Happy Thursday Friends!
Emily and I are in Clemmons NC at a Leadership Conference… day one was outstanding! Looking forward to day 2!
I’m actually writing this blog from my hotel room… it’s 7:15 pm on Wed night right now. Yes, I am watching the Destiny Family Center LIVE webcast! It’s such a blessing for us to experience first hand what our internet congregation gets to experience every week. It creates the desire to make the broadcast so much better…
Our team is hanging with the lead team from Bethel Harvest Church… loving every minute of our sweet fellowship! My very dear friend Pastor Marion Dalton arrives tomorrow to join his wife Stephanie… they are amazing people and amazing leaders! Check out their website… and if you’re ever passing through Lexington KY, experience their great church first hand!
Let me leave you guys with a thought from the conference: Leadership is the stewardship of those people God has entrusted to us!
Each of us is responsible for the beautiful people God has ENTRUSTED TO US! God carefully places specific people under our care because He KNOWS things about us that we don’t even know about ourselves… He KNOWS that there is something IN US that He wants to GET INTO OTHERS! We may not feel like this is true… we may not feel like we have anything to give… and we may be tempted to politely decline this calling to lead. And if we bury our talent in the ground instead of investing it into others, we will most certainly come to the end of our lives without SUCCESSION. You see… responsible leadership is the ONLY GATEWAY to certain LEGACY! And unless we lead, our accumulated greatness dies IN US and WITH US.
Jesus was the master of succession because he was the master of leadership, capitalizing on every opportunity to ADD VALUE to his disciples. Read through Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John… and you will see that Jesus invested REAL TIME COACHING into those his Father had ENTRUSTED into his care! In THREE years, He turned a group of misfits into distinguished makers of history! This phenomena was not a glorious accident… it was the result of leadership mastery!
During this conference session, I found myself thinking about all the people GOD has ENTRUSTED to MY CARE! I accepted the very profound reality that GOD has planted these special people under MY CARE because I HAVE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL that I AM SUPPOSED TO INVEST in them! It starts with my kids… Coree and Heaven. I want to go back home and INVEST more REAL TIME COACHING into their beautiful lives! Then, on to our close friends, our leadership team, and every beautiful person God draws to the super church I’ve been APPOINTED and ANOINTED to lead!
Simply put, each of us must accept our unique calling to lead the people God draws into our lives. Everyone can and everyone should be leading someone! We should make it one of our HIGHEST AIMS in life to ADD VALUE to others! This is the Great Commission as delivered by Jesus when he said, “Go ye into all the world and MAKE DISCIPLES…”
Have a super day you guys… I just finished praying a powerful prayer over every chuckslife blogger! As you go through your day… do some people watching. Try to IDENTIFY the special people God has ENTRUSTED into your care! Then, take a deep breath and jump head first into the amazing life of adding great value to others!! I’ll chat with everyone later…
God has entrusted my students under my care. I know each student was placed in my classroom for a reason. Yesterday I had 4 boys get into a heated arguement at recess and one thing led to another and it turned into 2 of them hurting each other. I was taking care of another issue with other students so I didn't see it happen. I have always told my students to tell the truth. When writing down their reports of what happened each of them were totally honest and were honest with the asst. principal. I know these boys understand the importance of telling the truth. The truth was not always easy for me growing up and in my early adult years, but when the Holy Spirit helped me to deal with the TRUTH I now know the importance of truth in everything I do and say. I am thrilled to know that God used me with these 4 boys and telling the truth even though it isn't easy.
Outstanding Nuala… thanks for that confirming example! You're a super teacher… and your dedication to add value to your kids makes the difference!
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WHAT THE LORD SHOWED ME IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
GOD'S FOOTBALL TEAM!!! HEAD COACH @ CENTER IS GOD.
QUARTERBACK IS WHO EVERY HE CHOSES TO START THE PLAY.
THE MIAMI DOLPHINS RAN A OFFENSE CALLED WILD CAT! WHICH MEANS ANY PLAYER CAN MOVE INTO THE QUARTERBACK SPOT AND START THE PLAY.THE HUDDLE WOULD BE YOUR PRAY CLOSEST,THIS IS A EASY WAY
TO KNOW IF THE GROUP YOU ARE WITH IS LISTENING TO THE SAME COACH.THE LORD WILL DRAW THE LINE
IN 2009.THE LINE BETWEEN HIS ON FIRE TEAM AND THE LUKE WARM TEAM.HE SAID THAT MY SHEEP WILL
KNOW MY VOICE.THIS YEAR YOU WILL KNOW WHO IS IN THE HUDDLE WITH YOU,BECAUSE EVERYONE SHOULD BE
INVOLVED ON THE SAME PLAY.PLAY BOOK IS YOUR BIBLE VERY IMPORTANT PART TO LEADERSHIP.PRAY IS
VERY IMPORTANT IT WILL MAKE SURE WE ALL HEARD THE SAME PLAY.RECRUITING WILL PLAY A BIG PART THIS YEAR!!! EVANGLISM!!!! WELL SEE YOU IN THE HUDDLE !THIS YEAR YOU WILL KNOW WHO GOD HAS CALLED
TO THE HUDDLE!!! NOT WHO MAN HAS CALLED!!ARE AS CHUCK SAID RISE AND SHINE IN 2009!THE LORD WILL SHINE A LIGHT ON WHAT IS HIM AND WHAT IS NOT.THANKS FOR OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS. THIS IS GOD LEARDERSHIP TRAINING HE GAVE TO ME .