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The Cross in the Conference Room

In "The Cross in the Conference Room," discover how authentic leadership is less about climbing ladders and more about carrying crosses. This path challenges executives to trade control for purpose, urging them to lead by serving and to find strength in surrender. In a world that prizes self-optimization, embrace the paradox that true growth comes from letting go and following a higher call.

George B. Thomas

September 11, 2025

Imagine you're standing at a crossroads. One path looks like every success story you've ever heard, upward, paved with accolades, comfort, and control. The other is steeper, rougher. No guarantees. The signpost reads: "Follow Me." You look again. It's Jesus, not just calling you to believe something, but to become someone.

That's the scene behind Luke 9:23-24. "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it."

This is not your typical leadership advice or motivational quote. This is a challenge to trade the illusion of control for a life of purpose. And if you're leading in any capacity, your family, a team, a company, a creative project, this invitation hits harder than most realize.