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Over the past few months, I have picked up a new activity — bicycling. Northwest Arkansas is full of trails so, in theory, it should be easy to get out there and exercise. While not always easy, it has been fun. However, this past weekend, I overdid it. It is easy to do. When you ride out and then back, it is easy to think, “What is another mile or two? It won’t be that hard.” All I can really say is that mistakes were made. We completed 30 miles, but I was completely done when we made it ...
Spiritual leadership is careful to do not to adopt an “us versus them” mentality. Leadership commonly makes decisions by majority rule more than consensus. Having the majority means if you agree with us, we win; and if you disagree with us, you lose. The majority means that 51% approve the 100% decision, but consensus seeks 80% to agree with the 100%. This requires a constant revolution of...