The story of Judas Iscariot and Peter in the closing of the Gospels is compelling stuff when one considers how closely each of us are to both scenarios..betrayal and denial of the Savior. So, you don’t think you would? Neither did Peter and Judas! Maybe its just me but one of the issues constantly challenging my leadership mind is how failure is so close to all of us. In a moment of weakness, a moment when we let down our guard, a moment when we think we are stronger than we are…you know, as Paul describes, “let him who thinks he stands, take notice, lest he fall.”
You can check out a significant blog article from Tim Stevens here which punches me in the gut!
Another component is how we help others move from their failures to restoration. A good friend recently resigned his ministry due to an affair which had been going on for some time. I was stunned by the fact that I did not ever suspect it and yet I wonder if I might have helped my friend, had he asked. Why did he not ask?
As leaders in the church, we struggle to know how to help people who have “fumbled the ball” and in our hesitancy, we can give the impression that we don’t care. But we do! So how do we enable others to rise again from the point of failure? What are the personal things I need to do, to say, to help me friend?
Post a comment and let’s strike a commitment to care more, to forgive quickly and to enable others to fulfill their God-given potential.
I’ll be looking for your comment.
Bishop Bill
Link to the ForwardLeadership Blog
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About Bill: Bishop Bill Isaacs continues to post his thoughts on his Forward Leadership Blog. Bill & I have had a deep friendship for several years. He joined me in my second missions trip to Africa where we ministered to hundreds of people in Uganda and D.R. Congo. Bill currently serves as Administrative Bishop of the Churches of God in Northern Ohio and also on the Council of 18 for the Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee. |
