An Ounce of Leadership

^"1If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, ²then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose." - Phillipians 2: 1-2

As author John Maxwell has noted, there is a difference between being a leader and being a manager. He often points out that management focuses on maintaining systems and processes, while leadership is about “influencing people to follow.” One way to cultivate such influence is breathtaking in its simplicity: Influence involves caring sincerely about others.

This article continued on about how one day during a student's senior year, he had been going through his day and he had been having a particularly rough afternoon. Going to check his mailbox, he found a card with a note written in blue ink. There was not any signature to identify the person. The note had done its job and a signature was not necessary.

A few words of encouragement or an act of service can go a long way for the unsuspecting person. What is even better is that prayer can give an additional lifting. James 5:16 also says, “the earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results."

Thinking about prayer, lately i've been reminded of prayer circle at BMA and how refreshing it was to watch from afar or (sometimes) participate in it. A few moments to bring together different friends and pray for each other. Seeing those moments on a campus like SAU would be awesome too. So next plan, grab BMA people and start! Our schedules are a bit different i would guess so it'd be a matter of working around that.

Yay for ambitious self. }l{