Dare Great Things For Christ

They say that the mark of a good leader is their ability to do the right things. Making choices to stay focused on what needs to be done is essential for anyone wanting to succeed in their endeavors. But what does God...

In Matthew 23 Jesus gives us a list of seven woes addressed to the Scribes and Pharisees of his time. These woes read like a list of condemnations and that of course they are, but what would happen if we flipped those...

In Matthew 23, Jesus says “Wo” seven times. He’s not speaking to a horse but rather to the Scribes and the Pharisees declaring that evil is upon them for things that they are doing. Since they represent leaders of their...

Leadership needs rules but whose rules are we following? Robert Green lists 48 laws of power in his 1998 work ,“The 48 Laws of Power”, and at the very end the last law he puts is “assume formlessness.” Jesus Christ...

In 1999 the book “The 48 laws of Power” emerged as an amazing example of the thinking of the world regarding leadership. These 48 laws were rules that were taken from history about what made leaders great in the eyes of...

Leading from our faith and in the light of faith has many advantages for leaders. In particular Christian leaders are allowed to shine to give the best of themselves in unique ways without fear of incurring jealousy...

Robert Green, the author of 48 Laws of Power, presents a challenge to us: how do we perceive leadership, what are the rules that we play by, how much do we really want to succeed, and what does success look like? Jesus...

One of the most enigmatic phrases of our Lord is his command to the apostles to be as coy as serpent and simple as doves. Anyone, however, who is in the realm of leadership knows the importance of this balance. In the...

When it comes to leading something, we can’t avoid is that we leaders are in the limelight. Being in the limelight means that what we do and say is often measured in a worldly standard. How do we reconcile this with the...

All of us who lead are men and women of action and being men and women of action we’re responsible to create changes to make something out of nothing. To change status quo into something new and doing this in a social...

In 1999 Robert Green published a book called the “48 Laws of Power”. The book was a sensation. It’s sold over 1 million copies and has been translated into over 25 languages. At its root the book is practical. This...

<p >Christian leaders need help to lead just like anyone else. We usually return to the gospels or the lives of the Saints or other Christian leaders for inspiration but sometimes it’s important to read those whose...

<p >In 1997 and the year 2000 Pope John II sent a letter to all the priests in the world as was his custom and in both of these letters he emphasizes a very important truth: the priest has to lead out of who he is. As...

<p >Beginning of the first year of his pontificate, every holy Thursday Pope John Paul II would write a letter to all the priests in the world. Since this tradition spans his entire pontificate, these letters are a very...

<p >If I were to ask you who it is that's responsible for making the world holy most of you would respond your priest or your minister or someone who works for the church. While this may be true, what’s the place for a...