One of my favorite leadership expressions says that if you think you’re leading people but no one is following, you’re not leading – you’re just taking a walk. A surefire way to get people to stop following is to be demanding and correct them constantly without offering profuse encouragement. As Mark Chanski says in his…
Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash Sam Crabtree in Practicing Affirmation focuses on eight but for this post, I’ll simply and briefly share four. Alertness. No one was more alert than Jesus. Think about the calling of Matthew the tax collector in Matthew 9:9-13. Matthew writes that Jesus saw him sitting at the booth; when individuals (including…
Sam Crabtree’s book Practicing Affirmation is a veritable goldmine in walking through the biblical expectation of encouragement/affirmation. I highly recommend this book regardless if your desire is to become a more faithful affirmer of people or if in your self-evaluation you realize this is a struggle or weakness in your life — you’ll be served very well…
Sam Crabtree’s book Practicing Affirmation is a veritable goldmine in walking through the biblical expectation of encouragement/affirmation. I highly recommend this book regardless if your desire is to become a more faithful affirmer of people or if in your self-evaluation you realize this is a struggle or weakness in your life — you’ll be served…
Practical suggestions to reverse the trend of an overly corrective relationship: If they have stopped listening to you, quit preaching. Stop moralizing about listening: “you should be listening to me!” Instead, ask the Holy Spirit to do his Stay up nights if you have to, thinking of ways to say what is so commendable in…
Practical suggestions to reverse the trend of an overly corrective relationship: If they have stopped listening to you, quit preaching. Stop moralizing about listening: “you should be listening to me!” Instead, ask the Holy Spirit to do his Stay up nights if you have to, thinking of ways to say what is so commendable…
In his book Practicing Affirmation, Sam Crabtree gives 9 reasons why we should affirm others. His words are also helpful in giving “handles” in how we can love our neighbor. Affirming others earns us the right standing from which to make suggestions. It gains us a hearing. Affirmation lifts morale. It’s good for the home, the office,…
Theology Along the Way 