LEADING WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN CHARGE

LEADING WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN CHARGE

After many of my leadership sessions, I get asked the same question: “Sir, how do I bring about change when I’m not the one in charge? How do I lead without a title?” My response is usually the same — build relationships, show loyalty, and take ownership of your...
CHOOSE RESPONSE OVER REACTION

CHOOSE RESPONSE OVER REACTION

Some time ago at our midweek church service, I spoke about quitting reactions and choosing responses instead. It didn’t take long before my daughters started using that line on each other. Now I often hear the younger one correct her sister: “Grace, you’re reacting....
STAY IN YOUR PLACE

STAY IN YOUR PLACE

There’s a story of a minister who laboured in a city for years with no visible fruit. The church wasn’t growing, finances declined, and discouragement set in. He decided to relocate abroad and took a job to sustain his ministry. Tragically, while in a warehouse one...
KNOWING THE SHEPHERD

KNOWING THE SHEPHERD

A young man read Psalm 23 at an event, impressing the crowd with his eloquence and earning a standing ovation. An elderly man followed, reading with a shaky voice, yet his words moved people to tears. A boy asked his dad about the contrast, and he replied, “The...
WHEN EXPERIENCE IS NOT THE BEST TEACHER

WHEN EXPERIENCE IS NOT THE BEST TEACHER

I heard the story of a young man who claimed that God led him to take a decision. Everyone connected to him counselled otherwise. The step he was about to take was lacking wisdom. But he insisted he was led. Years later, the decision led him to an unexpected place....