Joseph A. Franks IV Horizon Church Greenville, SC www.horizonchurch.org josephafranksiv@gmail.com M.Div. Knox Theological Seminary Th.M. Westminster Theological Seminary
There was a day when we went to church because our parents forced us to do so. We dressed up, stood up, sat down, endured the long prayers and sermon, and couldn’t wait for the service to be over in order that we might head to the Sunday buffet and enjoy watching our afternoon football … More Have we lost our voice?
Good leaders are humble prayers. They know they need guidance and direction. Help from an outside perspective is always appreciated. Therefore, they are persistently found on their knees asking the Counselor to guide them in their desires, thinking, speaking, and actions. They are humble and willing to learn. Good leaders are humble readers. They know … More Open to Critique
There are bad leaders and there are Gospel-affected leaders. Bad leaders are going somewhere, and they are effectively taking people with them. However, such leaders lack godly vision, godly compassion, godly character, godly knowledge, and Spirit-empowered skill. As a result of such leadership, they prove to displease the Father and harm their followers. Jesus portrayed … More To Lead We Need to Read and Plead
Unfathomable Grace 