Leadership Qualities: Discernment Part 5 Paul Changed Plans-Acts 16:1-13 All leaders need discernment. Paul had it and he used it to select new leaders, to size up what to say in a courtroom, and to know where to go next on his missionary trips. Such was the dynamic leadership of God. Discerning leaders usually share […]
Leadership Qualities: Discernment Part 4 Issue Was Justice, Not Fasting-Zechariah 7:1-10 God questions the motives behind our behavior. While the Jews had fasted and feasted at appropriate times, Zechariah declared their spiritual rituals meant little unless accompanied by justice. When leaders discern people and relationships, they get a head start in providing relevant help to […]
Leadership Qualities: Discernment Part 3 Zerubbabel Reads People-Ezra 4:1-3 Leaders must practice discernment. Relationships can get messy; people often harbor personal agendas and attempt to mask their true motives or to make them sound more noble than they really are. Leaders must read the people, then lead the people. They must understand the timing, the […]
