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"REAL Leaders, LEAD By EXAMPLE!" The Grio/Mastery Series (Interview w/ Charles D. King, MACRO, CEO) https://www.staymacro.com Leadership Qualities Charles exemplified: Humility Gratefulness Deference Openness Investment Thoughtfulness Confidence LEADERSHIP REALMS: Political (Public Service) Professional (White Collar) Practitioners (Blue Collar) Pulpits (Clergy) **The Christian leader is one who follows Christ and inspires others to follow Him as well. Under the plan God has ordained for the church, leadership is a position of humble, loving service. Christian leadership is ministry, not management. Those whom God designates as leaders are called not to be governing monarchs, but humble slaves; not slick celebrities, but laboring servants. Those who would lead God's people must above all exemplify sacrifice, devotion, submission, and lowliness. Jesus Himself gave us the pattern when He stooped to wash His disciples' ...

I wrote a blog more than sixteen years ago that reads as if I just wrote it, and it speaks to the issues surrounding "Christian Nationalism", but more specifically, "Is America A Christian Nation?" It actually saddens me that we (the church) still sounds SO STUCK! But, the issue is that all too often we personalize the attacks, belittling and judgments that the world makes about the church; instead of understanding that THIS is a strategic part of our "high privilege" to suffer for righteousness sake. Instead of triumphing and prevailing, we succumb to tired cultural and political arguments and soapboxes, which lessens the importance of IMPACTFUL PRAYERS — that should be a MAJOR part of our rallying and mobilizing efforts with PRAISE, THANKSGIVING and WORSHIP "unto HIM"; which HE inhabits and overcomes as we earnestly trust HIM to reveal HIMSELF in power, by supernaturally revealing what HE wants the world to see according to HIS WILL...