Iron Leaders,

One of the most memorable things I got to do this summer was travel to California and walk in the Redwood National Forest. It’s like visiting the Grand Canyon; you can talk about it and show pictures, but it’s not the same as being there. Redwood trees can grow as high as 350 feet and over 20 feet wide; some are 2,000 years old. Imagine a redwood sprouting in North America the day Christ was born! Mind-blowing! One thing I learned about redwoods is that they have a shallow root system and prefer to grow near each other rather than alone. When they grow near each other, their root systems intertwine and help strengthen the core of the tree. If they grow alone, they easily fall over. 

God has built men like redwoods. We are most stable and at maximum strength when we grow near one another. Proverbs 27:17 states, “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” A primary goal of Iron Leadership is to help men grow in their relationship with God as well as grow together, so that we might strengthen one another.