Beyond Church Leadership Culture is Spirit-Led Leadership

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Spirit-Led Leadership is the principle of surrendering to the guidance and direction of the Holy Spirit in our leadership journey. It involves actively listening to the promptings of the Spirit and aligning our actions with His will. One biblical story that beautifully illustrates this principle is found in Acts 8:26-40, the encounter between Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch.

In this story, Philip, a faithful disciple of Jesus, is prompted by the Spirit to go on a specific path where he encounters an Ethiopian eunuch reading the book of Isaiah. The Spirit nudges Philip to approach the eunuch's chariot and engage in a conversation. As they discuss the Scriptures, Philip is sensitive to the leading of the Spirit, discerning the eunuch's understanding and openness to the Gospel. Philip seizes the opportunity and explains the message of Jesus to him, leading the eunuch to believe and be baptised.

This story showcases the essence of Spirit-Led Leadership. Philip's attentiveness to the promptings of the Holy Spirit allowed him to recognise a divine appointment and respond accordingly. He embraced the leading of the Spirit, which resulted in the transformation of the eunuch's life.

As leaders, we can learn from Philip's example and apply the principle of Spirit-Led Leadership in our own lives. It involves cultivating a sensitivity to the Holy Spirit's guidance, discerning His promptings, and aligning our actions with His will. By surrendering our agendas and seeking to listen and respond to the Spirit, we position ourselves to lead with divine wisdom, discernment, and effectiveness.

Spirit-Led Leadership empowers us to navigate challenges, seize opportunities, and impact lives beyond our own capabilities. It is an invitation to trust in the guidance of the Spirit, allowing Him to direct our steps, illuminate our path, and empower us to lead in ways that bring glory to God and bring transformation to those we serve.

5 Ways to Cultivate a personal spirit lead culture in your own life.

1. Words To Live By:

Spend time in the mornings WITH God, speak over your own life, build yourself up by praying in tongues. - Check this WTLB tool HERE

1. Spiritual Disciplines: Fasting, prayer, generosity, Sacrifice, surrender,

1. Engage with the WORD of God with an expectation for fresh revelation.

1. Active your FAITH: Respond to promptings. Pray for people. Prophecy. Encourage. Challenge.

1. Listen to your prophetic people (not YouTube or online people), real people who speak real words, into your real world. People who know you and can speak prophetically into you OR people who connect with you via trusted people…

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OUR SABBATICAL STORY Episode 8

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Pete Scazzero - Decision Making Episodes from the Emotionally Healthy Leadership Podcast.
1. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000616849458 2. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000618494691 3. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000620784058
“Sow your land for six years and gather in its crops, but in the seventh year leave it alone and give it a rest so that your poor may eat from it. What they leave, let the wildlife have. Do the same with your vineyards and olive groves. “Work for six days and rest the seventh so your ox and donkey may rest and your servant and migrant workers may have time to get their needed rest. “Listen carefully to everything I tell you. Don’t pay attention to other gods—don’t so much as mention their names.” ‭Exodus‬ ‭23‬:‭10‬-‭13‬ ‭MSG‬‬

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Letters to a Young Poet: https://www.amazon.com.au/Letters-Young-Rainer-Maria-Rilke/dp/0393310396

Letters to a Young Pastor: https://www.amazon.com.au/Letters-Young-Pastor-Timothy-Conversations/dp/1641581115

Keeping The Sabbath Holy: https://www.amazon.com.au/Keeping-Sabbath-Wholly-Embracing-Feasting/dp/0802804578

Working The Angles: https://www.amazon.com.au/Working-Angles-Trigonometry-Pastoral-Work/dp/0802802656

Pete Scazerro Content

https://www.emotionallyhealthy.org

Pete Scazzero - Decision Making Episodes from the Emotionally Healthy Leadership Podcast.

1. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000616849458

1. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000618494691

1. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000620784058

“Sow your land for six years and gather in its crops, but in the seventh year leave it alone and give it a rest so that your poor may eat from it. What they leave, let the wildlife have. Do the same with your vineyards and olive groves. “Work for six days and rest the seventh so your ox and donkey may rest and your servant and migrant workers may have time to get their needed rest. “Listen carefully to everything I tell you. Don’t pay attention to other gods—don’t so much as mention their names.”

