What Makes A Good Leader, Day 9 Living productive lives. Read Titus 3:11-15. Paul ends this book with encouraging Titus to do everything that he can to help out various people in the church. He is to encourage them all to devote themselves to doing what is good. Paul reminds them that the reason that they do this is so that they will live a productive life. We are to live a life that honors God and pleases Him. We are to be seeking after God and encouraging each other. As leaders, this is the type of life that God calls us to. When we think about what makes a…

What Makes A Good Leader? Day 8 Careful devotion. Read Titus 3:8-10. Devotion isn’t something that just happens. Being devoted to someone or something is a conscious decision that we make and then choose to keep. I’ve seen people who are devoted to a sports team. It doesn’t matter whether or not the team is performing well or if they are struggling, those fans are going to cheer for their team, no matter what. Here, Paul is reminding Titus that part of what he is teaching the people is how to be devoted to God. There are going to be times when devotion to God comes easily, but there are…

What Makes A Good Leader, Day 7 Never forget where you came from. Read Titus 3:3-7. Some of the best leaders I’ve ever had the opportunity to work with were people who truly understood, where they came from and what they had been through. They remembered what it was like to struggle through life. They understood that they had been given their position of leadership as a responsibility to others and not as a reward for something outstanding they had done. We need to always understand that as believers in Christ, we are only one or two poor decisions away from where everybody else is in this world. Sin is…

What Makes A Good Leader, Day 6 Be nice. Read Titus 3:1-2. As a parent raising a child, it seems that we are forever telling that child how to act. We want them to be considerate and kind. We want them to be respectful and gentle. I found myself summarizing all that repeating multiple times into the two word phrase, “Be nice!” The same goes for us as adults. As leaders, we are to be nice to others, but more than that, we are to teach others to be nice as well. They are to be focused on being respectful and kind. It seems interesting that Paul had to put…

What Makes A Good Leader, Day 5 What should we be teaching? Read Titus 2:11-15. Yesterday, we discussed how we are to be leaders that are also teachers. Today, Paul goes into more detail on what we should be teaching. We are to teach people to say no to ungodliness and worldly passions. We are to teach people how to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives. We are to teach people the importance of waiting for the hope that we have in Christ. We are to encourage people and rebuke people through the authority that we have in Christ. Ultimately, that’s a lot of teaching that needs to happen! Sometimes,…

What Makes A Good Leader, Day 4 Are you a good teacher? Read Titus 2:1-10. Do you enjoy the idea of being a teacher? Recently, I have made a career shift and am now focusing on being a teacher. I use this YouTube channel is a way to teach others about the truths of the Bible. And, I also teach high school students a variety of subjects. Plus, I coach middle school athletes in the sport of track and field. Moving into doing this on a more regular basis has been an interesting transition. I’ve gotten to know several amazing teachers. Now, not all teachers are created equally. Great teachers…

What Makes A Good Leader, Day 3 Providing Correction. Read Titus 1:10-16. Yesterday I mentioned that I’ve spent a lot of time in the corporate world, specifically in the human resources. The most challenging topic to help managers and leaders deal with comes when discussion providing critical feedback. Leaders can often really struggle to find ways to give that kind of critical feedback, and unfortunately, what that can typically mean is that they don’t give that feedback until something major has happened and they have no choice. By that time, the person receiving the feedback may have gone too far and really done something they shouldn’t have. Yesterday, we saw…

What Makes A Good Leader, Day 2 The List of Dos and Dont’s. Read Titus 1:6-9. I’ve worked in the field of Human Resources for many years and recruiting and hiring has been a significant part of my responsibilities over the years. I’ve seen many different approaches to hiring people through the years. One of the key approaches that people tend to favor is more of the checklist style approach. We have a list of qualities and characteristics that we want (and don’t want) in a prospective candidate. Then, the application and interview processes are designed around that list in order to help clarify which candidate is going to fulfill…