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Beyond Date Nights

Leading at home with intentionality while leading your ministry, too
Greg Leith | posted 11/02/2007
This article provided by the Engstrom Institute

"He planted a witness in Jacob, set his Word firmly in Israel, then commanded our parents to teach it to their children so the next generation would know, and all the generations to come—Know the truth and tell the storiesso their children can trust in God, never forget the works of God but keep his commands to the letter" (Psalm 78:5-7, The Message).

It was late morning on a chilly February weekday and I was home alone. In just a few months, thousands of ministry leaders would gather at "CMA Orlando," where we were calling ministry leaders to re-ignite the passion of their call. My team was deep in preparation and I was bone-tired.

Something was bothering me deep inside. I was preparing to proclaim, through a hundred plus seminars and keynote sessions that we should lead with intentionality in our ministry worlds. I was busy training the next generation of leaders; the problem was, all of them were at work and none of them lived within the four walls of my house.

I began walking through ...

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