Sacrificial Succession
21 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Sacrificial succession is about putting successors first in leadership. One of the biggest challenges organisations face today is the lack of next generation leaders ready to take over leadership. Drawn from the bible and experience managing transitions in some of the most difficult places on earth, sacrificial succession helps leaders prepare successors, handover leadership to them and sustaining these next generation leaders.
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Sacrificial Succession - Pioneers and Settlers
November 08, 2021 20:47 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBSacrificial Succession #21 - Pioneers and Settlers I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 1 Corinthians 3:6 • Through our experience of initiating large-scale missionary projects with hundreds of pioneers sent out by dozens of denominations working together with local pastors, we have observed a key dynamic. Both pioneering and pastoral people are different yet vital to spiritually sustainable, missionary work. • Paul the Apostle understood these differences, too. Despite b...
Sacrificial Succession - Mission Accomplished
November 08, 2021 20:26 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBSacrificial Succession #20 – Mission Accomplished? “In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.” Judges 17:6 • President George W. Bush’s iconic speech on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on May 1, 2003 with the banner ‘Mission Accomplished’ behind him sent the wrong message, even though what he actually said was, “Our mission [in Iraq] continues.” • Joshua, too, may have sent the wrong message by sending home the eastern tribes during the conquest of Canaan...
Sacrificial Succession - Dangerous Dynasties
November 08, 2021 20:16 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBDay 18 – Dangerous Dynasties “Warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights.” 1 Samuel 8:9 It is worth noting that Israel’s demand for a king came in response to the prophet Samuel’s failing family dynasty. He allowed his evil sons to succeed him. They turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepted bribes, perverted justice. (1 Samuel 8:3) I wonder if he would have allowed someone else’s sons to behave so terribly? Probably not and t...
Sacrificial Succession - Investing in Who?
November 08, 2021 19:46 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBSacrificial Succession #18 “Investing in Who?” • “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.” 2 Timothy 2:2 • Billionaire founder of Christian Vision, Lord Robert (Bob) Edmiston once said, “When I am on my death-bed I am not going to be thinking about the last million dollars I made, but about my investment in people.” • Whether or not we make a million or billion dollars, the same principl...
Sacrificial Succession - The Judas Principle
November 08, 2021 19:34 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBJesus was betrayed by Judas. There is a high chance that you will be betrayed as well. Listen in as we discuss The Judas Principle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sacrificial Succession - All the Tribes
September 15, 2021 19:48 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBSacrificial Succession #16 - All the Tribes • “A tribe who...were always ready to aid one another, and to sacrifice themselves for the common good, would be victorious over most other tribes.” Charles Darwin • In a large-scale conflict having all the tribes fighting with you is vital for victory. This lack of tribal unity is one of the reasons why successive Afghan governments and foreign powers have failed to unify the country. • Winston Churchill wrote in The Story of the Malakand Fi...
Sacrificial Succession - Living Sacrifices
September 13, 2021 22:56 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBTherefore, I urge you, brothers, on account of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Romans 12:1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sacrificial Succession - Unselfish Sacrifice - Interview with Delly Nataly
September 13, 2021 22:42 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBJoin us in this great interview with Delly Nataly who has been working with Paul Rattray for over 15 years and how she has learned about Sacrificial Succession and applied Sacrificial Succession. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sacrificial Succession - Parent or Teacher?
September 13, 2021 22:35 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBParent or Teacher? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sacrificial Succession - Paradigm Shift
September 06, 2021 22:41 - 29 minutes - 27 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sacrificial Succession - Dignified Indignity
August 16, 2021 07:01 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBThe dignity of predecessors serving successors by personally preparing them for leadership, sacrificing leadership for these successors, then helping to sustain them, far outweighs any indignity caused by such a great sacrifice. The greater the sacrifice the greater the mutual affection between those who have freely given and received this great sarifice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sacrificial Succession - Orderly Chaos
August 09, 2021 02:46 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB"For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace." 1 Corinthians 14:33 Sacrificial Succession provides for Orderly Chaos. Scientific research has found that there is an underlying order in event complex, apparently chaotic situations, provided there is a strong relationship called a "strange attraction" between the elements. This strange attraction is primary achieved through acts of service and self-sacrifice for each other, because these human elements have the strongest attraction to ea...
Sacrificial Succession - Advanced Notice
July 29, 2021 07:04 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MB"Expectation leads to preparation". In a sacrificial succession, giving advanced notice about an upcoming transition is a vital part of building trust between predecessors and successors. It is about having succession in mind from the start. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sacrificial Succession - Preparing for Who?
July 21, 2021 23:32 - 38 minutes - 35 MBJohn the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus and was willing to decrease his leadership so Jesus could increase his. This humble attitude in action make us "great" too! John said about Jesus, "I must decrease; he must increase." The key to greatness in God's kingdom is willing to be last and least. Do this by preparing the way for others to know Him (evangelism), help them grow to maturity in Him (discipleship) and sacrificially hand over leadership to successors who can multiply the movem...
Sacrificial Succession - Just Go to Hell!
July 13, 2021 10:04 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBIn today's episode Paul Rattray & Wes Leake discuss a key project in where God spoke to one of the project coordinators about reaching out to a people who were his ethnic enemy where they had a saying in their country that "Don't worry about them, they are predestined for hell! In so doing we discuss biases that you may have in the selection process of successor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sacrificial Succession - Hanging On
July 07, 2021 09:05 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBThere comes a time when you need to literally write down the list of names of people within your organisation who are potential successors. During this episode we talk about the fact that some leaders stay on way to long and how to overcome the biases you have in choosing successors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sacrificial Succession - Interview with Junior Alcantara Peres
June 29, 2021 04:52 - 39 minutes - 21.8 MBIn today's podcast Paul Rattray & Wes Leake interview Junior Alcantara Peres all the way from the Amazon in Brazil. Junior was a field leader with Paul Rattray in East Timor where he learned the principles of Sacrificial Succession. Junior shares how he learned about and applied the principles of Sacrificial Succession on the field and the long term benefit of those. Junior highlights that he still has connection with serving his successors even after leaving the field. Something many are...
Sacrificial Succession - True Succession
June 22, 2021 05:18 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MB"True succession occurs when predecessor directly influences successor." John L Williams In this podcast we go into depth about the fact the a true succession relationship requires the relationship to be intentional and also requires explicit preparation of disciples to be successors by their predecessors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sacrificial Succession - First Last
June 15, 2021 01:46 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB"So the last will be first and the first last." Matthew 20:16. This statement was Paul Rattray's "aha" moment and became his inspiration for putting together the work of Sacrificial Succession. This epiphany helped him understand how to lead the transition of 50 foreign managers to indigenous successors. Join us as we unpack this further. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sacrificial Succession - Ready Replacements
June 08, 2021 02:37 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBHow are you getting ready to be replaced? Who are the successors you have in mind? Research shows that by far the majority of organisations do not have appropriate plans in place for succession. Leaders tend to leave either two early or two late which has serious consequences for the organisation. Governing bodies also tend to be fearful of a change. Join us in conversation around are you preparing ready replacements. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sacrificial Succession - Introduction
June 08, 2021 02:16 - 39 minutes - 30.6 MBWelcome to the first of the new podcast entitled "Sacrificial Succession". This podcast is based on the work of Paul Rattray from Christian Vision and is hosted by Wes Leake from Business Blessings. Sacrificial succession is about putting successors first in leadership. One of the biggest challenges organisations face today is the lack of next generation leaders ready to take over leadership. Drawn from the bible and experience managing transitions in some of the most difficult places ...