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• MISGUIDED AND ABUSED LOYALTY

  by Billy Long April 15, 2020
  MISGUIDED AND ABUSED LOYALTY  MISGUIDED LOYALTYLoyalty carries the idea of fidelity and devotion. It is a good character trait, but its virtue, or lack of it, depends upon the object of its allegiance as well as the motives of the devotee. Loyalty can be misplaced or misguided. It is abused wh...
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• LEADERSHIP AND CONTROL OF COMMUNICATION

  by Billy Long April 15, 2020
  AN UNHEALTHY CONTROL OF COMMUNICATION     Introduction The issues highlighted below are principles I learned while serving “as referee” (and in some cases a participant) in a few church “fights” and were originally written with the intention of helping pasto...

• LEADERS AND MANIPULATION

  by Billy Long April 15, 2020
  LEADERS AND MANIPULATION   Manipulation in Leadership Too often leaders are guilty of manipulation. Manipulation is unhealthy in any relationship and is a violation of trust. It involves the dishonest use of influence to get people to do what you want them to do and is an underhanded means o...