Jeff Hale, Ph.D.

A leader is anyone who influences how someone else thinks and lives. That includes you.

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Polish is good. It is a poor reason never to begin. I wanted the first issue to look finished. That wish became a two-year backlog. The smallest faithful version was the one that needed to go out. Where is it for you that more preparation actually avoidance? The Following Leader, monthly: jeffrhale.com/newsletter?v=3

What have you delayed because you did not feel ready? Not the whole project. The first small step. Name it, and do that step this week. I write once a month for leaders following Christ and helping others do the same. The Following Leader: jeffrhale.com/newsletter?v=3

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Several weeks ago, I reopened a notebook I had closed for two years. Through Scripture, prayer, and ordinary conversations, the Lord had been building a greater urgency to start my newsletter. Starting is a form of trust. So is showing up again. The Following Leader is my promise to write once a month for leaders who are helping others follow Jesus. If you want that note, subscribe at: jeffrhale.com/newsletter?v=3

Two years ago, I wrote a letter to Christian leaders and did not send it. Last week, I sent the first issue. What have you already written, decided, or heard from the Lord, and then left in a notebook? The Following Leader is a monthly email for leaders who are ready to take the step they have been postponing. jeffrhale.com/newsletter?v=3

Amen. Period!!

What have you been putting off because you did not feel ready? Not the whole project. The first small step. Name it. Do it this week. Leave the polishing for later. I send one note a month to leaders who are learning to follow Christ and help others do the same. It is called The Following Leader. jeffrhale.com/newsletter.

Circumstances as #prayer prompts:

Moses asked why God would send him (Exodus 3). Jeremiah said he was too young to speak (Jeremiah 1). Gideon pointed to a weak clan and a small life (Judges 6). God did not mainly fix their résumé. He answered with his presence: I will be with you. The leaders who help others follow Jesus are often the ones who started while still afraid. Read those calls yourself this week. Then take one small step you have postponed. More of that kind of encouragement is in The Following Leader: jeffrhale.com/newsletter.

A late start is not the same as a wasted start. "My times are in your hands" (Psalm 31:15). Paul says God works in all things for the good of those who love him and are called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28). Even the delay. If you need a monthly reminder that your timing is still in his hands, that is what The Following Leader is for: jeffrhale.com/newsletter

This is a great observation. We often forget the subtle and unconscious nature of our #leadership #influence on others.

I wanted the first issue to be polished and professional. That wish built a two-year backlog. Describe the thing you keep improving. Discern whether more polish is obedience or avoidance. Then do the smallest version this week. The Following Leader is a monthly note for leaders who are ready to take that kind of step. jeffrhale.com/newsletter.

Faithful work can become the reason you never start the other faithful work. I gave myself to sermons, visits, and meetings. All of it mattered. I would do it again. I also let that good work buy me one more month, then one more year. What good assignment are you using as cover for the step you already know is yours? I write about that kind of honesty once a month in The Following Leader. The signup is at jeffrhale.com/newsletter.