Dare Great Things For Christ

DGT Episode 249 - Doing What Needs To Be Done - St. Paul The Leader Part 5

If anyone were to survey the general American public, two things would stand out.  First we would all be convinced that things need to be done, actions need to take place, decisions need to be enacted.  And secondly, most of us would agree that it is really hard to do what we know we need to do.  Even if we know what needs to be done it can be a very difficult task to start what we know we need to do.  It was no different for St. Paul.  Yet he gives us the secret of allowing Christ to help us start  doing what we know needs to be done.

DGT Episode 248 - Making The Right Kind Of Choices - St. Paul The Leader Part 4

Sometimes we imagine saints to be people who have life all figured out.  They seem to know and execute on God’s plan perfectly and therefore it can be hard for us to try and imitate them.  The life of St. Paul, however, shows us something very different.  Many times he did not know what to do and yet he still made decisions.  How did a saint as great as St. Paul make decisions about God’s will?  How did St. Paul know what to do?  By looking at the scriptures we can learn value lessons to help us in our leadership as well.

DGT Episode 247 -Flipping The Script - St. Paul The Leader Part 3

Have you ever felt like you were in a box?   Like no matter what you chose in life there were already predetermined outcomes and there’s nothing you could do that could change it?  Few things will kill the heart and ability of a leader more quickly than fatalism.  An attitude that says it’s not even worth trying because you won’t make any difference. Funny thing is, we’re not the first people to face fatalism.  We’re not the first people to face the boxes that life presents to us.  True leaders find a way to become creative anyway and Christian leaders become creative with Christ.  Let’s look at St. Paul as an example.

DGT Episode 246 - Strength Made Perfect In Weakness - St. Paul The Leader Part 2

Anyone who takes the time to study the life of St. Paul can’t help but admire than man’s endurance, energy, and determination in the service of Jesus Christ.  Indeed his life seems so spectacular and his exploits so amazing that many people feel they can never imitate him.  But a closer reading of his writings reveals his secret:  God’s strength was revealed in his weakness.  How did St. Paul leverage his weakness to allow Christ to reveal His strength and what does that mean for us as we try to follow Christ as leaders today. 

DGT Episode 245 - We Need Another St. Paul - St. Paul The Leader Part 1

Many Christians today feel intimidated.  The culture around us is shifting and ideas and notions foreign to the Bible are gaining a cultural foothold.  Many today feel a sense of loss or hopelessness in front of the situations.  But is today’s situation for a Christian that much different than the one that was confronted by the Apostles?  Was the world of St. Paul that much different from today’s world?  Where did St. Paul gain his strength?  What allowed him to lead?  In this new series we explore his soul and the source of his leadership in Christ.

DGT Episode 244 - Leading Spiritually - Parables And Leadership Part 3

Most people today have an appreciation for leadership, but many people still have the question as to what the difference is between a wordly leader and a Christian leader.  Of course there is no better place to find an answer to this question than by asking Jesus Himself.  In his parables Jesus reveals many keen insights into how He view leadership.  In this third of our three part series we’ll finish our exploration of the parables and the insights they give as to what is a genuinely spiritual leadership.   

DGT Episode 243 - Warnings And Dangers - Parables And Leadership Part 2

The life of Christians is governed by the truth contained in scripture.  And this is especially true for leadership which is why it is so important for us to study the parables of Jesus.  In the parables we hear that leadership comes from God and also receive valuable lessons about what to avoid in order to not allow our leadership to become too worldly and what to do in order to make our leadership as spiritual as possible.  The parables of Jesus are as timely today as they were when he first spoke them.

DGT Episode 242 - God Created Leaders - Parables And Leadership Part 1

The Gospel gives us many ways that Jesus addresses his Word to the people.  Amongst the most popular are parables.  These little stories or comparisons help us to understand the deeper messages Jesus is trying to convey.  But do they have anything to say to us who are trying to lead?  In this first of a three part series, we begin to unpack some of Jesus’ parables to find the specific message they have for us.  And we begin by understanding that God is calling us to lead.

DGT Episode 241 - Leading With Christ - Mary Queen Of Leaders Part 13

What difference is there between a Christian leader and a non-Christian leader?  Does being a Christian impact leadership?  Understanding the ways that it does is vital for us who are called by Christ to lead in our world today.  One place we can look to see what it means to lead as a Christian is the life of the Virgin Mary.  In this final segment of our thirteen part course on Mary’s leadership, we take a deeper look at what it means for her to rule as Queen of Heaven and Earth.

DGT Episode 240 - Leading By Love - Mary Queen Of Leaders Part 12

All of us need models for leadership.  Amongst the many candidates the Virgin Mary certainly merits our special attention.  Even though she held no office, did not run a company, and did not have a rank in the military, the mother of Jesus is believed by Christians to be the Queen of Heaven and Earth.  But what makes her leadership so special?  In this twelfth of a thirteen part series on the Virgin Mary, I look at her Assumption body and soul into heaven as an indicator as to what is greatest in her leadership:  the fact that it was totally focused on love.