{"id":7453,"date":"2021-12-31T07:08:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T13:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottcochrane.com\/?p=7453"},"modified":"2021-12-31T07:08:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T13:08:51","slug":"how-to-nurture-your-soul-as-a-leader-by-reading-the-entire-bible-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/31\/how-to-nurture-your-soul-as-a-leader-by-reading-the-entire-bible-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Nurture Your Soul As A Leader By Reading The Entire Bible in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What disciplines will you introduce, or re-commit to, in order to keep your leadership tank filled in 2022?<\/span><\/h2>\n

For leaders of faith, I strongly urge a steady diet of engagement with the bible, and there\u2019s no better time to dive in to such a discipline.<\/p>\n

Would you consider 2022 as the year you read the bible through from cover to cover?<\/p>\n

I am just completing my 24th year in a row reading through the bible. This practice is one that fills my spiritual tank and it\u2019s one of the core disciplines\u00a0 which provides the fuel for my leadership.<\/p>\n

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But like many others, I found it to be a very challenging discipline at first. Simply starting at Genesis and plowing my way through was cumbersome, and many of the \u201cbible-in-a-year\u201d plans that I looked at didn\u2019t seem much better.<\/p>\n

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But then around my third year I realized that if I was going to stick with this discipline I would need to re-arrange the reading order in a new way. And so it was that I developed my own bible reading plan that has served me well ever since.<\/p>\n

The key, I discovered, was to assemble a plan that was built on five important principles:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Jesus\u2019 story needs to be read\u2026often.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Early on I realized that I want to revisit the life and ministry of Jesus throughout the year. My plan places the four gospels in each season of the year.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Name the elephant in the room \u2013 Some parts of the bible are boring.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Plowing through some sections of the Law or the minutia of genealogies can suck the life out of bible reading. I intersperse these sections with regular \u201cbursts\u201d of Psalms and Proverbs.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>The Prophets come to life when they\u2019re matched with their history.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I like to provide context for the major and minor prophets by positioning these readings as near to their corresponding history book as possible.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Grouping the letters creates context and texture.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I love working through Paul\u2019s letters, taking a \u201cgospel break\u201d then tackling the other letters a bit later in the year.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Have a strong finish line.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I\u2019ve always had a special appreciation for \u201cthe disciple Jesus loved\u201d. I end the year with John\u2019s gospel, followed by his letters, then the Revelation. To me this provides a wonderful year-end conclusion to the journey.<\/p>\n

Reading the bible all the way through is not in and of itself spiritually significant, and on its own it won\u2019t jump-start your leadership effectiveness. But the discipline of spending time in the bible can yield marvelous results.<\/p>\n

If you want to check out my plan\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Whatever plan you use, stick with it. The results for your leadership, and your life, could be significant.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Happy New Year.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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