LawandManners. Baptism by J.I. Packer. BAPTISM THIS RITE EXHIBITS UNION WITH CHRIST by J. I. Packer Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
ROMANS 6:3-4 Christian baptism, which has the form of a ceremonial washing (like John’s pre-Christian baptism), is a sign from God that signifies inward cleansing and remission of sins (Acts 22:16; 1 Cor. 6:11; Eph. 5:25-27), Spirit-wrought regeneration and new life (Titus 3:5), and the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit as God’s seal testifying and guaranteeing that one will be kept safe in Christ forever (1 Cor. 12:13; Eph. 1:13-14). Christ instructed his disciples to baptize in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19). As a sign of a once-for-all event, baptism should be administered to a person only once. What Is Leadership? What is leadership, anyway? Such a simple question, and yet it continues to vex popular consultants and lay people alike. I’ve now written several books on leadership for employee engagement, and yet it occurred to me that I never actually paused to define leadership.
Let’s start with what leadership is not… Leadership has nothing to do with seniority or one’s position in the hierarchy of a company. Leadership has nothing to do with titles. Leadership has nothing to do with personal attributes. Leadership isn’t management. So, again, what is Leadership? Let’s see how some of the most respected business thinkers of our time define leadership, and let’s consider what’s wrong with their definitions. Peter Drucker: “The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers.”
Really? Warren Bennis: “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” Every spring you have a vision for a garden, and with lots of work carrots and tomatoes become a reality. Hebrew Word Study | Skip Moen » Romans 12:8. Romans 12:7-9 Commentary. LET LOVE BE WITHOUT HYPOCRISY: e agape anupokritos: (2Samuel 20:9,10; Psalms 55:21; Proverbs 26:25; Ezekiel 33:31; Matthew 26:49; John 12:6; 2Corinthians 6:6; 8:8; 1 Thessalonians 2:3; 1 Timothy 1:5; James 2:15,16; 1 Peter 1:22; 4:8; 1John 3:18, 19, 20 ) Don’t just pretend that you love others: really love them (TLB) Don’t let love be a mere outward show. (JNT). Let love be genuine (GWT). Don’t just pretend that you love others. (NLT) Love (26) (agape) (for more discussion see notes on 1Co 13:4) in the NT usually refers to unconditional (as in this verse), sacrificial, supernatural love, that quality of love that God is (1Jn 4:8,16), that love which God shows (Jn 3:16, 1Jn 4:9) and (to praise of the glory of His amazing grace - Ep 1:6-note) that quality of love that God's Spirit enables us as His children (Jn 1:12, Ro 8:16, 17-note) to manifest (see fruit of the Spirit - Gal 5:22-note).
It is not surprising that Greek literature throws little light on its distinctive NT meaning.
Measuring Training Effectiveness. Staf development. MBTI and DiSC. Mentoring. Strategic Planning. Brothers, We Should Stink. These days pastoral ministry has become more glamorous, fabulous, fashionable than ever. We hear nowadays of pastors driving expensive cars or being chauffeured, owning private jets, and living in opulent mansions. Once only the “prosperity preachers” and bona fide hucksters touted such lives; now your neighborhood “orthodox” super-pastor does the same. It’s all so pretty, perfumed with the world’s “best” of everything. But, brothers, we are not professional models or entertainers hawking the world’s airbrushed version of “the good life” from the lofty heights and flashing lights of public adulation.
Brothers, we are shepherds down in the fields of life — and we should stink. Our model of ministry comes from the faithful shepherds and fellow elders of the holy Scriptures. Men like the apostle Paul who defended his ministry, in part, by appealing to his life with the sheep. I’m challenged by the apostle’s confidence here. Notice carefully Paul’s words: “…how we lived among you….” The GROW Model - Coaching Training from MindTools. A Simple Process for Coaching and Mentoring Learn how to use the GROW Model, with James Manktelow & Amy Carlson. As a leader, one of your most important roles is to coach your people to do their best. By doing this, you'll help them make better decisions, solve problems that are holding them back, learn new skills, and otherwise progress their careers. Some people are fortunate enough to get formal training in coaching. However, many people have to develop this important skill themselves. This may sound daunting. The GROW Model is a simple yet powerful framework for structuring your coaching or mentoring sessions.
About the Model GROW stands for: Goal.Current Reality.Options (or Obstacles).Will (or Way Forward). The model was originally developed in the 1980s by performance coach Sir John Whitmore, although other coaches, such as Alan Fine and Graham Alexander, have also helped to develop it. A good way of thinking about the GROW Model is to think about how you'd plan a journey. Tip: 1. 2. 3. The Leadership Pipeline Model - Leadership Training from MindTools. Developing Your Organization's Future Leaders Develop a "pipeline" of future leaders for your organization. © iStockphoto/ssuaphoto Imagine that several mid-level managers in your organization are planning to retire in the next few months, and, as a result, you're facing a serious staffing problem. Do you start searching outside your organization, or should you focus on finding people from within the company, so that you can quickly train them for these positions?
