In the past, authority and credibility were built on status, power, or position, but in today’s world it’s built on relationships and trust. To be relationally intelligent, we must shift from a positional authority mind-set to the crucial leadership mind-set of relational authority.

Without relationships, human beings experience loneliness, emptiness, and despair, but when relationships are a present and active part of daily life they give a sense of belonging, fulfillment, and hope.

Our day-today human interactions will determine the quality of our lives more than the tasks or work we do, whether it’s in our careers, in leadership, or in any other arena of life.

-From the Book Relational Intelligence

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Over the past two years we have been working to develop our church core values. Myself and our staff team have spent some time creating a long list of things that we are passionate about and committed to. We believe the following things are apart of our culture.

I'm looking for input on word choice and selection and anything that you feel isn't clear or communicated properly. It is an acrostic for CrossPointe. Please comment and make recommendations!

Climate of Acceptance –Romans 15:7
Releasing Authentic Leaders – Hebrews 13:7
Outreach Glocally – Acts 1:8
Spirit Filled Services – Ephesians 5:18
Small Groups – Acts 2:46
Prayer Driven – Philippians 4:6
Openhandedness –Acts 20:35
Involvement in Ministry – Matthew 20:28
Not Afraid to Change – Ecclesiastes 3:1
Teamwork – Ephesians 4:11-12
Excellence – 1 Corinthians 10:31

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I just finished reading a book called, "Whale Done!" Here is an excerpt: "When you’re dealing with an eleven-thousand-pound animal who doesn’t speak English, you do a lot of learning.” Whale’s have two-inch-long teeth in Shamu’s enormous mouth.

One thing we learned quickly was that it doesn’t make much sense to punish a killer whale and then ask a trainer to get in the water with him.”

“Shamu wasn’t about to do anything for me or any other trainer until he trusted us. As I worked with him, it became clear that I couldn’t train him until he was convinced of my intentions."

The same can be said about leading people. People must first trust you. If you lose trust you lose everything. Trust is built through good decision and positive deposits into other peoples accounts.

What are some of the ways that you build trust?

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