{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":""Good leadership lifts others\u201d: Practical truths for Biblical leadership","description":"   OCF MINISTRY NEWS  Keep an eye out for this fall\u2019s Connected print newsletter: A digital copy of the newsletter is also available online at ocfusa.org\/connected  https:\/\/www.ocfusa.org\/connected\/   Serve as the ministry support volunteer position: Check out the full volunteer listing for details and the application. https:\/\/www.ocfusa.org\/volunteer\/ministry-support-volunteer\/  Calling all female cadets & mids: Connect with your peers via OCF Sisters in Service\u2019s monthly Zoom calls. Find out more on SIS\u2019 Instagram: @sisters_in_service_ocf    Register for a Winter Retreat session at one of OCF\u2019s Conference Centers:  20-27 December, 28 December-4 January at Spring Canyon in Buena Vista, Colo. https:\/\/www.springcanyon.org\/winter-retreat\/   21-26 December, 27-30 December, 30 December-2 January at White Sulphur Springs in Manns Choice, Pa. https:\/\/www.whitesulphursprings.org\/winter-retreat\/     GUEST SPOTLIGHT  Today\u2019s episode features the first half of Crosspoint host Josh Jackson\u2019s conversation with Lt Gen Clint Hinote, USAF (Ret.). After a 35-year career as a fighter pilot, military strategist, and senior leader, Clint retired in 2023 and now serves as a futurist for the Air Force. He is also a professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy.  Interested in leadership since his teen years and having gained experience through a variety of leadership roles ever since, Clint shares his thoughts on the definition of leadership, the importance of leaders\u2019 influence, and lessons to learn from the book of Nehemiah.   Resources mentioned during this episode include:   Clint\u2019s Nehemiah Bible study, developed during a prior deployment and used at WSS  Jim Collins\u2019 Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others\/dp\/0066620996   White Sulphur Springs\u2019 Summer R&R, where Clint served as a speaker this past summer https:\/\/www.whitesulphursprings.org\/summer-rnr\/   If you would like to share your own story, complete the form on OCF\u2019s \u201cBe a Guest\u201d webpage. Alternatively, if you have an idea for a guest or topic we should consider for a future episode of the show, send an email to podcast@ocfusa.org. https:\/\/www.ocfusa.org\/podcastguest\/  POINTS TO PONDER  As you listen to this conversation with Clint, here are a few questions to ponder in your personal time, with a small group, or with a mentor:  How would you define leadership? Is \u201cinfluence\u201d a sufficient definition?  How have your own leadership roles affected your understanding of leadership?  Why is it important to remember the \u201chuman connection\u201d aspect of leadership?  What role does consistency have in a leader's communications skills?  ","author_name":"OCF Crosspoint Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ocfusa.org\/crosspoint","html":"