======Nehemiah Study Three====
=====Nehemiah 2.11-20===
  * Read [[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Neh+2.11-20&version=NIV|Nehemiah 2.11-20]]

Any good manager will survey a situation before making decisions and plans. Because of the known opposition, Nehemiah's survey had to be done very carefully. It obviously was a very discouraging trip around the city due to the completeness of the devastation, yet there is no hint that he wanted to give up. 

  - //**Paying Attention to Details --- [[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Neh+2.11-16&version=NIV|Nehemiah 2.11-16]]**//
    - What aspects of Nehemiah's character are revealed in these verses? (Hint: Donald Campbell, in //Nehemiah: Man in Charge// [p.23], lists 21 Characteristics for Effective Leadership as seen describing Nehemiah in this passage.)
    - How does one develop these characteristics in his or her life?
  - //**Presenting the Details...and the Invitation to Help --- [[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Neh+2.17-18&version=NIV|Nehemiah 2.17-18]]**//
    - What was the inspiration for people to join him?
  - //**Pushing Out the Despisers --- [[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Neh+2.19-20&version=NIV|Nehemiah 2.19-20]]**//
    - How did he deal with the mocking and criticism that came from his enemies?
    - What do we need to learn from his practices in this area?