Everything rises and falls on leadership. As pastors, teachers, and church planters, we should be life-long learners, especially in the area of leadership.
I want you to be brutally honest with yourself because how you answer this simple question should determine the focus of your remaining years in ministry. Are you someone who loves to lead, but has to preach? Or are you someone who loves to preach, but has to lead?...
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...
Dr. George Calver was the first appointed doctor for the United States Congress. He was hired in 1928 at a time when...
Matthew 28:19–20 “Go therefore and make disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the...
Many times a leader can be clueless about the real health of the organization they lead. The best leaders avoid what I...