{"id":33409,"date":"2023-10-13T19:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T02:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/?p=33409"},"modified":"2023-10-13T19:00:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T02:00:02","slug":"i-am-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/i-am-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"I Am Enough!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I rather enjoyed <em>The Sound of Leadership<\/em> from Jules Glanzer.[1] In this fast paced world, often we forget we are leading the orchestra. In our own ego we strive to be the best, or to satisfy the crowds, we sometimes forget we have control over the war drums pushing the ship, inspiring and encouraging the people to keep going. What would happen if the war drums stopped, the oars did not move, the boat just went with the current? It is important as leaders, God has given His trust to us to make decisions out of who we are. We must remember when God wants change, He plants a person and out of that persons heart, change happens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Age of Quick Fixes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From Friedman&#8217;s book on <em>Failure of Nerve<\/em> Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix.[2] I believe his title says it all. Too often, we look for the quick fix so we can keep going without slowing down or altering our lifestyles. I believe this is the main point Jules Glanzer is making to us, your leadership should reflect who you are and who you are becoming in Christ. We can allow and have grace for the tempering process of being the leader God created us to be.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Theme<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jules Ganzer book <em>The Sound of Leadership<\/em> is more like sitting and having a coaching session with a mentor. It is less academic but more personable. We can take away these main four points from the Sound of Leadership:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Listening to competing voices and making good decisions<\/li>\n<li>Tuning into the way God has used your life experiences, skills, and personality to shape your influence<\/li>\n<li>Composing your personal mission and vision statement<\/li>\n<li>Scaling your leadership, developing your legacy, and investing in the next generation of leaders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Common Thread<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We can see a common thread throughout the doctoral program. However, what I appreciate most about this program, it is not about buying into and understanding a model that brings success into your church or organization. I believe this is the biggest failure in the Western Church, to dress a certain way, talk a certain way. After all, if we all quack like a duck, eventually we will be accepted as a duck. We have to stop wanting the applause of the crowds and come back in to being the person and leader God created us to be. When will we stop looking to a form of service to bring success in ministry and leadership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Life Example<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have a pretty amazing wife. Her dad was a well known pastor and even has a library and scholarships in his name. I even accepted Jesus Christ at a young age at one of his services. However, I am always humbled by his daughter who is now my wife. I repent often around my wife, she is so caring, so loving, has so much mercy, I often feel like this neanderthal. I want to get mad at her at times, but how can you get angry with someone who lives a lifestyle of being a Christian.<\/p>\n<p>When I first met Amy I felt an anointing and prophetic anointing that had never been nurtured, developed, and released. For some reason it was always looked over. My wife loves to be a mom and is very soft spoken and filled with Joy. No one can be around her without feeling better. She leads relationally and with love and care. She truly embraces who she is and her life reflects it. Amy is my most important disciple.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comparison<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As much as I would like to be a Porche 911 cruising through the alps and shifting through the corners. I am this older 1976 Ford F-250 4&#215;4 with a 460 engine with a lift. I was made for the off-road and mud. For whatever reason my wife got in the truck with me and said &#8220;let&#8217;s go.&#8221; As much as I would like to be this Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen or whatever vehicle people like, it&#8217;s okay to be me. It&#8217;s okay to be who God created us. For 25 years in ministry I have been trying to figure out how to have a church (vehicle) that everyone wanted to ride in. Often I have had four different styles of services to make everyone feel included and important. I have come to surrender this idea and accept this is why there is so many different types of manufactures and vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I really enjoyed the <em>Sound of Leadership\u00a0<\/em>and it encouraged me that &#8220;I am enough.&#8221; If people have a hard time with how I am, how I look, how I sound, oh well. There is people all over the world that need someone to love them, guide them, lead them in the ways of Christ, to join your orchestra. \u00a0Sometimes, we really need to simply brush off the dust and keep moving forward (Matthew 10:14).[3] In my case, leave my jacket behind in Oxford and keep moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>[1] Glanzer, Jules. <i>The Sound of Leadership: Kingdom Notes to Fine Tune Your Life and Influence<\/i>. 4 Apr. 2023.<\/p>\n<p>[2]Friedman, Edwin H, et al. <i>A Failure of Nerve : Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix<\/i>. New York, Church Publishing, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>[3] And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when leave that house or town.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I rather enjoyed The Sound of Leadership from Jules Glanzer.[1] In this fast paced world, often we forget we are leading the orchestra. 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