Everything rises and falls on leadership. As pastors, teachers, and church planters, we should be life-long learners, especially in the area of leadership.
There are some similar words that leaders often get confused. And it could be dangerous to their leadership. Everyone who has ever served with me on a team could probably agree I am not a wordsmith. I often say to people, “Listen to the principle of what I’m saying...
Years ago we identified 4 critical elements all healthy churches practiced, regardless of size or stripe: Integrity: ...
Perception is often reality for a leader. Over the years, I have learned how a team sees you as a leader is often more...
“He shoots! He scores!” You hear the basketball announcers proclaim. “What a fade-away jumper!” and the crowd goes...
I’ve found that if I don’t get away about once a month and “clear my head” by refocusing and reprioritizing what’s on...
Often in churches like the one I pastored years ago, we turned the mainstream view of “believe, then belong” upside...
I try to create a leadership culture where failure is considered a part of the learning process. It’s okay to fail on...
I have some suggestions for pastors (or leaders) when they lose a good team member. This post came to me the hard way....
A few years ago a couple approached me with clenched fists after a sermon. I thought, this can’t be good. All weekend...
Before we begin, a quick reality check: all pastors struggle with leadership challenges. In a recent survey, over...
There are some common ways to lose favor with leadership. Now before that sounds arrogant, please know I can be pretty...
I met an interesting congregation on one of my teaching trips. They call themselves “The Oregon Community.” They were...
“Virtually everything our modern culture believes about the type of leadership required to transform our institutions...