Tag: Spiritual

Legacy

May 20, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

What legacy do you want to leave? Have you given thought to your legacy?

From a spiritual perspective, when you and I depart this physical world we should leave others in a position to do great things for the Lord without us. This is the heart of true legacy.

Choose who you want to carry on your legacy.
Pass on what you want carried on.
Don’t forget to model your legacy.

Leadership is not about the here and now, but the hereafter. If you build your leadership around this idea, the legacy you leave will have lasting rewards.

Two Worlds

May 19, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

A leader must be a student of two worlds.

You must know the world you live in physically and spiritually.

You need to know the challenges people face in this world, the struggles, trials, and events on the national and international scene.

You must also know the world you are living for spiritually. Therefore, you must be a student of God’s word.

All you and I say and do now is building a foundation for what is to come. Our task involves helping others in this world reach the right destination in the next.

Actions

May 16, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Sometimes, it only takes a few words to describe leadership. Donald McGannon said, “Leadership is action, not position.”

In the past, people were elevated to a position of leadership. Position did not make them a leader. They wore the title, but their leadership went no further.

What is it that indicates leadership? Simply stated, it is about action!

When the best interest of others is met by the action of spiritual leaders, leadership will not be about position.

Let the intent of our words be built on the foundation of our actions.

Power

May 13, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Why does power appeal to so many in the role of leadership?

Does it involve authority?

Is it control?

Could it be decision-making?

Spiritually, the answer is, “NO!”

Power involves the ability to do something or act in a specific way that influences the behavior and direction of others.

Power is about God’s ability to direct and influence the behavior of others.

The word of the cross is God’s power to save. It will save you and me. Our only power comes by sharing it with others?

Focus on the Future

May 12, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

We often view the past with great fondness.

We may look to the past with regret over words or actions we cannot change.

We also learn from the past with hope of greater opportunities for the future.

Our leadership must focus on the future. We do not lead people where they have been, but where they need to go.

Paul knew the regret of words and actions from his past, but he chose to focus on what lies ahead.

We, too, must remember the work of spiritual leadership. When it comes to the past, acknowledge it, learn from it, and leave it where it is.

Focus on the future.

Passionate

May 8, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Are we consumed with work because we find value in the job, or are we passionate because of the difference it makes in the lives of others?

Our value comes from God. We are created in His image and covered by the blood of His Son.

Value based in work becomes an insatiable task.

Spiritually, if we are passionate about leading others to a greater relationship with God, the perspective changes.

When we have an intense desire and enthusiasm for the work of the Lord, there is a sense of love and joy in fulfilling the true purpose of life.

Spiritual leadership is worth being passionate about and loving.

Direction

May 6, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Direction takes on several definitions. Leaders must give and receive direction.

We receive direction from the One true spiritual leader, Christ.

In turn, our vision must be used to provide direction for others.

Spiritual leaders provide spiritual direction. We help others get on course and encourage them to stay on course.

Parents provide direction in the home.

Congregational leaders provide direction to congregations.

All of us as Christians must provide direction to the lost.

When we provide direction, we assist others in reaching the destination our leadership is striving to reach…heaven.

Teamwork

April 30, 2025 bobturner saltJournal 0 Comments

Growing up in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, basketball court practices were filled with efforts by players who coveted a starting position on the team.

We learned leadership based on teamwork. These memories laid a foundation for understanding spiritual leadership where the same is true, a leadership based on teamwork.

Leadership is often viewed as a lonely position. This is not true in relationship to spiritual leadership.

We are a team. We must work together as a team. If we are going to change the world, we need Christ and we need each other!

We should all strive to get involved on this team?

Trading Places

April 29, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

What would it be like to trade places with someone else? After all, others seem to have it so much better than we do.

The Psalmist questioned a similar thought when considering the prosperity of the wicked.

If our view of leadership is limited to what we can accumulate or accomplish in this life, we have misunderstood where the treasure really lies.

If our view of leadership is confined to what others think or say about us, we have lost sight of the value of this God given role.

It is time to lay aside the temptations of the world and recognize the urgency of the spiritual need that surrounds us.

Integrity

April 28, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Integrity is more than honesty. It involves strong moral principles, a moral uprightness, wholeness.

There is an incorruptible nature to a spiritual leader who demonstrates integrity. They take responsibility for who they are and what they do.

Integrity displays an undivided and unshakeable character of Biblical soundness. This character exudes humility and follows a path of consistency.

Integrity is best taught to children at a young age. Leadership must exemplify integrity.

Integrity stands for, speaks, and lives truth. It will not change, even if one stands alone.

Christians are who we are “in the dark.” Think about it!

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