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EPISODE · Jan 20, 2026 · 38 MIN

Leadership Lessons From 1 Corinthians;

from The Biblical Leadership Show · host Tim Lansford and Dr. Dean Posey

Send us Fan MailWhat if your team copied your habits for a year—would you like the result? We dive into 1 Corinthians to tackle the leadership traps that still derail organizations today: personality-driven factions, fuzzy decision rights, performative authority, and freedom misused as license. Paul’s letters offer a sharper way forward—authority redefined as stewardship, character strong enough to imitate, and love as the engine of trust.We start with Corinth’s chaos—competing loyalties and ego—and pull out the modern parallels you’ll recognize in boardrooms and staff meetings. Then we map Paul’s solution: push decisions to the lowest competent level, set lanes so people know what is theirs to own, and measure leadership not by volume but by fruit. You’ll hear why imitation is the quiet audit of credibility, how to build honest feedback loops that act like a coaching video for your habits, and where “freedom” becomes maturity that seeks the good of others.From the “one body, many parts” model to the overlooked signals of excellence—clean restrooms, joyful greetings, tidy showrooms—we make the small things visible and strategic. And we anchor it all in the famous love chapter, reframing love as practical care: the ingredient that turns competence into commitment, and authority into trust. By the end, you’ll have a playbook to align roles, raise standards, and lead with a steady character people want to follow.If this conversation sharpened your leadership, share it with a colleague, subscribe for more weekly wisdom, and leave a review so others can find the show. What one habit will you change this week?

Send us Fan Mail What if your team copied your habits for a year—would you like the result? We dive into 1 Corinthians to tackle the leadership traps that still derail organizations today: personality-driven factions, fuzzy decision rights, performative authority, and freedom misused as license. Paul’s letters offer a sharper way forward—authority redefined as stewardship, character strong enough to imitate, and love as the engine of trust. We start with Corinth’s chaos—competing loyalties a...

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