Heart and Leadership Check-Up

The greatest resource for leadership development is the Bible. We can read about many development practices for leaders in God's Word. One great challenge is for a leader to “Guard His Heart.”

 How can you focus on guarding your heart?

 By looking for Straight “A’s” in your heart and in your leadership:

 A – Attitude:  This is a decision of the will and it is about choosing the right attitude.

q       Philippians 2:5-7 – servant

q       Romans 12

 A – Affection: What are the affections of my heart? What are the expressions of my heart?

q       Philippians 1:3-8

q       Foundation of our affection – Jesus; act like Jesus

A – Alignment:  GC2 – Great Commandment and Great Commission

q       Align your heart and people to the main thing

q       Ephesians 4:1-4 – this is our description of power

q       Key = Unity. It is important to remember that many times when we are aligned there can be eruptions. Pursuing unity does not necessarily mean 100% agreement. 

A – Application:  As leaders we need to be doers of the Word. As we are doers the skills exhibited will be honoring to God.

q       Unsharpened axe vs. Sharpened axe: James 1:22 - sharpened axe; Ecclesiastics 10:10 – unsharpened ax

q       Key = keeping your axe sharp

Well, now comes the tough question, are you getting Straight "A's" with your leadership? I'm guessing we all have room for improvement. I hope this is helpful as you think about your heart for leadership.