Archive for January, 2010

Is your leadership enabling transformation? (102-5)

Written by Barry-Werner on January 1st, 2010. Posted in 1 Kings, 2 Corinthians, 2 Kings, Interpersonal Relationships, Mentor, New Testament, Old Testament, Relationships, Romans.

Often leaders are isolated. Being too alone, too isolated, has a world of pitfalls for a leader. As we leave 1 Kings, it will benefit any leader to take one more look at the importance of developing interpersonal relationships. Read 1 Kings 19:19-21.

This passage marks a permanent transition in the lives of two men. When Elijah approached Elisha they both knew that their lives would never again be the same. Elijah became a mentor and Elisha his disciple. The relationship continued to grow until Elijah was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind. After years of walking together, Elisha witnessed his master’s glorious departure, took up Elijah’s cloak, and inherited a double portion of his spirit (2 Kings 2:1-15).