation whose work was in the world of national security. A senior official with complex responsibilities, he knew that his deepening faith required him to “think Christianly” about his life and labour, but he did not know where to begin.
by Kate Harris
In Washington DC, it is only a matter of time before the kind woman standing next to me at a cocktail party will turn from talking with my husband and ask the inevitable, identity-testing, status-gauging question I have come to dread as a new and mostly stay-at-home mother…“And what do you do?”
by Ray Blunt
Martin Luther doesn’t make many appearances in the pages of the numerous leadership tomes that reach bookstore shelves each year...but what not many may know is that those in public service owe him a large debt of gratitude because he introduced the idea that a calling (i.e. a vocation) is of critical importance in secular life. More »
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