A dangerous pitfall any leader faces is reaching a point where we think we've completely "arrived" in our leadership development, and so we stop seeking to learn. The same can be said for Christians who may feel like they've heard it all before -- they know the Bible stories, they've heard tons of sermons preached, they've sat it countless Bible studies. What more could they possibly learn?
Now on one level I do share the sentiment of those that say that most Christians are educated well beyond their level of obedience and could probably do with less Bible study and more Bible-in-action. However, the truth of the matter is that the best and most effective leaders are life-long learners.
It really doesn't matter if the learning is formal or informal, individually or in a group, out of a book or from an online blog. The point, once again, is that leaders are learners. And I would add that I think Christian leaders should be on the forefront of learning and discovering more and better ways to live our lives (and help lead others to live their lives) to reflect the image of Christ.
And so begins our experimental journey as SummitView leaders here on this blog -- to live our core value of "continuous growth", helping one another take the next step!
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"If you stop learning today, you stop leading tomorrow." - Howard Hendricks
"Where there is no leadership the people fall, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety." - Proverbs 11:14
"Leadership is influence." - John C. Maxwell
"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant." - Max DePree
"Where there is no leadership the people fall, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety." - Proverbs 11:14
"Leadership is influence." - John C. Maxwell
"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant." - Max DePree
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Ok! I was able to post a comment, and also leave a comment under your original post. It seems that we have to learn some terminology, but also in my experience the "word Verification" can be tricky. Thanks again for your work digging into this.
Donn, did you intend to post your Hosea study here? I saw that you put it in the Serendipity format. I had jotted a couple of observations down, based on your handout Wednesday before I read your modified approach. I use more words than most people do in making a couple of observations. Please forgive my long windedness. If there is a virtue in the written word it may be that if it is too burdensome due to length it can be simply ignored. God bless,
Dave, good work on the blogg spot? Looks really good.
Well, allrightythen...
Thank you for getting this set up, Dave. I need to be reminded to stay open to learning. There's and old yiddish proverb that says if a man has read through the Torah 99 times, it is not the same as reading through it 100 times.
I thought I would try to use this media to pass along the next part of the study on Hosea. But I will put it under it's own topic. I think that is the way we were going to do it. One of you can let me know if there is to be a different method.
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Where the seed grows in good soil it brings good results. But, it is not enough that the fruit be brought forth, it must be brought to perfection. Where the word is well kept there is fruit brought forth with patience. Patience to endure the hard times and patience to continue doing well till end of times.
Great message.
Lou
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