Can you be a Kingdom Influencer? Going first and bringing others along.

by Dave Kahle

I just closed a zoom meeting with one of my clients. He told me this short story.  He recently took a promotion to the corporate office.  Word had gotten around the new environment that he started his meetings with a prayer.  Out of the blue, a co-worker asked if he could be a part of that prayer time as well.

I remarked that the marketplace is full of Christians and faithful people  who are just waiting for someone to go first.  I told the story of the aftermath of 911.  At the time, my office was on the second floor of a seven-story office building in downtown Grand Rapids.

I believe in you

I believe that everyone has greater potential to do more, become more, have more, influence more.   The XI Community is where I help them do that. A one-stop shop for connections and content for Christian Businesspeople.

Won’t you join me?

The Monday after 911, I decided that I needed to do something, so I printed up a little flyer, and slid it under the doors of all the other offices in the building.  The flyer announced that at noon the next day, I would be in the common space in the basement, leading a prayer.  At least 75 people showed up to pray together.  Beyond nodding good morning on the elevator, I knew none of them.

Both of these stories are examples of the power of leading. It doesn’t need to be anything huge.  Just go first in something that is on your heart. No need to test the water, no need to solicit opinions and seek advice or other options.  Ask the Lord’ to provide you with the idea.  Then, just do it.  Go first.  Announce that “At this time, in this place, I will…….” and invite others to join you.

Here’s another example.  When Covid hit, as you know, everything shut down.  Churches stopped meeting, and... READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE.