Proverbs 29:18 says that where there is no revelation/vision, the people cast off constraints and do what is right in their own eyes. For the centurion, the inverse is also true. Clarity of vision seems to define boundaries and narrow the path for people who steward a calling/work defined by a compelling vision. This is…
Your vision is your description of the place or condition to which you’ve been called by God. Casting vision is inviting people to the place or condition to which you’re heading, and where you will hold space for the people you’re inviting to join you. In the same way that a good leader responds better…
Several years ago, I named the nonprofit donor retention platform Bloomerang, and then I spent a couple of years working with leaders from the company and from professional fundraising associations asking the question, “Why has charity been stuck at 2% of GNP for years, and what would happen if we could bump it to 3%?”…
Todd DeKruyter leads C12 in Indianapolis, grew up in a centurion family, wrote Navigating Life with More Than Enough, and is an all-too-rare servant and protector of affluent leaders who usually meet a very different sort of “help” in coaches and professionals. He’s married and has four kids. He’s the first guest because he is…
Testimony might be the rustiest, most neglected spiritual weapon in the Kingdom. It’s treated like a pre-packaged sales pitch that focuses on specific moments and commonly follows a recipe something like 70% “me before,” then 2% “Jesus lightning and fairy dust,” followed by 28% “me-based humble brags and life hacks.” Testimony is not supposed to…
Who will pick up the tab? It’s usually the one in the authority position … if people get to project their daddy issues onto you, you’re the dad, and that means you’re the one who picks up the tab (same for moms). That doesn’t make the people you lead children. It does mean that the…
Prevenient grace is the way God draws a person into relationship before the person has invited the relationship or God’s touch. Prevenient means “preceding.” Picture a tennis ball on the mattress of your bed. The rule is you can’t touch the ball, but you need to move the ball off of the bed. One good…
Parish is another word for a minister’s territory. Anyone or anything going on within the parish falls under the calling and blessing of the parish priest. Compare this to contemporary ideas where pastors tend to be more location-defined, as in the location of a church or a specific ministry. A parish exists and the Kingdom…
There is a difference between a King and a Priest. A king is called to lead, grow, protect, plan, defend, and hold space for the people. A priest is called to worship, show mercy, enjoy no inheritance, and point the people to God. Not all people are either king or priest: most are neither. Most…
The first word in our collection of critical words for centurions is: centurion. We take the term from the New Testament book of Matthew. And in the case of our business, we believe our role is to help centurions respond to the calling of Jesus on their lives. When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion…
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