In July my 88-year-old father took a cruise by himself on the Queen Mary II and now he is receiving palliative care. Things change so quickly, and since my attention is on my dad, I’ll post as I have time. However, here’s a reflective thought for leaders about what sustains us when at death’s door. What is sustaining my [...]
Design your own personal spiritual retreat
Oswald Saunders says in Spiritual Leadership that the prime consideration in selecting kingdom leaders is spirituality. Any other criteria results in unspiritual administration and ultimately spiritual death for the ministry. I’ve posted about the public consequences of private spirituality, and now I’d like to suggest one way to keep your leadership spiritual – an annual personal spiritual leadership retreat. Jesus [...]
Public consequences of personal spirituality
As a ministry leader, your spiritual life is inextricably linked to the health of the ministry you lead. We see this demonstrated over and over again in both Testaments, often in terms of the shepherd-leader metaphor. For example, the negative consequences are outlined in Jeremiah: 10:21 “the shepherds have become stupid, …therefore…”, 12:10 “many shepherds have ruined My vineyard”; [...]
Rev. John Pellowe, MBA, DMin
