Lead Like Jesus

"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" (Matthew 6:33). What’s the single most important thing that your family has to accomplish in the next two to six months? Two to six months, not 10 years, not next week. What's one big thing that if your family doesn't accomplish it in the next two to six months, you won't be able to say, "We've shepherded these resources well." Why are we talking about just one thing? Because if everything’s important, nothing is. Setting short-term attainable goals will give your family clarity and purpose. You will learn which balls could drop and bounce, and which can't, you'll be able to prioritize and focus. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you enjoy this video? You can access the second part of this Leadership Classics series and other great leadership resources when you sign up for monthly access to the Lead Like Jesus LEADERSHIP ACADEMY Learn more here: https://www.leadlikejesus.com/academy​​​​

"Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it" (Proverbs 22:6). Family is an organization, the most important organization in our lives. And yet wherever we work, whether it’s a church or company or a school, we spend time planning and having off-site meetings and strategy sessions. We clarify our values and do everything we can to maximize the output of organizations, but at home, we just wing it. Why? Why would we abdicate responsibility for managing our families if we manage every other organization we’re involved in? It’s because of that thing you’ve probably heard about called “unconditional love.” You see, if we don’t manage our work, we can get fired. If we don’t manage our finances, we can lose our money. But we’re not going to get fired from our family. They’re going to love us no matter what. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you enjoy this video? You can access the second part of this Leadership Classics series and other great leadership resources when you sign up for monthly access to the Lead Like Jesus LEADERSHIP ACADEMY Learn more here: https://www.leadlikejesus.com/academy​​​​

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me' (Matthew 25:40). Tuna casserole is not the same without the tuna. Christianity is not the same without serving the least of these. We can go to church, we can know theology, but unless we are serving the “least of these, something’s missing. Leadership can be serving or self-serving. Too often we help others because they can return the favor. That’s self-serving. Let’s find people that cannot help us back, cannot repay us, cannot increase our status, our income, or cannot even say thank you. Those are the people serving leaders serve. Why? Because Jesus says that when we serve the least of these, we are serving Him! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you enjoy this video? You can access the second part of this Leadership Classics series and other great leadership resources when you sign up for monthly access to the Lead Like Jesus LEADERSHIP ACADEMY Learn more here: https://www.leadlikejesus.com/academy​​​​

The purpose of influence is to speak up for those who have no influence. There are 5 big giants in the world and each of them can be traced to the lack of serving leadership: Giant 1: Many still don't know the Good News Giant 2: Global shortage of serving leadership Giant 3: Poverty Giant 4: Lack of education Giant 5: Sickness Is there one Giant on this list that God may be asking you to fight? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you enjoy this video? You can access the second part of this Leadership Classics series and other great leadership resources when you sign up for monthly access to the Lead Like Jesus LEADERSHIP ACADEMY Learn more here: https://www.leadlikejesus.com/academy​​​​

For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world (1 John 2:16). NIV Satan is very predictable. He has only three temptations and he uses the same ones in the lives of leaders. So you don’t have to be surprised by him. The Bible says all that is in the world is the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. The lust of the flesh is your passion. The lust of the eyes is possessions. The pride of life is position. If the Devil tries to bring you down as a leader, it’s going to be through passions, possessions, or position. That’s why the three most valuable values of a leader are purity, generosity, and humility. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you enjoy this video? You can access the second part of this Leadership Classics series and other great leadership resources when you sign up for monthly access to the Lead Like Jesus LEADERSHIP ACADEMY Learn more here: https://www.leadlikejesus.com/academy​​​​

What does it take to bring leadership from a successful level to an extraordinary level? I believe more than any other word, what is at the heart of extraordinary leadership, is the word hope. Hope is a powerful word. It restores confidence, infuses energy, it creates momentum in people and in organizations. It requires from a leader an indefatigable optimism. Every great leader knows and casts vision. Vision is about taking the future direction of an organization and tying it to the individual's need and desire to have meaning and significance. Vision lifts our heads and keeps us connected to the bigger picture. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you enjoy this video? You can access the second part of this Leadership Classics series and other great leadership resources when you sign up for monthly access to the Lead Like Jesus LEADERSHIP ACADEMY Learn more here: https://www.leadlikejesus.com/academy​​​

But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father,who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you" (Matthew 6:6). NIV Jesus practiced five BEING habits that helped Him stay closely connected to the Father and counter the negative forces in His life. These are habits we can adopt for ourselves. 1. Solitude: Jesus spent time alone with the Father on a consistent basis. 2. Prayer: Jesus constantly prayed to the Father. 3. Knowledge of Scripture: Jesus quoted Scripture and pointed others to it. 4. Close Relationships: Jesus had a group of loyal and trusted friends. 5. Trust in the Unconditional Love of His Father. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you enjoy this video? You can access the second part of this Leadership Classics series and other great leadership resources when you sign up for monthly access to the Lead Like Jesus LEADERSHIP ACADEMY Learn more here: https://www.leadlikejesus.com/academy​​​

