The first element of transformational thinking is looking at God. The continuous experience of inward union with Christ is the source and center of all other healthy thinking behaviors.

I want to know Christ… (Phil. 3:10)

This was Paul’s cry, his passionate pursuit. To know the Lord Jesus is the greatest prize, far surpassing everything else in this life (Phil. 3:4-9).

Jesus defined “eternal life” the same way: eternal life is to know God.

Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. (John 17:3)

But, what exactly does it mean to “know” Jesus Christ? What does it mean to “know” God? Continue Reading »

In previous Letters we have discussed the centrality of Jesus Christ in Christian leadership. The following story, taken from Placebo by Howard Pittman, is a powerful expression of this reality. Continue Reading »

In our last Letter, we saw that just as Jesus lived His life by the life of His Father in Him, so we are to live our Christian lives, by the life of Jesus in us. Continue Reading »

A veteran has warned:

Perhaps a large part of our trouble is that we tend to think of training as something of itself, a period of time, certain courses taken, a degree earned, abilities and qualifications that can be listed and enumerated on paper, so many credit hours, rather than as something that happened to us. Continue Reading »

In this Letter we continue to examine Jesus’ method of building leaders.

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This Letter continues to examine how Jesus built His leaders.

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In this Letter we continue to study how Jesus built His leaders.

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The Lord Jesus Christ was the greatest Builder of leaders who has ever lived. In this Letter we will begin to examine how He did it.

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Before we deal with the daily nitty-gritty of how leaders actually build leaders, in the next few Letters we will first examine some fundamental realities concerning leadership development.

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