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The Atheist 10 “Non-Commandments”
Recent CNN post about the Atheists’ 10 “Non-Commandments” that were voted upon http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/19/living/atheist-10-commandments/: In our own more enlightened age, we’re perfectly capable of crowdsourcing our own commandments — or, at least, that’s what a new project would have us believe. Lex Bayer, an executive at AirBnB, and John Figdor, a humanist chaplain at Stanford University,…
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Biblical leadership: where do we find it?
It is inadequate to produce contemporary models and theories by proof-texting notable portions of Scripture and trying to extract the “principles” imagined to buried deep within.
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Hofstrede’s dimension of culture & leadership
Five dimensions of culture (Hofstede): Power distance – the degree and range of the distribution of power among societal groups Uncertainty avoidance – level of comfort with unstructured, uncontrollable situations Individualism / collectivism – degree to which individuals care for themselves versus being cared for in a group (family) Masculinity / femininity – the distribution…
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Leadership needs theology
No leadership model can realize its visions for life and community without a solid theological foundation that connects the reality of biblical revelation, historical experience, a proper view of the human person, and sound cultural exegesis. This means having or developing a solid theology of leadership. We need a deeper understanding of leadership of a community or an organization from a biblical (and holiness) worldview,…
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The Ego of Servant Leaders
http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2014/12/11/egoless-leadership-is-a-myth/ I ran across this post arguing that ego-less leadership is a myth. (Interesting read. You might check it out before continuing on here.) Ego-driven leaders ultimately exist to be served by people. We all have an ego–that’s a normal part of th human psyche. To sagely argue that egoless leadership is a myth is somewhat…
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Marriage, Trinity, & the Imago Dei
Some thoughts and musings on traditional marriage, human sexuality, the Trinity and the Image of God… The US 6th Circuit Court upheld state bans on gay marriage. In all likelihood, this will result in the Supreme Court taking up the question now that contradictory rulings have come down from the federal circuit courts. So why this definition? Why…
