Three Questions to Ask About Your Spiritual Connection to Leadership

Hello gang, it's Bradley J. Moore here.

Last year I made a big stink about appearing as a guest speaker at an event that I eventually referred to simply as “The Event.” If you were there, you know what I’m talking about. If not, allow me to enlighten you. It was the Leadership & Spirituality program at Princeton's Theological Seminary, where an incredible cross-section of business and church leaders came together last May to discuss what it means to connect a spiritual purpose to their careers.  We became an instant community.

If you missed it last year, then you are in luck. The Event is coming back again to Princeton, this time on April 11- 12, and I have the inside scoop on what promises to be a bigger and even more exciting program, with more speakers, more group interaction, and more terrific content relevant to our spirituality at work. This year’s program is entitled, “Leadership and Spirituality: Finding our Greater Purpose.” The platform for our discussion will be based on three very fundamental questions, which are good questions to think about regardless if you plan on attending.

1. Do you believe that you are completely safe, secure and unconditionally loved by God in your leadership role?

When we are driven by external factors, such as greed, insecurity, image or status, it is reflected negatively in our actions and behaviors at work. We become self-centered, insecure, anxious and controlling. Unfortunately, the competitive and unforgiving nature of the marketplace and organizational politics can often throw us headlong into these altered states of spiritual uncertainty and confusion. Instead of trusting God, we grab at everything else around us to build up our confidence and competence.

The source of our leadership should come from trust in our loving God that, no matter what, he has prepared a path for us and that he will ultimately lead us through.  How would you approach work differently if you truly relied on God’s unconditional, infinite love for you?  Think about it: you’d be calm, confident, at peace, not anxious. Not controlling and insecure. And probably a much more effective leader.

2. Are you able to release your true and authentic self at work in response to God’s love?

Once we are able to rest completely in the security of an infinite, loving God, it frees us up to become our truest self, releasing our greatest good serving those around us. Rather than posing or politicking, we can operate from a place of humble authenticity which ultimately accelerates our effectiveness and influence.

Each of us has unique gifts and talents that no one else in the organization can replicate or replace. Even in the midst of chaos and conflict, God’s mysterious grace is at work in us and through us to achieve his purpose.

How would your attitude at work change if you were operating as your truest, most authentic self? Are you tuned in to your unique talents, and abilities? Have you released those gifts to serve others?

3. Are your work activities aligned with the highest and greatest good of those you work with?

Think about where you are right now at work, what you are working on, and who you are working with. If you are operating out of the security of God’s love and are deeply true to your authentic self, the natural result is to effectively employ those gifts to the situation around you. Rather than being weighed down with frustration or paralyzed with fear, you can take action, trusting that the Holy Spirit will reveal the pathways for you as you go.

Take that next step. Stop by that person’s office. Make that call. Prepare a new strategy. Identify the next opportunity. Take initiative, knowing God's grace will cover you, and in time the results will follow.

What steps will you take today to bring the highest and greatest good to your organization, and the people that you work with? Where do you need the Holy Spirit’s guidance to lead you there?

Which of these questions resonate with you and your leadership role?

If you happen to be a working professional living in the Northeast, I would love to meet you at this event on April 11!  To find out more, or to register, click here.

Post written by Bradley J. Moore of Shrinking the Camel.

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• princeton theological seminary
• servant leadership
• work

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