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It’s the Leadership Culture
Somebody from another church approached me one Sunday and asked how we do things in our movement Victory. He was trying to observe how discipleship happens in church. Some people have asked what materials we used, observed the lighting in our services, and thought that was causing the growth, and some are thinking that we…
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Mistakes leaders Make #6: Faithless Frugality replacing Fearless Faith
I know, coming from a Chinese guy this might seem like a contradiction. I have been taught about the value of every peso and I was raised frugally by parents who came from a poor background. I have seen how they work so hard to achieve financial success in the world. And now as a…
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Mistake Leaders Make #5: Busyness instead of Visioning
Busyness is the new spirituality – Fred Smith As I was reading chapter 5 of the book Mistakes Leaders Make (Re:Lit) by Dave Kraft, he discussed about how some leaders are good at being busy but not actually leading. In some cases with religious organization and churches, we tend to look for those who are available…
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Mistakes Leaders Make #4: Pleasing People
” I don’t know what the secret to success is, but I know what the secret to failure is and that’s trying to keep everybody happy.” – Bill Cosby Don’t live your life impressing everyone or anyone, including you. We cannot please anyone. You talk about God’s love – some would agree, some won’t. You…
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Mistakes Leaders Make #3: Pride
John Stott said that pride is the greatest enemy and humility our greatest friend. It is our greatest enemy because most of the time we can’t see our pride. That’s why we are proud because we can’t see that we have moved away from humility. I thank God for my wife who is my pride…