Many organizations spend a lot of time searching for good people for their leadership teams. It's often most efficient to promote from within, as internal people are "known quantities," and are already familiar with how the company works. However, many organizations don't have a process in place for "growing their own leaders," so they need to search for outside talent to bring in. In this article, we'll look at the Leadership Pipeline Model, a tool that helps you plan for internal leadership development.
About the Model 1. 2. 3. 4. CareFeedingLeadersBrain. The Weakness of Positive Thinking. Title: Prozac Leadership and the Limits of Positive Thinking (Fee or subscription required) Author: David Collinson (Lancaster University Management School) Publisher: Leadership, vol. 8, no. 2 Date Published: May 2012 There is such a thing as too much positive leadership, according to this paper, which finds that a blind allegiance to organizational optimism lies at the heart of many of the financial miscalculations that drove the Great Recession. Countering the widely held view that positive thinking by leaders invariably challenges and inspires subordinates, the author coins the term “Prozac leadership” to describe how optimism tends to resemble a well-intended but addictive drug: It promotes artificial happiness and discourages critical reflection, leaving companies ill equipped to deal with setbacks.
10 Proven Practices for More Productive Leadership. Leadership is a verb, and productive leadership is an art. The art part is when you use your experience and judgment to apply proven practices to the situation you are in to produce effective results. Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com/Hiob While you can always wing it, or luck into success, you can use patterns and practices to find the shortcuts and make your success more repeatable. As a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft I’ve lead distributed teams around the world for more than ten years.
I like to think of the Program Manager role as a technical Entrepreneur with an interesting blend of customer, business, and technical perspective. As a Program Manager, my job is to take on big challenges, build a team of smart people, and drive projects from cradle to grave. It’s one of the toughest jobs, you’ll ever love. I’d like to share with you ten proven practices for more productive leadership. Know what problem you are trying to solve. Studying Theology as a Servant of Jesus. By John M. Frame [“Studying Theology as a Servant of Jesus,” pamphlet published by Reformed Theological Seminary Bookstore.] After thirty-two years of seminary teaching, I may be pardoned for having accumulated a lot of grandfatherly advice for theological students, especially for those who are beginning their course of study. Some of it may be helpful to you (I address you as a young theologian) as you begin this important new phase of your life. Seminary is, in many ways, a very positive experience.
Still, there are a lot of perils in the road toward ministry. So it’s important to get started with a good orientation, to which end I hope this essay will be of some help. 1. The term theology scares people. The best way to define theology, in my view, is as the application of the whole Bible to the whole of human life.
The broadest term I know to describe everything theology does is the term “application;” hence my slogan, “theology is application.” So theology is not self-sufficient. 2. Me. Community Connections Listening training Communication Assess Evaluate business relationships......and business situations.....asking: is FB working? Where is there room for improvement? Creativity and Innovation:Medici? Crucial Conversations Ladder of inference and definitions culture link, handout, video Personality / behavior profilesMBTIDISC Simulations How to advocate for your position How do I use the ladder of inference with those who don't know it (or might take advantage of my transparency)?
Clarify Concepts and Cultural Expectations Is FB Situational? What are the bottom line business benefits of PoP? What are the prerequisites for unfolding the "social justice" message? Expanded trainer pool Set cultural norms for FB behaviors (moving from "this is a neat idea" to "this is our way of operating") Need steady MONTHLY communication...and measure readership What's next with PoP? Onboarding new employees Negotiating and tough advocacy Measure "respect" Instant advice Refresh & Reinforce.
John Piper Says Efficiency Is a Non-Negotiable for Pastoral Leadership | Pastoralized. The Steve Jobs Way. Steve Jobs’s business feats were legendary long before he died in October 2011. Apple Inc., considered a niche player for much of its history, is the most valuable company in the world by market capitalization as of this writing. Most business leaders would be thrilled to achieve Jobs’s level of market success, but should they aspire to lead like him? Before doing so, they should dig into his management style. Jobs the leader was at once dynamic and controversial, and his success relied heavily on the genius of Jobs the innovator. Many other prominent leaders leave legacies that become clear only with time; however, we can evaluate Jobs’s leadership with tremendous clarity already today. This is thanks to Walter Isaacson’s masterful, eponymous biography of the entrepreneur (Simon & Schuster, 2011), a 600-page account that rarely feels flabby or boring.
At the same time, Jobs’s leadership style was complex. Jobs’s volatile approach to leadership is both fascinating and perplexing. Why Being A Meaner Boss Will Help Your Company--And Make Your Employees Happy. Everybody likes to be liked. And unless you’re the type of boss who revels in tyranny, it’s only natural to seek the favor of your underlings. But there’s a big difference between engaging with employees and fawning over them. In an era when the virtues of a collegial and collaborative environment are widely espoused, there’s guilt associated with being a strong-handed boss. Managers are often afraid to pull rank for fear they’ll fall out of grace with their reports and spoil team camaraderie if they’re not nice. “So many leaders, supervisors, and bosses suffer from a nice-guy conflict,” says Bruce Tulgand, author of It's Okay to Be the Boss: The Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming the Manager Your Employees Need.
“Managers are afraid that people will think they’re a jerk.” “Disagreeableness is a multifaceted trait,” says Livingston. Let the performance be the arbiter—unless you’re running a commune. The 9 Faces of Leadership.