Leadership in Context

Moses blew two trumpets to call together all of the tribes and one trumpet to call together his leaders. When he blew the trumpet, those who had ears to hear, those who knew the tune of his heart, would show up. This is a good picture of pastoral ministry--clear leadership and clear communication. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

Great leaders learn to navigate the tension in hearing God and listening to people. Develop your listening. Don’t feel like you have to give an instant answer. Learn to bring the two together. At the end of the day, give God the credit. This is a tension you will always have, so you might as well get good at balancing it out. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

Moses was a wave offering. He left everything behind and was constantly giving it all. You are a wave offering. Having a wave offering mentality is saying, “Everything I am belongs to you, Lord. It’s all Yours.” That needs to be the attitude of every leader.  Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

Giving is a foundation of leadership. As leaders, we should model giving--giving our time, our treasure, and our talent. We teach people to give their life to God by modeling it in our lives. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

All through Moses’ life, we see a passionate, justice-oriented person. Moses has a great plumb line of right and wrong. Sometimes he did really well--he had passion under control, and sometimes he didn’t do as well--he had passion out of control. When he exploded with legitimate passion, it got him into trouble and he made mistakes. There are 3 D’s that lead to leadership mistakes--Demeanor, Discipline, and Destination. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

What people have done, what people are doing now, what you think they might do in the future is not a barometer for what God wants you to do. As a leader, you have to ask WHAT God wants you to do and HOW you will do it. HOW you do it may change in light of things, but WHAT God is going to do will not change. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

Our founding fathers were brave and courageous men who understood that their actions or their silence would have grave consequences either way. It is OK to acknowledge that these men were really good in one area and not so great in another, but we can learn from them rather than tearing down their statues. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

To love someone or love something, in the broadest possible terms, does not make it right. We have the capacity to love in a way that glorifies God and blesses our lives or to love in a way that does not glorify God and does not bless our lives.  Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

An instigated vision stirs you up and troubles you so that it can move you to a place you would never have been, making a decision you would never have had the grace to make because God is instigating us and moving you from where you are and revealing more of Who He is.  Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

You can understand someone more by the questions they ask than the answers they have. Wouldn’t it be great if we were the best question askers? Jesus often would answer a question with a question. If you don’t ask the right question, you won’t get the right answer. Let’s start asking the right questions.  Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE.