Leadership and I'll take word context for $500, Alex!
There I was this past Sunday, having a great time in Bible class...
Someone then mentioned Matthew 23, and so I opened up to Matthew 23:10, and I saw the following verse:
10"Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ. (NASV)
I looked over to my wife and stated, "Well this is bad news...since my entire career path is based on LEADERSHIP!"
She reminded me to be careful not to take anything out of context. So when we got home, we looked up that same verse in different versions of the Bible, and we found...
10Nor are you to be called 'teacher,' for you have one Teacher, the Christ.[a] (NIV)
10Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. (KJV)
10 And you should not be called 'Master,' because you have only one Master, the Christ. (NCV)
and suddenly I felt a lot better.
How about you?
As a leader, do you truly listen to what your employees are telling you, or do you take their words out of context?
Make sure you take time to listen correctly, as there may be different versions of the same story.
Read on, and lead on...
Someone then mentioned Matthew 23, and so I opened up to Matthew 23:10, and I saw the following verse:
10"Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ. (NASV)
I looked over to my wife and stated, "Well this is bad news...since my entire career path is based on LEADERSHIP!"
She reminded me to be careful not to take anything out of context. So when we got home, we looked up that same verse in different versions of the Bible, and we found...
10Nor are you to be called 'teacher,' for you have one Teacher, the Christ.[a] (NIV)
10Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. (KJV)
10 And you should not be called 'Master,' because you have only one Master, the Christ. (NCV)
and suddenly I felt a lot better.
How about you?
As a leader, do you truly listen to what your employees are telling you, or do you take their words out of context?
Make sure you take time to listen correctly, as there may be different versions of the same story.
Read on, and lead on...
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