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A Question of Leadership

December 11, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Answering questions can be challenging. Some questions make us very uncomfortable.

How will we answer for our leadership? To whom will we answer?

The truth remains! We are going to lead, the question is where will we lead?

Are we leading others to a better life in this present world, or in relationship to God?

Will others view our leadership as serving others or serving ourselves?

Why are we leading?

Leadership is not intended to be disheartening or discouraging. We are challenged to lead in the greatest arena, with the greatest motive, for the greatest cause.

Where will we lead?

A Leader’s Walk

December 10, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Paul refers to a way of life or conduct as our walk. He instructs Christians to conduct their lives with certain qualities or attributes, not a one time action, but a lifestyle.

Where do leaders walk? What do they think about as they walk?

Walking characterizes the whole of our leadership. Leadership is a way of life demonstrated by our conduct lived before others in a way that influences the direction of others, eternally.

When we are told to go for a walk, maybe we need to consider changing our conduct of life to lead as God wants us to lead.

A God Thing

December 9, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

You read it correctly, “A God thing.” Think about the power behind this thought.

We face challenges in life. Difficulties often hit when we least expect them. Through the providential working of God, we may not see how we avoided a catastrophic event until we get past our frustration and look back.

We may not understand it at first, but maybe it’s a God thing.

How about our leadership? Is God doing a thing, His thing? Are we frustrated with the challenges or difficulties we encounter in leading others?

Sometimes we need to trust it may just be a God thing.

Perspective

December 4, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Apart from academic definitions, perspective brings several thoughts to mind when viewed by two different parties.

A Christian perspective views life from a biblical foundation. When we contrast the physical versus spiritual, what God says provides hope in an eternal promise.

However, a worldly perspective tends to view life with uncertainty, fear, and doubt. The world’s philosophy can only paint a picture that is temporal and hopeless.

This is why spiritual leadership is so important.

Regardless of the pleasant or unpleasant possibilities in life, a Christian perspective always leaves us with the courage to face uncertainty with hope!

Effective Leadership

December 2, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

One of the greatest dangers for a leader is the desire to please everyone, or at least as many as possible.

Peter Drucker said, “Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.”

Decisions that produce results are often challenging because of the “fallout” from those who may see the decision unfavorably.

However, If we spend our time trying to make decisions that please everyone around us, our leadership will suffer and so will God’s kingdom.

Be decisive and put the naysayers in God’s hands. Lead as God would desire.

Accountability

November 28, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Accountability introduces a number of thoughts.

There is the implication of what is required. We are required to be trustworthy, faithful, examples, and people of integrity.

There are certain expectations. If we expect little/more, we get little/more. When leaders make decisions, we expect to be held accountable.

There is an understanding of responsibility. If we are accountable, then certain responsibilities are connected to our decisions and actions.

We will all give an account for what we do in this life, good and bad. How much more so for leaders who answer to God for leading His people.

Happy Thanksgiving

November 27, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

From our family to yours, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. We hope you are surrounded by those you love to enjoy this special day. May God bless you and your family.

Expanding Leadership

November 17, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Expansion is the action of becoming larger or more extensive.

We talk about expanding a program of work, a building project, and even investments.

What about the expansion of our leadership?

We can easily fall into the “comfort zone.” We enjoy the status quo and before long nothing happens.

Our leadership needs to be expanded. How?

Read material that deals with growing our leadership skills.
Spend time with successful leaders.
Ask God to open doors and grant us wisdom.

If we will get out of the rut and ask for a little help, our leadership will expand to greater levels.

The Mission

November 11, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

What is our objective? What are we trying to achieve? Do we have a mission?

Sadly, as spiritual leaders, our mission often gets skewed because the mission becomes more about us than God.

It becomes more about what we want to achieve, rather than what God wants us to achieve.

Leaders have a responsibility to know and believe in God’s mission.

We must be honest enough to examine ourselves closely and ask hard questions about whose mission we are fulfilling.

Let us arise and lead God’s people in unity, and let us work together to fulfill God’s mission.

Rule of Life

November 7, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

What is your “rule of life.” The idea involves your purpose for life.

Why should you pursue the course in life you are pursuing?

What do you want to achieve and get out of life?

What implications would exist with having a written purpose for life?

Knowing and reminding ourselves of our purpose in life keeps us focused on the impact of our words and actions.

Having a rule of life gives us meaning and hope for what the future holds.

It changes the way we see God, develop family, and influence others.

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