by David Chung | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership Blog
There is a simple but profound truth: A leader must be a reader. History consistently confirms this. When you read the biographies and memoirs of leaders who shaped their generation—whether in politics, business, ministry, or academia—you discover a common pattern:...
by David Chung | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership Blog
On my way back from ministry in Cambodia, I stopped briefly in Korea and experienced something that was both laughable and lamentable. It felt like a sign of changing times. To my surprise, at the Gwanghwamun intersection there hung a large banner put up by a...
by David Chung | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership Blog
Several years ago, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) filed a complaint with prosecutors against a former director on charges of leaking classified information related to North Korea’s military and Kim Jong-il. This same individual had previously...
by David Chung | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership Blog
No one enjoys being in a state of tension. Tension brings stress. If tension continues without relief, a person eventually breaks down. Yet the right amount of tension creates the best environment for achievement. A leader must maintain a healthy sense of tension for...
by David Chung | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership Blog
On that dawn 2,000 years ago when Jesus came into this world, the Magi arrived in Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, seeking the One who had been born King of the Jews. Assuming that a king would naturally be born into royalty, they went to Herod’s palace. King Herod...
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...
