All too often, discussions about leadership tend to revolve around strategies, systems, or tactics. You'll find great advice on how to ... run a meeting develop a schedule or timeline create to-do lists organize your thoughts brainstorm eat right exercise more These are not bad things, with the possible exception of exercising more! Even that wouldn't hurt most people (including me). But most of those start from the outside and are external in nature. Effective, sustainable leadership is more than an external system; it comes from the inner spirit - the heart, soul, and mind. Many would-be leaders assume its the tactics that make well-known leaders effective. Good and great leaders certainly use best practices and support their efforts with well thought out actions. What these would-be leaders don't see is what's on the inside. The inner workings of leadership are not as flashy or tweetable as a strategy or…
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Helping our kids understand the power of God is important. Our job as parents and grandparents is to help our kids learn that God can handle whatever challenge they might face.Watch more videos at the Mountainview YouTube channel. Need a Speaker or Presenter? Interested in having me speak for your church, conference, or organization? Follow this link to learn more. Looking for a Speaking Coach? The most successful people are not always the smartest people. But they have one thing in common: they communicate well. I'd love to help you become a better communicator. Click here.
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This opening message introduced people to the background, audience, and situation of Galatians. It was designed to set the stage for the rest of the series.Watch more videos at the Mountainview YouTube channel. Need a Speaker or Presenter? Interested in having me speak for your church, conference, or organization? Follow this link to learn more. Looking for a Speaking Coach? The most successful people are not always the smartest people. But they have one thing in common: they communicate well. I'd love to help you become a better communicator. Click here.
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Can you count on God? Is he trustworthy? This question cuts to the heart of what faith is all about – being able to trust God. God does indeed keep his promises and is one-hundred percent consistent in his character.Watch more videos at the Mountainview YouTube channel. Need a Speaker or Presenter? Interested in having me speak for your church, conference, or organization? Follow this link to learn more. Looking for a Speaking Coach? The most successful people are not always the smartest people. But they have one thing in common: they communicate well. I'd love to help you become a better communicator. Click here.
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The question of God’s distance is one of the most personal we will face. Here’s why: we were designed to have a relationship with our creator. The relationship between God and humans begins in a garden. But it doesn’t take too long before the garden turns into a wilderness and then a desert. It’s what author C.S. Lewis once called the Law of Undulation. Undulation is the rising and falling waves. We have peaks and valleys. We even describe our spiritual highs as "mountaintop experiences." But to have a mountaintop requires a valley, too. We feel good about the peaks and struggle when in the valleys. Generally speaking, we prefer the garden over the desert. But life isn’t always bouncing from mountain top to mountain top, from peak experience to peak experience. Even the Apostle Paul experienced this. While on trial, Paul experienced the deepest kind of abandonment. Here is how he described…
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