Tag: God

Moral Leadership

February 6, 2026 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Higher morality calls us to a greater hope, but the only way is through understanding, faith, and a respect for the authority of God and His word. Without this respect, what purpose is there for achieving a higher morality?

After receiving the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, Wangari Maathai said, “In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other. That time is now.”

Twenty-two years have passed since this thought was expressed and it is just as relevant and needed today.

Questions

February 5, 2026 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

The questions asked by God and Jesus are convicting.

God asked Adam and Eve, “Where are you?” Why? He wanted them to realize where they were in relationship to Him.

Do we know where we are in relationship to God?

After Peter tells Jesus he would lay down his life for Him, Jesus asks, “Will you lay down your life for Me?”

Would we lay down our life for Jesus?

Will we live for Him?

Seems strange to think we would lay down our life for Him, yet be unwilling to live for Him, doesn’t it?

Take a moment and ask a few questions and think about the answers.

Leading to the Light

February 3, 2026 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

God is light and in Him there is no darkness. Jesus said, “I am the light of the world.”

Christians are also a light to the world. We walk in the light and let our light shine.

Think about the light of our leadership.

The role of spiritual leaders is twofold: 1) We lead those who are in darkness into the light of Christ, salvation gained, and 2) We help children of light walk in the light, salvation maintained.

If we can channel our focus in these two areas, our leadership reaches its greatest significance and those who follow are eternally grateful.

Purposeful Leadership

January 30, 2026 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Jill Briscoe’s book Jonah and the Worm is one for all ages. This quick read provides a great connection to leadership.

God’s purpose is not always understood at first. There will be times we do not understand God’s purpose until we have completed His will.

Whoever does God’s will is great in His eyes, even though they may be small. Leaders should never overlook the influence of anyone regardless of their size or contribution.

It is not the length, but the power of the message that changes lives. Jonah’s message was five words and changed an entire city. The lesson? Think before speaking.

We need to constantly learn how to improve our leadership.

Balance and Priorities

January 21, 2026 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

A gentleman at the local fitness center once said, “anything worth doing is worth overdoing.” 

The common application of this idea is a “workaholic.” We easily get wrapped up and consumed in various areas of what we do.

How do we prevent falling into this trap of obsessiveness and overdoing it?

We need balance. Balancing family, work, and other activities is challenging. If not careful, we become imbalanced and overdo one above the other.

We need to evaluate priorities. We need to live according to the proper priorities of God, family, work.

While there are other ideas to consider, these steps will help us prevent overdoing as leaders.

Searching for Leaders

January 8, 2026 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

At various times in life we need to do a little soul searching.

We need to challenge the core of who we are, why we are here, and what we are supposed to do.

In these times the need for leadership is more prevalent than any other. It may be we need to find someone to help, guide, or listen with a sympathetic ear. It may be someone else needs the same from us.

Regardless, the search for leaders is more needed today than ever. I pray God will help us sort through these times and lead, as well as, be led.

A Place for Leadership

December 29, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Where is your place? Do you have a place?

Does leadership have a place? When we evaluate all the people and activities that fill the places in our lives, where does leadership fit, or does it?

Regarding our influence, we need to consider the following:

Should immoral activities have a place in our life?
Do we allow inappropriate language to have a place?
Will we welcome questionable conduct into its own place?
Is there a place for hypocrisy in our lives?

There is no place for worldly behavior in the life of God’s spiritual leaders. We need to exemplify the place of spiritual leadership.

Godly Character

December 23, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Much has been written on the subject of character.

However, it should go without saying that a leader’s character is invaluable. Without godly character, a leader cannot succeed in leading as God desires.

Character is the substance of leadership. Where we find character, we will always find leadership.

John Maxwell writes, “Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.” General Norman Schwarzkopf said, “Leadership is the potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without strategy.”

These thoughts alone emphasize the vital need for a deeper study and understanding of this subject.

Contextual Leadership

December 19, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Context is an interesting word with a variety of meanings and applications. From a particular written document to specific circumstances or statements, the context should determine the approach.

What is the “context” of our leadership?

By examining the circumstances surrounding our opportunity to lead, what approach do we take when it comes to leading others?

Do we find ourselves out of context?

We need to serve within the context which God has given us to serve.

The context of our Lord’s leadership was one of serving others, placing their needs above His own. Our leadership must be in the same context.

God and Others

December 16, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Biblical leadership can never be about you or me. Then what is our leadership about?

It’s about God. Every thought, word and action is focused on our God. We are to glorify Him, lift Him up, and point others to Him.

It’s also about others. The very idea of leading is about others. We are in the business of leading people. Our leadership is necessitated by helping others come to God.

If we really want to make a difference and leave a dynamic legacy, then we need to understand the nature and purpose of our leadership.

It is first about God and, second, it is about others.

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