I have seen a sign at a health club that says, “The greatest gift that you can give your family is your own health.” As a servant leader, it is also the greatest gift that you can give your team.
There are two things we can do to lead our cause-driven young adults to Christ-driven leadership for the cause of Christ.
Servant leadership requires a proper perspective in every situation. It's more than something you do; it's who you are.
When it comes to leading difficult people, who do you continue to invest in and who do you stop spending time and energy on?
It’s easy to focus on the negative people and interactions and spend a lot of time discussing them (if not complaining).
Many great CEOs are also great disruptors. However, Jesus was the greatest disruptor of all time. Christian executives and business leaders would do well to follow the disruptive disciplines of the leader Jesus.
What is vision to you? How does it differ from mission and strategy? Does it really matter how you define those terms, as long as you have an overall goal?
Excellent biblical leadership enables people to taste, smell and touch the culture of God’s kingdom. Here are 10 things Jesus understood and practiced about culture, which will help us do the same.
Every leader has both buckets. Good leaders know when to use the right bucket.
Are you facing change? Have you labeled something or someone a “dragon," a threat to your comfort zone, that God may have brought for your good, your growth or His glory?
What happens when we emphasize leadership development over developing disciples or focus on discipleship over leadership development?
Consider this mode of mission to help clarify, challenge and encourage church leaders toward missional effectiveness and multiplication.
There is an emptiness in life without Billy Graham. So long as he lived, there was a feeling that all might still be right with the world.
How did Jesus implement essential leadership skills of team building? Servant leadership is not only about building ourselves up, but building others too.
When leaders understand the three components of church culture and push in the right places their success rate improves—dramatically.
Are you really leading, or just taking a walk? Losing touch with your people is a huge leadership landmine.
For years I’ve pondered an interesting question. If I wrote a book called How to Fail, and it became a best-seller, would that be a good thing?
We leaders often enjoy the affirmation and adulation of others as we express our ideas, provide direction, and set future courses. Sometimes we enjoy it too much.
In leadership, if we're not aware what is going on around us, then we won't be able to lead effectively.
Do you think you pray enough? I’ve met a few pastors who do, but most say, “I should pray more…”
