The stress of leading from isolation continues to escalate with predictions that the ‘old normal’ will never be again. A recent poll showed 62 percent of people are more worried and 59 percent are more stressed. Increased busyness threatens to thwart the need for Sabbath rest and creativity among those tasked with leading us into this current opportunity. Bloated inboxes and … [Read more...] about Leading from isolation
Leadership
Good leadership encourages us to reach higher to achieve greater things.
John G. Lake: Healing Rooms founder
What if most of the people in your family died from incurable illnesses? Born in St Mary’s in Ontario in 1870, John G. Lake moved with his family to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan in 1886. Eight of his siblings died, despite the best care from medical doctors. This family tragedy inspired Lake to seek the healing power of Jesus Christ. After Lake was healed in … [Read more...] about John G. Lake: Healing Rooms founder
A. B. Simpson: A Canadian maverick
The Christian and Missionary Alliance Church (C&MA), was founded by an unsung Canadian visionary, A.B. Simpson. He once said that people “must always dream dreams before they blaze new trails and see visions before they are strong to do exploits.” D.L. Moody said of Simpson, “No man gets at my heart like that man.” Simpson was a man of the heart, even experiencing what he … [Read more...] about A. B. Simpson: A Canadian maverick
The remarkable General William Booth
Everyone nowadays loves the Salvation Army (the Sally Ann), but such admiration was not always universal. Violence and bloodshed was the order of the day when William Booth first reached out to the down-and-out in East London, England. Few people today realize that one of the main purposes of the famous Sally Ann bonnet was to protect the heads of wearers from brickbats and … [Read more...] about The remarkable General William Booth