Tag: Jesus

An Expression of Doubt

December 22, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Thomas often receives the greatest criticism because of his desire to see the hands and side of Jesus.

However, scripture teaches that all the apostles fled when Jesus was condemned to die. All the apostles initially doubted reports from the women who claimed they had seen Him.

It should not take a visible manifestation of Jesus to recognize that the whole of who we are is connected to Jesus as Lord.

Thomas was one who challenged the report, demonstrated in his expression of doubt. However, once he saw Jesus, he did not hesitate to confess what all leaders should place at the foundation of their leadership.

Payoff

December 18, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

As a leader, a question needs to be answered. What is the real payoff for our leadership?

There are several answers, but here is a thought.

The real payoff comes when the lives of followers change. This is what our leadership is all about. We are trying to change lives, eternally.

When we examine the work of Christ at the cross, the payoff is witnessed in the lives changed around the world.

Spiritual leadership is not about seeking fame, popularity, and wealth. The payoff is summed up in the people who will see heaven because of our leadership.

Promising Leadership

December 12, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

“Never make a promise you can’t keep.” I heard this for the first time many years ago.

The point is valid. We need to be careful and thoughtful before speaking.

Jesus noted the need for us to be careful about our words. Our yes should mean yes and our no, no. When we say we will do something, then do it.

Nothing is more frustrating than when someone says, “I’ll call you right back,” and they never do. This is magnified even more when it extends into areas of leadership.

A leader must be bound to their word.

Never make a promise you can’t keep!

Good Leaders

November 13, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Jesus identified His disciples as the “salt of the earth” and “light of the world.” This indicates the difference we make in the world.

Then Jesus said something interesting, “If the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything…”

Good involves health, specifically good health.

When used in the context of leadership influence, we find a powerful idea. 

As leaders, our influence should contribute to the spiritual health and well-being of others. 

When heaven is the destiny, our leadership must be good for others to reach the destination.

Commitment

November 10, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Life has a way of knocking us down at times, maybe a few more times than our share. When we are committed, we keep getting up.

David McNally said, “Commitment is the enemy of resistance, for it is the serious promise to press on, to get up, no matter how many times you are knocked down.”

When we are committed to a cause, we oppose resistance. We are motivated, dedicated, focused, and we stop at nothing.

Nothing is more deserving of our commitment than the cause of Jesus. His life, death, and resurrection are worthy of our efforts to press on and do whatever it takes.

Act or React?

October 28, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Leadership always brings several interesting twists in the development of leaders and followers.

How do we want others to treat us? With respect, integrity, love, appreciation, patience, etc.? If this is true, then Jesus would instruct us to treat others this way first!

We must not be influenced or directed by the practices of culture in our relationships. 

It is easy to react, instead of acting as we should. Additionally, we must be careful to guard against overreacting. 

Leaders must learn to act in keeping with the way we want others to act.

Transparency

October 21, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Transparency in leadership is often challenging.

Transparency means we take instruction and make application to ourselves first, without an emphasis upon others.

Transparency instills confidence in others that our efforts, both personally and professionally, are always for the good of the whole.

Transparency involves an openness in our communication, laying everything on the table, good or bad.

We need more transparency in leadership. This is the example we find in Jesus, and it is exactly how we should approach leadership in the church today.

Zeal

October 3, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

We cannot read Paul’s letters without connecting the word zeal or zealous to him.

To be zealous is to have great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.

God’s grace in our lives should create a zeal driven to lead those who are outside of Christ to Him.

Our leadership can fulfill many purposes from caring for the underprivileged to encouraging the faithful.

Both are essential!

Little compares to fulfilling the purpose of leading those who need the Lord into a relationship secured by God’s grace.

Setting the Example

October 2, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Nestled in the idea of an example is understanding our influence as leaders. We influence people everyday. We influence people in what is right or wrong. The difference is bound up in the example we set. 

Setting an example is associated with consistency. Mahatma Ghandi and others are noted for saying we must become the change we want to see.

Setting the example is also associated with servanthood. The only time Jesus said, “I gave you an example” was connected to being a servant.

If we want to be who God desires, we need to understand the significance identified with our example of leadership.

Improvement

September 23, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

To improve is to make someone or something better.

Athletes practice daily to improve their skills.

Professionally, people take continuing education classes to improve their abilities.

Religiously, we renew ourselves daily because it improves our ability to fulfill God’s will in our lives.

As leaders, we strive to improve ourselves by improving others.

We improve others when we:

…share the hope found in Christ,
…point to the reward of heaven, and
…teach application in word and action.

Everyone needs to improve. The challenge is learning that the greatest way to improve ourselves is by improving the life of others.

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