Bob Turner

A Righteous Leader’s Prayer

November 22, 2024 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Prayer can be an overlooked subject. The application to how we draw closer to God, grow spiritually, or endure trials is often to pray more.

What is prayer? How should we pray? Why do we pray? Does prayer really influence God?

Think about how James teaches the necessity of prayer in leadership.

Three keys to spiritual leadership rise to the top.

1) Elders are identified as righteous men who are to pray.
2) The working prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
3) Turning sinners from their error will save them.

Leading people to salvation must be at the heart of a righteous leaders’ prayer.

A Clutch Leader

November 21, 2024 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

When athletes learn how good they are…or not is when it counts.

However, there is a difference in learning and doing.

When tough decisions must be made, leaders are established.

How mistakes are handled defines a leader.

The response when receiving criticism determines one’s leadership.

Here is where true leadership is discovered. Let us stand strong when our leadership is tested. There are those who see what needs to happen, those who make it happen, and those who make it happen when it counts.

Be a clutch leader.

Little Things

November 20, 2024 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

While it may not sound like much, remembering someone’s name and greeting them is important.

Little things are like that, they make a big difference.

“I’m not good with names” is a common excuse. However, we remember what is important to us.

If we want to make a difference, someone’s name is important. There is power in remembering something as simple as a name.

Carry a pad and write down their name.
Repeat their name in the conversation.
Afterwards, make a note about them to associate with their name.

It’s the little things that make a difference.

PUSH

November 19, 2024 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Discouragement is one of Satan’s greatest tools. He knows if he can discourage us enough, we will quit.

Quitting seems easy but, is it really?

Will quitting help us reach the goal? Will it accomplish the will of God?

What happens to those who are following if leaders quit?

Discouragement is inevitably going to happen. How do we deal with it?

The antonym is encouragement. As interesting as it may sound, when we focus on encouraging others our own discouragement seems to disappear.

Remember to PUSH: Pray Until Something Happens!

God certainly knows how to aid His leaders in overcoming discouragement.

Pointing to Jesus

November 18, 2024 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Is it too much to ask for directions?

Jesus said, “I am the way.”

John the Baptist pointed people to Jesus. Why do more not point to Him?

Looking into the eyes of people around the world, including our own country, reveals the same.

We often see physical needs. We provide food, clothing, transportation, housing, or training to develop work skills.

No one is opposed to helping others with physical needs. Jesus provided an example.

However, there is a great imbalance in our approach to the physical versus spiritual.

We need to show people the way to spiritual and eternal life. This is the task of spiritual leadership.

Stand Out

November 15, 2024 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Following the crowd, latest fad or trend are familiar ideas.

What is our leadership all about? Do we seek to fit in with what appears to be the latest and greatest?

When we lift up the Light of the world, we should stand out in a world of darkness.

Why is it important when it seems easier to follow the crowd?

Following the majority can have great consequences. Jesus teaches this principle in the Sermon on the Mount.

Our path is a matter of choice. The choices we make influence others. If it helps others get to heaven, then standing out in or from the crowd is worth it.

Ethics

November 14, 2024 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Ethics is simply defined as a moral system of right and wrong.

A correct understanding of ethics is vital to the direction of spiritual leadership. It should be obvious, but God’s word is the only foundation for our ethical standard.

The book of Judges describes a time when there was no king in Israel and everyone did what was right in his own eyes. The result led to idolatry and, ultimately, destruction.

Sadly, we see the same mindset today. Allowing the influence of humanism, situational, and post-modernistic ethics destroys spiritual leadership.

We must be diligent to live and lead by the standard of ethics established by God.

Extraordinary

November 13, 2024 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

What makes leadership extraordinary?

Jesus put together a group of extraordinary men and entrusted them with a message that changed the world.

It was not their educational level, charisma, social standing, economic strength, or immeasurable talent that made them extraordinary.

They were selected because they believed in Jesus as the Christ and they were willing to submit themselves to His Lordship.

We need leaders today who do the same. We need leaders who willingly give their lives to the cause of Jesus, who will stop at nothing to carry out the work entrusted to them (us).

The result will be extraordinary leadership.

Proof

November 12, 2024 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Can you prove your leadership?

The question implies a measure of evidence. To claim we are a leader does not make us a leader. Simply because people follow out of compulsion, does not identify us a leader. Wearing a title does not make us a leader either.

What evidence can be produced to prove leadership?

The proof of leadership may best be determined by answering the following questions.

Do we possess a love for those who follow, seeking their highest good?

Are our goals driven by spiritual or selfish desires?

What determines our decisions?

Examining our leadership identifies both how we lead and the nature of our leadership.

Elegance and Precision

November 11, 2024 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Elegance and precision are not often used to characterize leadership.

Elegance involves grace and style.
Precision is described as exact and accurate.

Yet, these two words should characterize the uniqueness of our leadership.

Jesus epitomized elegance and precision. Every word was exact and accurate. Every demonstration of power was intentional and purposeful.

Spiritual leaders must constantly work to perfect their leadership.

We need to think, plan, and execute with elegance and precision every aspect of leading others to and for Christ. Every word should be carefully chosen. Every action should be purposed on God’s will. Doing so ensures unique leadership.

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