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Need an Extra Dose of Courage in Your Leadership?
Orginally published on Monday, June 09, 2008 at 6:52 AM
by Todd Rhoades
Steve McCoy writes, "I've been searching for fresh courage in my job the last few weeks. I came to my church four years ago to lead them in a new direction but have been unable to move forward because of opposition in the church. All of that changed a couple of weeks ago as the vast majority of members embraced a new vision for our future, including a couple of very significant changes. I realized as we adopted these changes that I have led the church in a direction that will add a mountain of work and stress to my life. I realized we are taking some big risks and that I will need to be courageous if I am going to lead these people through whatever difficulties lie ahead.
Even as we were mapping out our new direction, I found myself growing sick from stress. I began to face some opposition in and out of my church. I was growing gun-shy of checking my email or getting a call on my cell phone, wondering what would come next. I opened my Bible one evening before bed and knew exactly where to turn: Joshua 1.
You can read the rest of Steve’s thoughts here at “The Higher Calling”.
How’s your level of courage been? Does it help knowing that “God’s presence (is) with you, no matter who or what stands against you?
Where do you find the daily courage you need to do your job?
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Post Your Comments:Been there, lived that!! You have to stay true to God’s Word and know that what you are doing is honoring to Him!
From another been there,lived that!
Change is a journey. I no longer look to change things but rather change culture. If culture can shift, transform and transition then change will come easier.
The journey will need some “Lion Chasing” (MB) guts. You don’t crawl into the pit or back down backwards you have to leap and get right into the mix.
Once there, stay there and don’t let anyone come long and make you a palace guard.
If you stay to the course, someone will come along and say the most rewarding words, “So… whats our next big change.”
JDD
Ok this is going to sound a bit strange and thrown in from left field somewhere, but if you want more courage in your leadership start fasting from all food at least one day a week. I know this from my doctoral dissertation. Fasting raised the level of couragous leadership at a statistically varifiable rate for those who fasted from sundown to sundown. It also significantly reduced the levels of pride and authoritarian power use.
There was a reason that the early church turned to leaders who practiced the classical disciplines in their lives. It just might make a difference if the church today returned to those practices.
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