Making A Difference Through Mentorship

Today's podcast is entitled T he Foundation of Accountability: Covenant Relationships. Our primary scripture reference and our platform for today is the covenant in 1 Samuel 18:1-3 established between Jonathan and David. We talked a little bit about Jonathan and David last week but today we want to go a little bit deeper with this theme. A foundation may be defined as a stone or concrete structure...

The Revised Standard Version of Micah 6:8 summarizes the intent of today's podcast. “ He has shown you, O man what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God? ” Responsible and accountable leaders desire to do good as shown to us by God in His word. Responsible and accountable leaders are required to be just, even when ot...

The focus of today’s podcast is The Strength of Servant Leadership . In Romans 15:1-3 in the MSG Bible, the Apostle Paul says to the church at Rome, “Those of us who are strong and able in the faith need to step in and lend a hand to those who falter, and not just do what is most convenient for us. Strength is for service, not status. Each one of us needs to look after the good of the people aroun...

In 2 Corinthians 12:9, Paul declares, “ And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly, therefore, will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” In this passage, Paul had received a thorn in his flesh because of the abundance of revelation that he had received. Paul asked God three times to take th...

Leadership many times is like a game of chess that requires strategic thinking and moves to defeat your opponent. In today's podcast, the strategy that we want to employ includes understanding purpose and meaning. When we consider purpose, we must also consider meaning. Meaning enhances and points to what is significant and beneficial.  Purpose is related to meaning and meaning to a purpose o...

Our primary Scripture reference for today's podcast is Romans 1:17 where Paul declares, “ For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.” To cultivate is to nurture and help grow. When you cultivate something, you work to make it better. To improve by care, training, or study. A person that is determined, or wants more of God i...

A crisis may also be viewed as a turning point or a difficult or dark times when disasters are happening involving immediate, sudden and abrupt change. A crisis happens quickly, many times without warning, and leaders must be prepared to take steps to mitigate the possible consequences. In his article dated October 7, 2020, Anthony Pahnke an assistant Professor of International Relations at San Fr...

In Luke chapter 17, the Pharisees or the religious leaders asked Jesus a question, when would the Kingdom of God come? Jesus answered in verses 20-21 (AMP), “ The kingdom of God does not come with signs to be observed or with visible display, 21  Nor will people say, Look! Here [it is]! or, See, [it is] there! For behold, the kingdom of God is within you [in your hearts] and among you [surrou...

The theme for today’s podcast is, " Taking the Spiritual, Making it Practical, So That It’s Natural, to Live Spiritual." We also see this theme in the mindset of Pierre Chardin French philosopher and theologian that is credited with the declaration that, “ we are not human beings having a spiritual encounter, but rather we are spiritual beings having a human encounter .” In the Voice translation o...

Humility and Integrity: The Foundation of Authentic Leadership . A foundation is the basis on which a thing stands or is supported. The base on which something rests. Fundamental principles on which something is established. Authentic carries the meaning of not fraudulent or counterfeit. Conforming to fact or that which can be believed or accepted; trustworthy; reliable and true. Merriam-Webster's...

As we begin this New Year as “God Thinkers,” those that are determined to continually learn to think more like God thinks, 2020 Vision in 2021 is the presence and reality of God as El Roi. El refers to God. But Roi brings another attribute of our Lord to the equation. Roi in the original Hebrew can be translated as " shepherd , looking , or gazing." El Roi means “The God who sees me.”  In add...

In English the word cause maybe defined as “ the reason why something happens. Anyone or anything that brings about a result. Any objective or movement that a person or group is interested in and supports, esp. one involving some type of reform. A reason for a choice made or action taken .” All that we do—every decision, every action, with every person is to live the cause, serving people everywhe...

There is a war going on and the battlefield is your mind. Romans 12:2 says, Do not be conformed to this world...but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind... (AMPC). We are in a spiritual battle, and we must fight with spiritual weapons. God has given us His Word as our main line of defense against the lies of the enemy.  Jesus tell's us in Matthew chapter 6.... "take n...

The Father’s Kiss of Luke 15:20  restores what has been lost. Reconciliation exchanges wrong for right and brings back together that which has been separated. After living his life for a season in self-centered indulgences, the Bible says that when the prodigal came to himself, he went back to his father’s house (Luke 15:17). Through all that had transpired in his life, the good the bad, and...

If our world and society ever needed effective, people-centered leaders, that time is now.  The word ethnos in the original Greek is defined as " nation " or " people ." The Ethnos Leadership Process ( ELP ) is a model of character development and reinforcement that is established in Purposeful Relationships , and Authentic Accountability that becomes the leader's Professional and Spiritual R...

The Father’s Kiss is a passionate, earnest love for us as God's people that validates the fact that there is nothing that we could ever do to make God love us, and there is nothing that we can ever do to make God not love us! As the people of God, we have been robbed of receiving and experiencing The Father’s Kiss as the prodigal son did, and many are not even aware that the crime has occurred! Th...

In today's session of Overcoming Negative Thoughts, we want to answer the question, What Makes A Dream ? The main point or principle we want to discuss is the fact that the Maker of any Dream is God…He is the Dream Maker and the Dream giver .

Everyone experiences fear in their life. There are big fears we are very aware of and little ones we may not even realize we have. Overcoming fear is an essential step in achieving our goals and dreams. We fear failure, or rejection, or being embarrassed, or disappointing or angering other people, or getting hurt. As you study the Bible and meditate on what God says about you, you will be able to...

Science tell us that the mind thinks between 60,000 – 80,000 thoughts a day . That's an average of 2500 – 3,300 thoughts per hour. Other experts estimate a smaller number, of 50,000 thoughts per day, which means about 2100 thoughts per hour and most agree that over half of our thoughts are negative. this series of podcasts will focus on two main principles:  Think like God thinks When we thin...