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Leadership …

Recently I’ve been having some conversations around the topic of leadership. Here is Dan Webster’s leadership creed. You can read more from Dan Webster in his book, Real Deal. Or check out his website – www.authenticleadershipinc.com.

The Authentic Leaders Creed
By Dan Webster

  • I believe leadership begins on the inside of my life and moves out.
  • I embrace the truth that leadership involves authentic self-expression.
  • I will never substitute persona for character and integrity.
  • I will resist the shallowness of conformity by celebrating my God-given sacred trust.
  • I determine to take no short cuts in my personal and spiritual preparations so that I will live with momentum.
  • I affirm that God uses all the experiences of my life to prepare me for what’s next.
  • I will daily downshift my life so that I can receive God’s love before I attempt to share God’s love.
  • I will remember that surrender unleashes the power to fulfill the commitments I make to God.
  • I pledge to be led by God before I attempt to lead others.
  • I will face the truth about myself and admit my vulnerabilities to temptation so that I won’t shipwreck my life.
  • I will accept the pain that life brings my way and allow it to make me a more understanding and able servant.
  • I will quickly acknowledge and intercept any personal entropy so that my fatal flaws will not prevent me from finishing well.
  • I will surrender to the change process that God is working in me so that I can be an agent of change in this world.

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I married way out of my league. And I am aware of that every day. Kelly loves me, even the worst of me … like the “1st thing in the morning me”; and the “I hate being stuck in traffic me”; and she even loves the “but I only want to lay on the couch and watch TV me”. She’s my daily demonstration of grace – unmerited favor! I have three great kids – Nathan, Carissa, & Jordyn. They are the best parts of me – wow, thanks for that God, cause there weren’t a lot of good parts to work with! I’m the associate pastor @ HOPE Church. That’s my “day job”. At night … I’m the lead pastor @ Sojourn. I have the good fortune to share my life with the broken, the scallywags, and the marginalized; which works especially well because I am one of them. I love and lead a rag tag community of people who consistently demonstrate Deuteronomy 4:29 … “You will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.” Sojourn is a community of Gen-Xers who have a desire to connect with those who have never gone to church – the “unchurched” and those who have given up on church – the “overchurched”.

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