Exodus 23:10-13 MSG

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Episode 6 https://youtu.be/RGFkHh4fw5M

OUR SABBATICAL STORY Episode 6

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Letters to a Young Poet: https://www.amazon.com.au/Letters-Young-Rainer-Maria-Rilke/dp/0393310396

Letters to a Young Pastor: https://www.amazon.com.au/Letters-Young-Pastor-Timothy-Conversations/dp/1641581115

Keeping The Sabbath Holy: https://www.amazon.com.au/Keeping-Sabbath-Wholly-Embracing-Feasting/dp/0802804578

Working The Angles: https://www.amazon.com.au/Working-Angles-Trigonometry-Pastoral-Work/dp/0802802656

Pete Scazerro Content

https://www.emotionallyhealthy.org

Pete Scazzero - Decision Making Episodes from the Emotionally Healthy Leadership Podcast.

• https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000616849458

• https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000618494691

• https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000620784058

“Sow your land for six years and gather in its crops, but in the seventh year leave it alone and give it a rest so that your poor may eat from it. What they leave, let the wildlife have. Do the same with your vineyards and olive groves. “Work for six days and rest the seventh so your ox and donkey may rest and your servant and migrant workers may have time to get their needed rest. “Listen carefully to everything I tell you. Don’t pay attention to other gods—don’t so much as mention their names.”

Exodus 23:10-13 MSG

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OUR SABBATICAL STORY Episode 5
Watch this episode here:https://youtu.be/7lGGkn_bbUw

The following are links to the content and stimulus that informed Our Sabbatical Story Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://beyondchurch.org.au/youtubesubscription Letters to a Young Poet: https://www.amazon.com.au/Letters-Young-Rainer-Maria-Rilke/dp/0393310396 Letters to a Young Pastor: https://www.amazon.com.au/Letters-Young-Pastor-Timothy-Conversations/dp/1641581115 Keeping The Sabbath Holy: https://www.amazon.com.au/Keeping-Sabbath-Wholly-Embracing-Feasting/dp/0802804578 Working The Angles: https://www.amazon.com.au/Working-Angles-Trigonometry-Pastoral-Work/dp/0802802656
Pete Scazerro Content https://www.emotionallyhealthy.org Pete Scazzero - Decision Making Episodes from the Emotionally Healthy Leadership Podcast. 1. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000616849458 2. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000618494691 3. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000620784058
“Sow your land for six years and gather in its crops, but in the seventh year leave it alone and give it a rest so that your poor may eat from it. What they leave, let the wildlife have. Do the same with your vineyards and olive groves. “Work for six days and rest the seventh so your ox and donkey may rest and your servant and migrant workers may have time to get their needed rest. “Listen carefully to everything I tell you. Don’t pay attention to other gods—don’t so much as mention their names.”
Exodus‬ ‭23‬:‭10‬-‭13‬ ‭MSG‬‬

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OUR SABBATICAL STORY Episode 4

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The following are links to the content and stimulus that informed Our Sabbatical Story

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://beyondchurch.org.au/youtubesubscription

Letters to a Young Poet: https://www.amazon.com.au/Letters-Young-Rainer-Maria-Rilke/dp/0393310396

Letters to a Young Pastor: https://www.amazon.com.au/Letters-Young-Pastor-Timothy-Conversations/dp/1641581115

Keeping The Sabbath Holy: https://www.amazon.com.au/Keeping-Sabbath-Wholly-Embracing-Feasting/dp/0802804578

Working The Angles: https://www.amazon.com.au/Working-Angles-Trigonometry-Pastoral-Work/dp/0802802656

Pete Scazerro Content

https://www.emotionallyhealthy.org

Pete Scazzero - Decision Making Episodes from the Emotionally Healthy Leadership Podcast.

1. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000616849458

1. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000618494691

1. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000620784058

“Sow your land for six years and gather in its crops, but in the seventh year leave it alone and give it a rest so that your poor may eat from it. What they leave, let the wildlife have. Do the same with your vineyards and olive groves. “Work for six days and rest the seventh so your ox and donkey may rest and your servant and migrant workers may have time to get their needed rest. “Listen carefully to everything I tell you. Don’t pay attention to other gods—don’t so much as mention their names.”

