Tag: Relationships

Immortal Legacy

November 19, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

We live in such a self-centered world. Our efforts and concerns are primarily structured around a “what’s-in-it-for-me” mentality.

This mindset is subtly developed and so difficult to overcome. Albert Pike said, “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.”

Think about the significance of this thought in relationship to spiritual leadership. We fail miserably and our legacy is meaningless unless we learn from this thought.

All we do should be done for others. This is what truly lasts.

Building Bridges

November 12, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Transitions are sentences that build bridges between any two sections of communication. These bridges make it easier for people to follow what we’ve said and the direction ahead.

As leaders, these transitions are critical.

We build a bridge in relationships. Establishing and maintaining quality relationships requires effective communication.

We build a bridge for future leaders. Leaders are always needed. We make this transition smooth through mentoring.

We build a bridge to eternity. The task before us is to transition from the physical to the spiritual realm by example.

Are we building bridges with the right purpose and in the right direction?

Head and Heart

October 30, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Using our head to lead ourselves means we:
…think before we speak or act.
…consider the short and long term consequences of our words and actions.
…weigh the evidence and ask evaluating questions before making decisions.

Using our heart to lead others means we:
…devote ourselves to learning and serving the needs of others.
…prioritize our time toward maturity in relationship development.
…risk the temporary satisfaction for the eternal gain.

It is often said, “To lead yourself, use your head. To lead others, use your heart.”

Let us be mindful of how to lead with both head and heart.

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.

Cultivate Leadership

September 4, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

When we cultivate something, we “acquire or develop, to win the favor of, prepare and use.”

The very definition is powerful. Considering leadership, we need to apply cultivation.

Relationships must be cultivated.
Trust must be cultivated.
Vision must be cultivated.

These three areas are only the beginning.

Leaders must also understand the need to cultivate leadership. Acquiring and preparing others to lead determines the success of leadership.

Cultivate leaders by mentoring.
Cultivate leaders by leaving a legacy.

Remember that in order to cultivate leadership, we must take action.

The Heart

June 2, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

We often develop relationships because we believe there is a payoff down the road. Samuel Johnson wrote, “The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.”

Our leadership gains momentum if we learn to avoid favoritism, develop consistency, fairness, and the highest level of integrity.

Why is this important? Because God shows no partiality. He does not look at the color of our skin, nationality in our passport, birthday, gender, or the amount of physical prosperity. He simply examines the heart of each person. Do we?

Relationships

April 4, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Powerful relationships exist in both life and leadership.

The mindset of trying to do things on our own ultimately fails. We need one another. Division is killing the church and her influence.

There are at least 24 different “one another” passages throughout scripture. These passages teach us about the spiritual relationship and responsibility we have to each other.

When leadership uses these areas to strengthen relationships, the result will bring a powerful boost to leadership.

When we fulfill the responsibilities outlined by the New Testament writers, the church will be strengthened.

Isn’t it time we build the kind of relationships to accomplish both?

Relationships

March 27, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

There is a powerful relationship between life and leadership.

The mindset of trying to do things on our own will ultimately fail. We need one another. There is a minimum of twenty-four “one another” passages throughout scripture. These passages teach us about the spiritual relationship and responsibility we have to each other.

When leadership engages these thoughts to strengthen relationships, the result brings a powerful boost to our leadership.

When we fulfill the responsibilities outlined by the New Testament writers, the church grows stronger.

Isn’t it time we built the kind of relationships to accomplish both?

Relational Shepherds

March 18, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Leaders must learn how to address difficulties that arise from within and without. Who’s right? What’s right? Why? When? How?

When shepherds are solely focused on decision making, the ability to lead the sheep is relegated to the task of ensuring people hear a message from the pulpit that is healthy to scripture.

The avoidance of close, intimate, personal relationships has caused more confusion for the church today.

The questions confronting shepherds strike at the core of their being and the inability to provide biblical answers has caused more than a few to see the Bible as outdated and the church as a relic of past ritualistic practices.

We need good shepherds.

Knowing the Shepherds

March 7, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

While shepherds need to know the sheep, it is also vital for the sheep to know their shepherds.

For this to take place, it requires shepherds to be in the homes of those they lead and have the sheep in their own home. In fact, having the sheep in the shepherd’s home should be first.

Shepherds need to promote greater transparency and intimacy. When this happens, they will soon be seen as approachable, and deeper discussions allow members to open up and share the challenges, struggles, temptations, difficulties, and the joys experienced in their lives.

At this point, true shepherding occurs and relationships blossom as greater connections are made.

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