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Business Leader Identifies the Importance of Trust
In his book The Trust Edge, business consultant David Horsager contends, "Trust, not money, is the currency of business and life." He points to a 2009 ...
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An Orchestra Needs the Authority of the Conductor
In his book Up with Authority, Victor Lee Austin uses the analogy of an orchestra to explain why we need human authority. Orchestras need conductors because ...
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African Pastor Models Christ-like Leadership
Ramez Attalah, general director at The Bible Society of Egypt, attended an international conference (the Lausanne Conference) for Christian leaders in ...
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God Has Surprising Ways to Raise Up the Church's Next Leaders
Russell Moore recounts a memorable conversation with the evangelical theologian Carl F. H. Henry. As Moore and some of his friends were lamenting the ...
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U.S. Marine Lieutenant Leads by Example
At the age of 23, Second Lieutenant Karl Marlantes was in charge of 40 marines during an intense battle in the Vietnam War. Marlantes had moved his men ...
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Early Leader Augustine Chooses to Suffer with His People
When he first became a Christian, Augustine's ambition was to live the rest of his life as a private person, focusing on prayer and quiet contemplation. ...
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The Importance of Teaching People What Not to Believe
In a blog post, Justin Buzzard wrote:
While I think it is important to be known more for what you are for than what you are against, just a cursory reading ...
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An Upside-Down World
With the growth of the multinational church, mission is becoming multidirectional. The U.S. remains the largest single contributor of Protestant cross-cultural ...
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A Church to Move the World
"We do not want, as the newspapers say, a church that will move with the world. We want a church that will move the world."
—G. K. Chesterton
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Racial Reconciliation: Moving Beyond Words
Describing the difficulty of racial reconciliation, one African American church leader tells this story:
It was my third year with the ministry. I got ...
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