leadership Archives - Brian Harris https://brianharrisauthor.com/tag/leadership/ Sat, 27 Sep 2025 13:16:22 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/brianharrisauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-brianharrisauthor-favicon-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 leadership Archives - Brian Harris https://brianharrisauthor.com/tag/leadership/ 32 32 93416650 Chef or Ingredient. Which are You? https://brianharrisauthor.com/chef-or-ingredient-which-are-you/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/chef-or-ingredient-which-are-you/#respond Sat, 27 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=5901 It seemed a strange question at the time. “Chef or ingredient. Which are you?” The more I have pondered it, the more I appreciate its relevance. What’s it getting at? I guess behind the question is the probe, “Are you essentially a pawn in someone else’s game – there because in some way you add […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/chef-or-ingredient-which-are-you/feed/ 0 5901 I will be second: Insights from an ancient friendship… https://brianharrisauthor.com/i-will-be-second-insights-from-an-ancient-friendship/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/i-will-be-second-insights-from-an-ancient-friendship/#comments Sat, 27 Jul 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=4966 It’s an often overlooked statement that is strangely counter-cultural. You find it in 1 Samuel 23:17 when Jonathan says to his great friend David: “You will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you.” Now that wouldn’t be too startling a sentiment if it wasn’t that everyone expected Jonathan to be king. […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/i-will-be-second-insights-from-an-ancient-friendship/feed/ 4 4966 On Launching a Book: The Stirrers and Saints Story https://brianharrisauthor.com/on-launching-a-book-the-stirrers-and-saints-story/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/on-launching-a-book-the-stirrers-and-saints-story/#comments Sat, 06 Jul 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=4938 There is a fair chance you already know that my latest book, “Stirrers and Saints: Forming Spiritual Leaders of Skill, Depth and Character” was recently launched. It’s my 7th, and I like to remind people that in the Bible 7 represents a complete or perfect number – so hopefully that says something about the book. […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/on-launching-a-book-the-stirrers-and-saints-story/feed/ 3 4938 The face in the mirror and other measures… https://brianharrisauthor.com/the-face-in-the-mirror-and-other-measures/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/the-face-in-the-mirror-and-other-measures/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=4779 I don’t know what your relationship with mirrors is, but mine is becoming a little hostile. Aging is not flattering and the image my bathroom mirror reflects back is somewhat disappointing. For all that, mirrors can do some wonderful things. They aren’t always of the visual variety. I’ve recently had some auditory mirrors played back […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/the-face-in-the-mirror-and-other-measures/feed/ 2 4779 Thinking about posture: Punchers, Blockers, Embracers and Pioneers https://brianharrisauthor.com/thinking-about-posture-punchers-blockers-embracers-and-pioneers/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/thinking-about-posture-punchers-blockers-embracers-and-pioneers/#comments Sat, 27 Jan 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=4647 We all know how shrill public discourse has been these last few years. I’m old enough to remember a time when if you disagreed with someone you thought: “That’s so interesting. It will be good to chat this through with them to see what we both can learn.” That doesn’t happen much today. There is […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/thinking-about-posture-punchers-blockers-embracers-and-pioneers/feed/ 2 4647 When Leaders Fall… https://brianharrisauthor.com/when-leaders-fall/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/when-leaders-fall/#comments Sat, 01 Jul 2023 23:43:58 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=4359 To be clear, this post isn’t a reaction to some new scandal and I’m not making any veiled references to some unsavoury incident soon to shock and dismay the Christian community. It is true that there have been so many moral failures that we should be disturbed – but even if you immediately attach a […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/when-leaders-fall/feed/ 2 4359 Counter-culturally non-anxious https://brianharrisauthor.com/counter-culturally-non-anxious/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/counter-culturally-non-anxious/#respond Sat, 14 Jan 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=4094 To be clear this counter-cultural series is not an exercise in “them and us” with “them” being awful and “us” being amazing. But it is an attempt to dig into the Jesus difference that often becomes apparent in the lives of those who take up the invitation to be a disciple of Jesus the Christ. […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/counter-culturally-non-anxious/feed/ 0 4094 Deeper-Wider: To be and to do… https://brianharrisauthor.com/deeper-wider-to-be-and-to-do/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/deeper-wider-to-be-and-to-do/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2022 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=4075 You might know that I am very involved with the Carey Group and wearing my AVENIR hat, helped devise their vision document Carey 2026. It’s framed around the theme “Deeper Foundations – Widening Reach” or more simply, “Deeper-Wider” – a wonderful refrain for a missional movement like Carey. In an age when many are content […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/deeper-wider-to-be-and-to-do/feed/ 4 4075 From Platforms to Altars: Rediscovering Servant Leadership https://brianharrisauthor.com/from-platforms-to-altars-rediscovering-servant-leadership/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/from-platforms-to-altars-rediscovering-servant-leadership/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2022 23:25:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=3731 You know as well as I do that the list of fallen Christian leaders is growing at an alarming rate. Many have been high fliers, leaders who were widely lauded and greatly respected until – well until it all came out. It has been more than a little depressing. I heard one pastor call it […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/from-platforms-to-altars-rediscovering-servant-leadership/feed/ 6 3731 A bit of an update… https://brianharrisauthor.com/a-bit-of-an-update/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/a-bit-of-an-update/#comments Mon, 17 May 2021 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=3468 Many of the people who read this blog do so because our paths have crossed – and this is a good way to keep in touch. So let me update you on some of the things that have been happening in my life. If it is old news for you, sorry, but others are reading […]

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