Every day, we are faced with decisions, some trivial, others monumental. When confronted with such moments, I often turn to the Seven-Year Rule. It essentially involves reflecting on each option and asking myself: "Seven years from now, which event would I have regrets about missing?"
Quitting isn’t bad. It’s needed. You may be wondering what you need to quit. Here are five ideas to get you started.
One morning when I hailed an airport cab in Miami, I looked forward to 25 minutes of staring out the window. I was about to hear a story I'd never forget.
You don’t have to guess whether you’re growing as a leader. You can take a simple test to know for sure. Here are three indicators to look for.
Here are some ideas for how to prepare ourselves ahead of time for the spiritual and emotional impact of job loss.
One characteristic that is often missing from leadership lists is thankfulness. An attitude of thankfulness not only benefits you but also your team members.
Richard Blackaby reviews Paul David Tripp's book, Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenge of Pastoral Ministry.
As ordinary as I am, I have something extraordinary to offer God, and so do you.
The question must be asked: Where will your pride lead you today?
The biggest casualty of the daily grind is the important things. The things that will drive your life and organization forward. The thing that will fuel your mission, move you to another level and the thing that will inevitably give you the deepest satisfaction.
When leading a ministry online, there are many differences from leading an in-person ministry. Leading a ministry online adds several complexities since most of our churches started without any web presence.
This type of leadership, leading alongside, views people not just as staff or employees, but as individuals God has given us care over. We see ourselves as entrusted with a precious task to lead them and lead them well.
If you’re a Christian in a management position, the admonition in James applies to your treatment of your workers as much as your regard for your fellow churchgoers. In this and other difficult circumstances, our faith can stand out if we step forward with ways to treat people equally, and with dignity.
The benefits of rest include increased energy, greater thoughtfulness, and an ability to embrace silence. Each of us is vastly different in personality, experience, and perception, so the “when,” “where,” and “how” of rest will be different. What is universal is that our souls need rest, and can find it.
As a pastor, you have a unique opportunity to connect with Christian CEOs in your church and help support their faith and leadership. Here are some steps for building relationships with Christian CEOs in your congregation.
I had just finished a long-term project, so my energy was low. God waited for just that moment to teach me a lesson.
Whether or not your new leadership vision will fall flat, or will generate wild fanfare, has less to do with the vision itself, and more to do with how you go about casting the vision.
Once we’ve won respect of outsiders, we, like the apostle Paul, will be put in positions to preach the gospel in word and deed.
We can learn a lot from Moses in workplace leadership, such as leaving an organization. When we leave a job or a company, are we indifferent to the impact on the people and organization we're leaving? Are we focused on what we can do to facilitate the transition or on what the company or our coworkers did to us, or didn’t do for us?
No matter how exciting the new might be, transitions mean change, and change is unsettling and often scary. It requires stepping out of your comfort zone. So, how do we walk through transitions at work with peace, power and joyful anticipation of what God has in store for us?
