My Personal Leadership Philosophy

I recently submitted a paper for a class that addressed my persona philosophy on leadership. In one sense, it was a fairly easy paper. It was not dependent upon a lot of research, it just required me to write from what I already know. On the other hand, it was difficult because it really made me evaluate what matters most, since I only had so many pages I could use.

From my perspective, leadership is first and foremost about the leader. I identified issues like leading by example, moral character, vision, humility, teacher and learner, and coaching as traits that every leader needs to possess. If a leader has those traits, you can then train him to handle any style or technique of leadership.

The difficult part about putting those things down on paper (or in cyberspace) is that you need to live up to those traits. What started as a project for a class turned into a self-evaluation. If you have never thought about what it takes to lead, then you need to address that issue. I would recommend reading a few good books and talking to people you trust who are leaders.

Some books I would recommend would include Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders, Spiritual Leadership by Henry and Richard Blackaby, Great Leader Great Teacher by Gary Bredfeld, and Being Leaders by Aubrey Malphurs. This will help you start thinking about leadership and what you need to be doing to be the godly leader God has called you to be.

XEE Training

I am so excited about our church hosting the training for XEE on March 6. If you have not heard of XEE, you can click on the title to go to their website.

At first glance, XEE looks like any other evangelism training, but the more I look at the material, I see it is really about training people for relationships. The old Evangelism Explosion certainly had its place, but our culture is changing, and how we share the Gospel needs to change as well. XEE takes the timeless Gospel and equips people to share their faith in their everyday relationships.

Check out the invitation video from Adam and make plans to attend the training Saturday, March 6 at 8:15 am at First Baptist Church at Weston.


FBWestonIntro from Adam Taylor Bond on Vimeo.

Haitian Adoption Tragedy

I wanted to point you to a story about adoption out of Haiti that is tragic and instructional. It is the story of a couple from the Netherlands who went through a long process of adopting a boy from Haiti. Unfortunately, the day the couple was finally united with their new son was the same day the earthquake hit the country. The article, which is linked via the title above, and the commentary by Al Mohler at his website teach us some valuable lessons about life, death, adoption, and tragedy.

I would add that this story serves as a reminder of the fleeting aspects of life. We are not guaranteed another day, therefore, we should cherish the moments we have together. This is a tragedy in seeing three lives cut short and the other son of this couple left behind in the Netherlands. However, Arno (the adopted Haitian boy) died surrounded by the love of his parents.

I would encourage you to read the story and read Dr. Mohler's blog. We should stand amazed at our adoption into God's family. Also, I would encourage you to consider how you can minister to the orphan.