Tweet This week we’ve talked about mentoring. Please take a few minutes and complete my mentoring survey if you haven’t already. You’ll find it HERE. I’ll be sharing results of…
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Tweet “Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man.” Proverbs 30:2 I’ve got pastoral intern this summer named Dan Dominguez. Dan…
Tweet This week I’m trying to stir some conversation about mentoring. There appears to be growing interest in the subject. Most recognize they have some need for mentoring in their…
Tweet I’m updating a post. Yesterday I posted 4 types of mentors. Read it HERE (updated of course). I can’t believe I missed one…or that no one else caught my…
Tweet (This is an updated post. I left out the 5th type of mentor in the original post. I have my explanation HERE.) Recently I started the conversation about mentoring…
Tweet The LORD our God said to us at Horeb, “You have stayed long enough at this mountain. Deuteronomy 1:6 NIV Moses had led the people out of Egypt. Along…
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Responsiveness is extremely important in leadership and organizational health. It’s one of the non-negotiables for teams I lead. (I wrote about those non-negotiables HERE.) Being responsive shows that a leader cares for others, recognizes their value, and is disciplined enough to follow through.
There are times, however, when I believe responsiveness is not only the wise or right thing to do, but it becomes a life or death situation; at least in terms of protecting the relationship. If you are leading in a church or a business, these individuals demand responsiveness.
Here are 4 times when responsiveness is life or death:
I did men’s ministry for many years before I went into vocational ministry. Recently I felt led to address the young men in our church. One Saturday morning, I invited men aged 35 and under to join me as I shared some thoughts with them. Basically I said to them what I wish had been said to me at that age. The response from the guys who attended has been amazing. They want more.
In the process of planning and praying for this event, God did something to my heart. I’m still processing all that means, but I know it involves being more intentional addressing concerns I have for what I see as a need for more godly men to lead in their homes, communities and churches.
This week I received this email.