CITY LIGHT

A major portion of leadership is the sense of calling. Most world changing leaders from the have an overwhelming compelling spiritual or moral motivation to be a catalyst for change. These leaders face every situation and what can been viewed as obstacles as opportunities. How is thi s possible? First each of these leaders had otherworldly motivations. Jesus, God’s Son sent to redeem people and a lost world. Reverend Billy Graham, Mother Teresa, Mahatmas Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King all used their spiritual inclinations to change this world. The same was true for me as accepted the call to lead Frontline Outreach an urban community ministry in Orlando in 1998. The founder of the ministry had just retired after 30 years of service. It struggled in the transition losing funding from major organizations in Central Florida. There was a loss of focus on what the ministry was supposed to accomplish and the good reputation that had been built over 30 years seemed to be fading. ...

Some thoughts about leadership

A Tribute to Momma Mother's Day provides the opportunity to pause and meditate on the value of good mothers. The role of mothers has been under attack over the last few decades. It has not been enough to be a mother. Expectations has forced women to become a hybrid man/woman both carrying on a professional life, raising and nurturing a family. For many women like my mother working was a necessity not purely a professional pursuit. It has been eight Mother's Days since I last gave Momma her last card. She along with my grandmother were the defining women in my life. Not so much because of what they provided materially, but rather the spiritual and life lesson they imparted. Yesterday, I spoke to a group of young women receiving their ten year pin for being Girl Scouts. I noted that the whole world is in search of women who embrace their roles as leaders and who are prepared. My mother was such a woman. Never living outside of the inner city she influenced and dev...