Leadership Tips & Training Scripture Memory Challenge

Scripture memory is the one tool that has transformed my leadership. Each time I teach a scripture memory seminar to leaders, several will tell me, “This is what has been missing in my leadership!” Many have the “want to,” but lack accountability. Beginning in 2006, I will provide scripture memory tips, testimonies, and passages from my, as of yet unfinished book, as the monthly Leadership Tip. I am inviting all First Place leaders to join me on a one year scripture memory journey, with the commitment to memorize one verse a week and a goal of quoting all 52 verses at the end of our year’s journey. Then as a gift to our readers, I will share all the testimonies of those who finish the journey and complete the goal in our January 2007, newsletter issue. If you want to join me, simply email me your name, email address, address and the church/location  of your First Place class meeting.

I would like to share the inspiration behind this new Leadership Tip:

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Hi, Nancy

I am the black woman who has spoken with you twice at the First Place national conference in Ohio about leaders memorizing scripture. Each time you had suggested that I email you about organizing something, and this last time you said you were considering writing a book.

So—I am emailing. You should consider challenging leaders to memorize scripture, using your ideas over the next few months until the 2006 national conference. At the same time you could field-test your book ideas and see how well they would "work" when you write the book.

Be Blessed,

Jan Wojnaroski

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Let the journey begin!

Nancy Taylor


Each month we will spotlight leadership tips and ideas from leaders all across the country. Send your ideas to ntaylor@firstplace.org and she will publish them in this spot each month.

Nancy Taylor is the First Place Leadership Training Director and joined the First Place staff in 1997. Nancy teaches leadership principles to First Place Leaders throughout the country and at Houston's First Baptist Church where she coordinates all the First Place groups. . Nancy also speaks at First Place workshops, rallies, retreats, and conferences, where she delights her audiences with humor and encourages them with boldness. She writes a monthly article, which includes helpful tips for leaders, for the First Place E-newsletter, and was a contributing writer to the Today is the First Day devotional book. Nancy is the resident First Place Bible Concordance because of her love for Scripture memory.