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Thanksgiving Looks A Little Different This Year

By Michelle Sessoms on November 26, 2018 / Christ-centered Leadership, Leading Change, Leading with Story / Leave a comment

Thanksgiving looks a little different this year. Today I am exchanging turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin for ugali, chapatti, and mandazi. Instead of watching schoolchildren perform plays about pilgrims and Indians I am watching a host of nationalities and tribal groups as they role play stories of old. But one thing remains the same: I am deeply grateful. This week Freedom to Lead is in Kenya. Next week we will go on to Zambia. In these

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Investing In My Twelve Year Old Self

By Chip DeWitt on November 19, 2018 / Christ-centered Leadership, Stones of Remembrance / Leave a comment

As I approach Thanksgiving this year in the context of being a member of a ministry that seeks to raise up Christ-centered leaders, I think of a man who poured character and principles of leadership into my own life. Mr. Rhodes Bob Rhodes was my scoutmaster in the little town where I grew up. I can still see him in my mind’s eye, standing in front of the small group of us rowdy twelve- and

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It’s Just a Piece of Paper

By Michelle Sessoms on June 12, 2018 / Christ-centered Leadership, Leadership Development / Leave a comment

When participants complete all eight modules of Freedom to Lead’s The Garden Project (a four-year investment that involves training and transference to another generation of leaders), they receive a certificate from Belhaven University. It’s really just some nicely printed words on a piece of paper. Or is it? In 2014 Freedom to Lead entered into a relationship with a church planting network in Ethiopia. That means that Ethiopia was FTL’s first footprint onto the African continent.

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Jesus the Master Communicator (part 6)

By Michelle Sessoms on May 28, 2018 / Christ-centered Leadership, Jesus the Master Communicator, Leading with Story / Leave a comment

The past few weeks we began talking about Jesus, the Master Communicator. When we encounter Jesus in the New Testament we tend to view him through the lens of him as our Savior and Lord. But how often do we view him through the lens of Jesus the Master Communicator? In light of this, what are some ways we can adopt this communication style in our own communication of the gospel in formal and non-formal

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Jesus the Master Communicator (part 5)

By Michelle Sessoms on May 21, 2018 / Christ-centered Leadership, Jesus the Master Communicator, Leading with Story / Leave a comment

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Jesus the Master Communicator (part 4)

By Michelle Sessoms on May 14, 2018 / Christ-centered Leadership, Jesus the Master Communicator, Leading with Story / Leave a comment

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Jesus the Master Communicator (part 3)

By Michelle Sessoms on May 7, 2018 / Christ-centered Leadership, Jesus the Master Communicator, Leading with Story / Leave a comment

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Jesus the Master Communicator (part 2)

By Michelle Sessoms on April 30, 2018 / Christ-centered Leadership, Jesus the Master Communicator, Leading with Story / Leave a comment

Last week we began talking about Jesus, the Master Communicator. When we encounter Jesus in the New Testament we tend to view him through the lens of him as our Savior and Lord. But how often do we view him through the lens of Jesus the Master Communicator? In light of this, what are some ways we can adopt this communication style in our own communication of the gospel in formal and non-formal ways? Over

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Using Story to Set Leaders Free – Video

By Michelle Sessoms on April 9, 2018 / Christ-centered Leadership, Leadership Development, Leading with Story / Leave a comment

This video provides a snapshot of how Freedom to Lead takes stories, images, and music to deliver time-honoring leadership principles. We have witnessed that when oral-based leaders experience the leadership principles of Jesus through stories, images, and music, their hearts are changed. As a result, communities are impacted.

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From Great to Good

By Michelle Sessoms on February 26, 2018 / Christ-centered Leadership / Leave a comment

We need a few great leaders. But we need a whole lot more good leaders. “Wait, did I read that right? you may ask. Don’t you mean from good to great?” No. We need a few great leaders, but we need a whole lot more good leaders. Here’s why.

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Was Jesus a Political Threat?

By Rick Sessoms on February 12, 2018 / Christ-centered Leadership / Leave a comment

Herod’s Perception Shortly after Jesus was born, Herod killed all the boy babies in Bethlehem because he perceived this “King of the Jews” was a political threat. Was his perception correct? According to the church calendar, a few weeks between Christmas and Easter – Epiphany – is the season we retell the story of wise men traveling from afar to worship the Christ child. According to Matthew’s narrative, Herod tried but failed to learn from

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Where No One Has Gone Before

By Rick Sessoms on December 28, 2017 / Christ-centered Leadership, End of the Year Series - 2017, Leadership Development / Leave a comment

Over the past six weeks we’ve posted a series of posts that introduce the story of Freedom to Lead International. We’ve described FTL’s focus on changed leaders that result in healthier churches that impact communities with the gospel. We’ve shared how integrating music works in leadership development. We’ve reported from the ground in Ethiopia as we interacted with leaders from whom we have so much to learn. And last week we talked about leaders being set free to lead others.

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