Thoughts on Christ and His Word

In the old sitcom Hogan’s Heroes, German Colonel Klink was a very insecure leader. He so lacked confidence in himself and his ability to make right choices, that he often sought after and accepted the advice of his enemy - American Colonel Hogan. Klink distrusted everyone – Sergeant Shultz , the Gestapo, General Bulkarter – except Hogan, which is why we won WW II. But seriously, insecure leaders don’t know how to trust others because they constantly feel inadequate themselves, believing others are out to take away what they have – their position, job, wealth, etc… In his book on leadership, Johnny Hunt writes: A secure leader believes in others…a secure leader only increases in confidence when those around him succeed and become more secure themselves. They derive no pleasure from seeing others going underchallenged or kept under wraps. The secure leader’s desire is to see as many people as possible released for viable and effective ministry. They want for others what they want for

On July 25 th of 2010, an Australian airliner - a Qantas Airbus A380 - made an emergency landing in Manila after part of its fuselage came off at 29,000 feet. Passengers were terrified as they saw flames coming from the engine and airplane part breaking off. The integrity of the plane was was being destroyed. Dictionary.com defines "integrity" as "the state of being whole, entire"... Definitely the integrity of the Qantas airplane was lost as its "wholeness" was disintegrating right before the very eyes of its passengers. Pastor Johnny Hunt writes that one of the ways a leader remains effective in ministry is by living with integrity. He writes: ...integrity is what happens when the tongue in your mouth and the tongue in your shoes are all going the same direction---when what you say and what you do are in perfect alignment. Integrity carries the idea of wholeness, unity, and truthfulness...Part of our high standard as leaders requires living

Pastor Johnny Hunt from First Baptist Woodstock wrote a book called "Building Your Leadership Resume". In it he writes a chapter on the importance of passion in leaders. Here are two quotes: Passionate leaders develp a 'whatever it takes' mentality. They know their life's calling. They know the purpose and direction God has given them...They're willing to face the inevitable challenges of leadership with drive, guts, and get-after-it persisitence. Passion sees no unstopable barriers. It will plow through, jump across, or dig under any obstacles. Where some see a dead end, passion sees a possibility. Where some grow tired from the struggle, passion is energized to see it through. Where some are ready to quit, passion rocks on. Passion is only getting started when others are conceding failure. This is the kind of passion God is looking for in his leaders. Paul wrote: Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Romans 12:11 Zeal, f