by Ralph Enlow | May 8, 2016 | 4ThoughtLeaders, Bible-Centered Leadership, Biblical Higher Ed, Perspectives |
We have embarked on a multi-post series concerning governance, grounded upon the assertion that, Organizations are built from the bottom up but they fall apart from the top down. Signs of a bumbling board If it is true that organizational failure and board...
by Ralph Enlow | May 1, 2016 | 4ThoughtLeaders, Bible-Centered Leadership, Biblical Higher Ed, Perspectives |
The secret of your success My work with scores of Christian higher education institutions over the past four decades has led me to conclude that there is an inextricable, direct relationship between board functioning and institutional flourishing. Show me any measure...
by Ralph Enlow | Mar 27, 2016 | 4ThoughtLeaders, Bible-Centered Leadership, Edification |
One more time: godly leadership looks like … Over the past several posts, I have been reviewing the Bible’s use of three metaphors—steward, servant, shepherd—to contrast the sort of leadership God commends among His people with that which is typically practiced...
by Ralph Enlow | Mar 20, 2016 | 4ThoughtLeaders, Bible-Centered Leadership, Edification |
Leader: steward, servant and … Thus far, I have cited two ways in which the Bible employs the word “servant” to highlight the contrast between leaders of His people and worldly leaders. A steward leads by virtue of delegated authority and with a sense of...
by Ralph Enlow | Mar 13, 2016 | 4ThoughtLeaders, Bible-Centered Leadership, Edification |
Stark contrast The way the Bible describes leaders is clearly intended to contrast with the prevailing secular notions. Thus far, we have examined two of the three primary biblical leadership metaphors: steward (one with a sacred obligation to exercise oversight on...
by Ralph Enlow | Mar 6, 2016 | 4ThoughtLeaders, Bible-Centered Leadership, Edification |
Picking up where we left off … In previous posts, I have been reviewing the primary terms employed in the Bible to describe leaders—terms clearly intended to contrast with the prevailing secular notions. To be a leader is, first, to be a servant of the LORD. In...
