Vision 2025 consists of five strategic goals, recently endorsed by the SBC Executive Committee, to be presented for consideration by the SBC annual meeting in June 2020. My hope is they will be adopted by Southern Baptists – not just voted and forgotten—as our North Star for the next five years.
Last week, the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee made a decision and heard a significant report about a new denominational initiative – two very important actions. The Executive Committee voted unanimously to endorse Vision 2025 which is comprised of five seminal goals to channel...
Leaders have the daily challenge of maintaining perspective and doing what matters in the long-term, not what others demand we do now or what seems most pressing in the moment. We must lead with our hands on today’s plow, but our eyes fixed on tomorrow’s horizon.
Gateway Seminary will host Dr. J. D. Greear, the President of the Southern Baptist Convention, for special events this week. We will have chapel on Wednesday, 11:00 a.m., featuring Dr. Greear. We will follow chapel with a leadership luncheon, including an interview and question/answer time...
The Super Bowl halftime show featuring Shakira and Jennifer Lopez left me confused. Some secular reviewers felt the same dilemma. One asked whether the show empowered or objectified women. Good question.
According to a new study by the National Institute for Health, the second leading cause of death in 2017 in the United States was alcohol. More people died from alcohol-related illnesses than died of drug overdoses, including opioids. The death rate from these illnesses has more than doubled...
Leadership is usually defined, in some way, as influence. Demonstrating competence is one key to influencing others. The better you are at your role, the more likely others will defer to your expertise, trust your judgment, and cooperate with your decisions. Your competence is both real and a...
Last week, we considered the essence of servant leadership—the motive that drives the actions. Now, let’s discover—in summary form only—a theological rationale for this perspective.
A significant component of Christian leadership, some say the defining component, is servant leadership. While that sounds simple enough, it has been a struggle for me to define and implement.
One prominent Christian leader, a friend of mine, believes leadership can’t be taught. He told me, “A person either has leadership ability or doesn’t. You can’t teach a person how to be a leader.” Obviously, I don’t agree, but my friend does make a valid point. Some people are natural-born leaders.