by David Chung | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership Blog
Billy Graham has been received into the arms of God. Born in 1918 and passing in 2018, he lived a full century. He needs no descriptive modifiers. The name “Billy Graham” is enough. He preached the gospel to more people than anyone in human history, ignited spiritual...
by David Chung | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership Blog
How a pastor retires is just as important as how he ministers. It is heartbreaking—not only for me, but also for me to see respected senior leaders who left a remarkable legacy diminish their life’s work because they failed to retire at the right time. There are many...
by David Chung | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership Blog
Recently, I watched several testimonies from North Korean defectors on YouTube. As they described the perilous journey of escape and their eventual arrival at Incheon International Airport, one shared experience stood out as deeply moving to all of them: the warm...
by David Chung | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership Blog
From the early to mid–eighth century BCE, Israel experienced its greatest period of prosperity under the leadership of Jeroboam II. He built a powerful military, expanded Israel’s territory to its greatest extent, and implemented successful economic policies that...
by David Chung | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership Blog
One of the most essential virtues a leader must possess is patience. A hurried heart produces a shallow leader. God Himself is patient. Unless we develop a long view—a vision that stretches beyond the immediate and the visible—patience will never come easily. When God...
by David Chung | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership Blog
Years ago, I came across a book written by a well-known Korean pastor titled Reforming the Church at the Risk of Life and Death. The church is an institution established under God’s providence, yet it is also a gathering of flawed human beings. Because of this,...