Exodus 23:10-13 MSG

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OUR SABBATICAL STORY Episode 3

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Built To Last - Jim Collins (Clock Building Not Time Telling) https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/0060516402?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_4S6F6J5547BQRAATFNN3
Letters to a Young Poet: https://www.amazon.com.au/Letters-Young-Rainer-Maria-Rilke/dp/0393310396
Letters to a Young Pastor: https://www.amazon.com.au/Letters-Young-Pastor-Timothy-Conversations/dp/1641581115
Keeping The Sabbath Holy: https://www.amazon.com.au/Keeping-Sabbath-Wholly-Embracing-Feasting/dp/0802804578
Working The Angles: https://www.amazon.com.au/Working-Angles-Trigonometry-Pastoral-Work/dp/0802802656 Pete Scazerro Content https://www.emotionallyhealthy.org Pete Scazzero - Decision Making Episodes from the Emotionally Healthy Leadership Podcast. 1. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000616849458 2. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000618494691 3. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000620784058 “Sow your land for six years and gather in its crops, but in the seventh year leave it alone and give it a rest so that your poor may eat from it. What they leave, let the wildlife have. Do the same with your vineyards and olive groves. “Work for six days and rest the seventh so your ox and donkey may rest and your servant and migrant workers may have time to get their needed rest. “Listen carefully to everything I tell you. Don’t pay attention to other gods—don’t so much as mention their names.” ‭Exodus‬ ‭23‬:‭10‬-‭13‬ ‭MSG‬‬ Subscribe to our Apple Podcast here - https://beyondchurch.org.au/ApplePodcast Subscribe to our Spotify Podcast here - https://beyondchurch.org.au/SpotifyPodcast Subscribe to our Leadership Podcast on Apple here - https://beyondchurch.org.au/LeadershipPodcast/Apple Subscribe to our Leadership Podcast on Spotify here - https://beyondchurch.org.au/LeadershipPodcast/Spotify Subscribe to our YouTube Channel here - https://beyondchurch.org.au/YouTubeSubscription #sabbath #sabbatical #burnout #rest #emotionalhealth #greatresignation #Exodus #biblical

OUR SABBATICAL STORY Episode 2

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Letters to a Young Poet: https://www.amazon.com.au/Letters-Young-Rainer-Maria-Rilke/dp/0393310396

Letters to a Young Pastor: https://www.amazon.com.au/Letters-Young-Pastor-Timothy-Conversations/dp/1641581115

Keeping The Sabbath Holy: https://www.amazon.com.au/Keeping-Sabbath-Wholly-Embracing-Feasting/dp/0802804578

Working The Angles: https://www.amazon.com.au/Working-Angles-Trigonometry-Pastoral-Work/dp/0802802656

Pete Scazerro Content

https://www.emotionallyhealthy.org

Pete Scazzero - Decision Making Episodes from the Emotionally Healthy Leadership Podcast.

1. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000616849458

1. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000618494691

1. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000620784058

“Sow your land for six years and gather in its crops, but in the seventh year leave it alone and give it a rest so that your poor may eat from it. What they leave, let the wildlife have. Do the same with your vineyards and olive groves. “Work for six days and rest the seventh so your ox and donkey may rest and your servant and migrant workers may have time to get their needed rest. “Listen carefully to everything I tell you. Don’t pay attention to other gods—don’t so much as mention their names.”

Exodus 23:10-13 MSG

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#sabbath #sabbatical #burnout #rest #emotionalhealth #greatresignation #Exodus #biblical

OUR SABBATICAL STORY Episode 1

“Sow your land for six years and gather in its crops, but in the seventh year leave it alone and give it a rest so that your poor may eat from it. What they leave, let the wildlife have. Do the same with your vineyards and olive groves. “Work for six days and rest the seventh so your ox and donkey may rest and your servant and migrant workers may have time to get their needed rest. “Listen carefully to everything I tell you. Don’t pay attention to other gods—don’t so much as mention their names.”

Exodus 23:10-13 MSG

Pete Scazerro Content:

https://www.emotionallyhealthy.org

Eugene Peterson:

https://www.amazon.com.au/Working-Angles-Trigonometry-Pastoral-Work/dp/0802802656

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