The vision that really matters is not a vision of what we’re going to do in the future. It’s not a vision of some goal that’s going to become a reality. It’s not a vision about us at all! It’s a vision about who God is, and what life with God is like right now. It's a vision of what a wonderful thing God is doing in this world and about the kind and loving Father our God is! Out of that devotion our activities will often result in an outward success. A company will grow or a church will grow. And ultimately people will want to become a part of that success. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy this video? You can access the second part of this Leadership Classics series and other great leadership resources when you sign up for monthly access to the Lead Like Jesus LEADERSHIP ACADEMY Learn more here: https://www.leadlikejesus.com/academy​

How long has it been since you've asked yourself: Is the life I'm living right now the life I really want? Too many of us are either barely surviving or pretending that we are living our best life, all the while managing tensions, problems, habits, or even addiction. On our own or in our own feeble strength, we can't live our best life without Jesus. Are you open and ready to leave all that hinders you at the feet of the Cross? Are you ready to embrace your best life in Jesus? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy this video? You can access the second part of this Leadership Classics series and other great leadership resources when you sign up for monthly access to the Lead Like Jesus LEADERSHIP ACADEMY Learn more here: https://www.leadlikejesus.com/academy

Jesus knew His Father was always with Him. That knowledge gave Him remarkable courage no matter who crossed Him or opposed Him. He would not back down. He went to the cross and died for this vision. He knew that He was always safe in the Father’s hands. Everyone needs to know a measure of safety that is deeper than good economic news. When we understand that nothing ultimate is at risk when our Father is always watching over us and that even death itself cannot take us outside of God’s care, then we can know safety. That's what Jesus believed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy this video? You can access the second part of this Leadership Classics series and other great leadership resources when you sign up for monthly access to the Lead Like Jesus LEADERSHIP ACADEMY Learn more here: https://www.leadlikejesus.com/academy

When we edge God out, we begin to see a change in the way we serve others. We find ourselves plagued by either false pride or toxic fear. When false pride is present, we think more of ourselves than we should, pushing and shoving for our advancement and position. When it’s toxic fear, we will think less of ourselves than we should and then we’re protecting ourselves. Even though egocentric leadership may get us what we want for a little while, we will eventually isolate people and we will never build community. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy this video? You can access the second part of this Leadership Classics series and other great leadership resources when you sign up for monthly access to the Lead Like Jesus LEADERSHIP ACADEMY Learn more here: https://www.leadlikejesus.com/academy

"With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love..." (Ephesians 4:2). Are you a leader who connects to people's hearts? Do you connect with, value, and acknowledge the realities of others, or do you simply motivate and persuade others but fail to connect to their realities? You can never lead a heart that's closed down to you. The way that you lead like Jesus in connecting hearts is by remembering that you have a Savior that said: “I will come where you are. I will live where you live. I will experience the things that you experience.” Jesus reaches hearts through empathy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy this video? You can access the second part of this Leadership Classics series and other great leadership resources when you sign up for monthly access to the Lead Like Jesus LEADERSHIP ACADEMY Learn more here: https://www.leadlikejesus.com/academy

The LORD often rebuked His people for using empty words in their worship. Jesus cautioned His disciples against babbling in prayer. How does it happen that we find ourselves mindlessly repeating familiar phrases in prayer or worship? How is it that we give God “lip service” but fail to serve Him with our hearts, heads, hands, and habits? Could it be that we forget that God is a person? Jesus knew that His Father was alive and well. Their conversations were personal and intimate, never formulaic. The early disciples learned to talk with Jesus and listen for His reply. What about you? And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. – Matthew 6:7

"You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect" (Matthew 5:48). We've truncated the words integrity and character to mean a small circle of functioning that deals with honesty and ethics. In reality, that is the smallest definition of integrity that we have. The Bible talks about integrity in more holistic terms. The word Integrity actually means is to be integrated, whole, or complete. The Bible says that we must become perfect just as our Heavenly Father is perfect. That doesn’t mean flawless, that word means complete. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy this video? You can access the second part of this Leadership Classics series and other great leadership resources when you sign up for monthly access to the Lead Like Jesus LEADERSHIP ACADEMY Learn more here: https://www.leadlikejesus.com/academy

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"Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails." Proverbs 19:21 Why do you lead and influence others? Is your leadership aligned with the purposes of God? Because no matter how "good" our leadership is, unless it's aligned with God's purposes it's done in vain. Our work would not be possible without your generous support. If you would like to partner with us please visit: http://www.LEADLIKEJESUS.com/give

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