Everything rises and falls on leadership. As pastors, teachers, and church planters, we should be life-long learners, especially in the area of leadership.
What a start to the week. The self-removal of an incumbent from a presidential horserace is history in the making. As one opinion piece noted, “It is not unprecedented for an incumbent president to abandon his reelection campaign. But it is rare, and no president...
Want a guaranteed better Thanksgiving? Perhaps even the best Thanksgiving ever? I actually believe Thanksgiving may be...
Through the years of church planting involvement as a strategist, coach, and planter, it is amazing how often the...
One of the biggest questions you as a leader need to ask is: “Are those who report to me headed in the same...
The present love affair with corporate mission statements must be more than a framed eight-by-twelve well-wordsmithed...
Would you rather lead with influence or control? Hopefully, the answer comes easily, but regardless of the answer, it...
Is your church in it to win it? Every Church needs to be in their city to WIN their city. That has to be the...
If you feel like you’re stuck in a dead-end ministry situation where options are limited, and doors aren’t opening, be...
We need to attract some sharp church planters to move from one Kingdom-building opportunity to another...
I was speaking with a pastor in Iowa the other day and shared that I’d just completed forty years in parish ministry....
The thought of making a difference stirs you to take action. The excitement of something unique and fresh drives you...
On my way home from church last week, I said to my wife, “For the first time in over 25 years, I don’t have something...
How does a team become idle? Team idleness is a term I use to describe a team failing to move forward towards its...