Faith Venture

I’ve just returned from a business trip, and I’ve been thinking about leadership. Had a chance to see the foremost leader in the industry segment that I cover in my “other life,” and also saw the results of that leadership in the people of a multi-billion dollar company.

So I began to think about leadership within the faith community as a spiritual practice or discipline. Are you a leader? Small group or major church, there are many leaders. In my years of involvement, I’ve seen leaders succeed and fail. I’ve seen some start fast and then lose momentum and falter.

What if we all sometimes stepped back from our busy lives and reflected upon our own experiences and attitudes? What are our motivations? Have we even considered that? Are we just in a leadership role because someone asked us to take on a job?

Leadership as a spiritual practice involves consciously aligning our vision of where to lead with our spiritual calling. Leadership as a spiritual practice involves valuing the people on the team (or even building a team) and valuing those whom you are serving.

I recorded this podcast about leadership. It was targeted to my readership on manufacturing and automation, but I suddenly realized its relevance for this readership, too. I am on iTunes, although these podcasts are all about manufacturing. Perhaps I’ll start another series for this audience.

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