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Biblical leadership links a living faith and a loving
life. Leadership centered on loving and caring
relationships leaves a legacy that lasts forever.
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So what does a “Show Me” faith look like?
At Ambassador Enterprises, we believe it
looks like the values that guide our behavior:
Honor God, Respect Others, Work Hard.
We are convinced that as we live out these
values, we will fulfill our calling over the
long term and, along the way, show others
what our faith means to us.
Honor God — is that a requirement for all?
To be a member of our team, yes.
How do you get away with that? Is that legal?
Suppose someone doesn’t believe in God but
is qualified in every other way for a position
in your company.
No problem. We have had many people
like that. In fact, some have raised that
very question. We are not a church or a
denomination. People are free to believe
what they choose, including whether or not
they believe in God. They must, however, abide by our community
standards. Our behavior, individually and collectively, must honor
God. This includes recognizing truth as an external standard,
accepting responsibility, and submitting to authority. We honor
God by having an upbeat, positive attitude toward life and others,
living with integrity, and committing to do the right thing.
What does it mean to respect others?
It means valuing others.
Leadership and Self-Deception
, one of
our training books, asserts that we often look at people as objects,
classifying them in one of three ways:
• Vehicles to advance our own agenda
• Barriers that are in our way
• Simply irrelevant
It is natural to see people this way, but it is not remotely
connected to loving others. Respecting others means that we affirm
people and their inherent value. It means we live by Paul’s charge
to be concerned not only about your own interests, but about the
interests of others as well (Phil. 2:4) and in humility value others
above yourselves (Phil. 2:3).
