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John Stonestreet is the president of the Colson Center and a worldview expert. In the current “civilizational moment,” and chaos of the culture, John encourages us to understand, communicate, and live out the Christian worldview for our communities, tying back to the release of the upcoming documentary film Truth Rising.

The Bible contains the secrets our Heavenly Father knows and little by little as you read His book, the more the secrets are revealed.

“We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us…” (Romans 8:26 NIV).

The groans of the heart. You have heard them. You have made them. They are the vernacular of pain, the chosen tongue of despair. When prayers won’t come, these will have to do. Yet these raw appeals find their way into the presence of God the Father because they are entrusted into the care of the Holy Spirit.

We’re accustomed to the Holy Spirit’s mighty deeds: fire falling on Peter, doors opening for Paul. Because of the Spirit, Ezekiel saw dead bones rise, and Moses saw the Red Sea open. Yet of equal import is this: the Spirit curates and translates the incoherent prayers of the weak until they are heard in the tribunal of heaven.

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Plato said, “The beginning is the most important part of the work” -- and in today’s episode, John Maxwell is sharing how you can set your people up for success at the start of any project! 

After his lesson, Mark Cole sits down to talk about John’s insights and give you practical advice on how you can apply them to your life and leadership.  

Key takeaways: 

• Your job as a leader is to get your people on the right track. 

• With release comes responsibility. 

• We compliment the gifts of our people too much and their choices not enough.  

 Our BONUS resource for this episode is the All’s Well that Begins Well Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/BeginsWell and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” 

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