Down 2 Earth Leadership

Virtues, like root systems, are the unseen forces that inform and influence our leadership capacity. In particular, virtues such as: justice, compassion, forbearance, integrity, discernment and devotion - can be successfully developed within the life of any leader. These articles and observations, from leadership practitioners all over the earth, are designed to enhance your leadership role and make a positive difference among those you lead.

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Navigating Troubled Waters

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Set Free

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A New Perspective: Peace

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Reflections on Engaging Lent

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Finding God in Hard Places

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Prayer: The Steam Engine of Leadership

CNR Steam Engine 6069 was built in 1944, it was one of 20 Mountain class steam engines used across Canada. Its last run was in 1963. It is one of three that remain, and has been painstakingly restored and moved to a historical site in Sarnia, ON. photo credit: Fred A Collins Jr. (Flikr) It serves as an imposing and beautiful reminder of power and possibility that served to share resources, connect a country and mobilize people. To stare at the unique majestic design, described by the Sarnia Historical Society in this way: “One of the Mountain class’ distinctive features is its unusual 4-8-2 wheel configuration, with four non-powered leading wheels for steering and stability, eight large driving wheels for motive power, and two non-powered trailing wheels for support and stability.” Power. Possibility. Stability. Prayer is our relational communication with Our God. Prayer, like the steam engine that propelled these historic trains, provides God’s power, to bring about ...

Moving Outside the Lines

"Would I be welcomed? I don't know if I have the right clothes?" These were a couple of the questions that arose from a recent conversation. I had noticed "H----" through the locked double glass doors of our church facility. He had wedged his overflowing shopping cart of belongings between the utility shed and a parked car. He was sitting on the ground, rifling through some of his "stuff". I could see that he was angry. He was shouting at no one in particular and pounding his fist into the pavement of our parking lot. To be transparent, my first thought was "just stay inside". I'm thankful that my life doesn't move on first thoughts. I am more thankful for the impression of the Spirit of Jesus, to compel me to go out to him...or should I say, to be received by him: I assured him that he wasn't in trouble and that I could see that he was distressed and just wanted to find out if there was something I could do to help. I gave him...

The Christmas Armadillo

It’s become a little bit of a tradition for my wife and I. At the end of our team’s week in El Salvador; having finished building homes in small, rural, economically poor communities, we visit a local market. It had been a few years since we’ve been there on the front edge of Christmas season. However, for many years, we would walk and weave our way through the colours, smells and invitations of tightly packed vendors, and purchase an item or two for our “manger scene”. This year, we came upon something neither of us could remember seeing before: The Christmas Armadillo. Without hesitation, and with no bartering, we paid the full $1US asking price. Wrapped in current week newsprint, we brought him home. Protected on the long flight home, and undeclared into our home country, he now has his spot, right beside the leathered skin Mary and Joseph, and baby Jesus – all of whom are under the watchful presence of an angel, who ...

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Deve Persad: These articles are the result of having had the privilege of being involved in various kind of work, ministry and mission over the last 30 years. Since 2001, I have been serving on the pastoral staff of the SEMC in Sarnia, ON. As a graduate with a Doctorate in Leadership And Global Perpsectives from Portland Seminary, these writings have helped from the framework for a 2025 book, "Down To Earth Leadership: Influencing Communities Through the Virtues of Jesus Christ."

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