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Tomorrow night Join us as Jabez Ball shares on leadership.

This moment has been long awaited for. Pardon the delays. Join us as we kick off our first Leader's Spotlight with @Jabez Ball

POWER PLAY: How to Lead like MLK in the 21st Century Foundational Grounding: Who MLK Was & Why He Mattered Martin Luther King Jr. He was a dreamer he was a strategist, theologian, Organizer systems thinker He understood how to operate in a way that built influence.. he understood power deeply. Core beliefs that made him a catalyst: Justice is moral and strategic. Injustice is wrong—it was unstable. He framed justice as the only sustainable social architecture. Nonviolence is active power. Not passivity. It was disciplined disruption—exposing injustice without becoming it. Beloved Community. His endgame was transformation—reordering society so dignity was non-negotiable. Truth creates pressure. He used moral truth to force institutions to reveal contradictions between values and behavior. Time is neutral—leadership is not. He rejected “wait” language. Delay, he argued, is denial wearing polite clothes. Systems, not symbols. Beyond speeches, he pushed policy—voting rights, labor justice, fair housing, economic equity. Courage over comfort. He knowingly accepted risk, surveillance, jail, and death because leadership demanded it. Remember this: MLK led during open hostility. Today’s resistance may look procedural (policy rollbacks, “neutrality,” curriculum erasure), but the logic is the same. He teaches us how to lead when truth is inconvenient. Closing Charge: “In every generation, leadership is tested by how it handles truth under pressure. MLK teaches us that bold leadership doesn’t wait for permission—it creates a path. The question for us isn’t whether the world is changing. It’s whether we’re courageous enough to lead it.”

🌍 1. Prayer for Righteous Leadership & Governance Prayer Point: Pray that God raises leaders who govern with justice, humility, and wisdom, and that corrupt systems are exposed and overturned. Scripture Anchor: “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when a wicked man rules, the people groan.” — Proverbs 29:2 🕊️ 2. Prayer for Peace Amid Wars, Conflicts & Political Tension Prayer Point: Intercede for nations experiencing war, civil unrest, and geopolitical instability—that God would interrupt cycles of violence and release divine solutions. Scripture Anchor: “He makes wars cease to the end of the earth.” — Psalm 46:9 🔥 3. Prayer for Spiritual Awakening & Revival in the Nations Prayer Point: Pray for a global turning back to God—revival in churches, repentance in societies, and boldness among believers to stand for truth. Scripture Anchor: “Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance.” — Psalm 2:8 ⚖️ 4. Prayer for Justice, Protection of the Vulnerable & Moral Reset Prayer Point: Lift nations grappling with injustice, human trafficking, persecution, poverty, and moral confusion—asking God to realign systems with His righteousness. Scripture Anchor: “Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.” — Amos 5:24 🌱 5. Prayer for the Church’s Role in Shaping Nations Prayer Point: Pray that the Church rises as salt and light—discipled, unified, courageous, and positioned strategically in every sphere of influence. Scripture Anchor: “You are the light of the world… let your light so shine before men.” — Matthew 5:14–16 🌍 1. Prayer for the United States – Repentance, Alignment & Leadership United States Pray for national repentance, righteous leadership, healing of deep divisions, and that the Church rises above political idolatry to model Kingdom unity. “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” — Psalm 33:12 🕊️ 2. Prayer for Israel & the Middle East – Peace with Purpose Israel and surrounding Middle Eastern nations