It is difficult if not impossible for a Christian leader to lead with the moral beauty of God’s truths unless they are grounded in what is written in God’s book the Bible. Read Psalm 119.

Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible. Chapter 119 is filled with words of wisdom and extremely practical information for daily life and leadership. Leaders are urged to value the words of wisdom of God and to treasure it more than anything else in life. In these days of rapid change in our society, leaders must remain adaptable but for Christian leaders this adaptability must come from a foundation of timeless truths that allows them to remain principle-driven even in the face of change. Psalm is a roadmap to wisdom, values and principles. Read more »

The primary focus of leaders who want quality in their organization has to be what is going on in their heart. Read Psalm 78:72.

Psalm 78 was written by Asaph and chronicles the history of the Jewish people. It starts out by saying, “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things of old – what we have heard and known, what our fathers have told us” (78:2-3). He ended Psalm 78 by saying King David had led the people “…with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.” Effective leaders understand they must work their entire leadership life to develop outward skill and inward integrity. To have one without the other leads to failure. Read more »

One valued quality of a leader is authenticity. Effective leaders who have the ongoing respect of their team are authentic—they will be very human and yet very godly at the same time. Read Job 31:1-40.

As you read chapter 31 and hear Job’s words of self-justification it may seem he went a little too far. Job feels all the emotions of a man who has endured great loss. He became angry, depressed, and anxious. In Chapter 31 Job declares his feelings openly. Yet at the same time Job never drifts from his strong character. His integrity remains consistent through everything. The moment it appears he will give up on God he affirms his promise to be faithful even when he doesn’t understand what is happening. Job pledges to maintain his integrity despite his circumstances. Job is able to display his humanness without violating his godliness. Read more »

One of the basic things that separates a leader from those who desire to follow is their perspective and vision. Read Job 19:25-27.

Job had a profoundly different perspective and vision for life than did his friends and his wife. Job maintained an eternal perspective. He believed his redeemer lived and after his death he would still see his creator. (This may be one of the earliest Biblical references to the resurrection.) Job, after having lost everything from an earthly perspective and with a painful skin disease threatening to take his own life, cast a vision for a reality after the grave. Even after his friends told him if he had lived better he would not be in this condition and his wife told him to curse God and die, Job did not abandon his eternal perspective. Read more »

Christian leaders must never be afraid to ask hard questions of God, but they should use great care if they plan to demand an answer. God doesn’t mind the questions; it’s the doubt He hates. Read Job 13:20-14:22.

Job’s three friends Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar each traveled long distances to be with him at a time when he had lost his possessions to thieves and all his children to a freak storm. They had displayed great respect by sitting with Job for a week without speaking but when Job questioned why his life was being torn apart his friends did not display the same kindness they had during the first week. In each cycle of conversation between themselves and Job, they had accused Job of incurring God’s wrath because he had done some secret evil. They spoke the same kind of foolish words the ill-informed often speak to a leader whose life has been turned upside down by circumstance. Read more »