Catalyst Library

As leaders, we aren’t always honest about how we are feeling.

Most churches and organizations have overarching vision statements, but as leaders, we can underestimate the need for vision in everything we shepherd.

I found myself grappling with questions about justice and what it means to seek it for those whom Scripture says are particularly vulnerable - the alien, the stranger, the sojourner.

I'm talking about real life decision making trajectory altering leadership.

One day, we grow up, leave our high school and college lives behind to experience “the real world” but like our younger selves, most of us are still searching for our coveted seat at the cool kids’ table. We find ourselves jockeying for position, competing against people that we assume, based on their Facebook comments, Twitter posts, or Pinterest pins, have to be way cooler than us.

“You are going to row the Atlantic?”

In order to start thinking differently, we need to realize that we have the capacity to think of others before we think of ourselves.

The mind wanders. The doubts creep in. Suddenly, a Godly desire for significance is corrupted into the sin of pride. I want to matter. I want to make a difference. I want to lead.

“The day of the preacher is over; the day of the communicator is here.”

Do a quick Google search for the phrase “Millennials are” and the autocomplete adds “lazy.”

Many entering the field of leadership, today, have lived in a generation where they were given much with few demands on them personally. Of course, there are exceptions, but this is often true.