I got an unusual phone call many years ago. "Are you the minister of Southeast Christian Church?" the caller asked. When I answered affirmatively, he explained his unusual predicament.
Stop copying what other churches are doing.
You could be missing a key point when it comes to distractions.
Too often, people view the connection between discipleship and evangelism in one of two ways: either they inseparably lump them into one category, or one gets relegated to the wastelands of our faith life.
Waiting enlarges the space in our lives only God can fill. It stimulates hunger and thirst nothing but God can satisfy.
We have rhythms, routines, and rituals that make up our daily lives, and for many of us, these routines maintain our sanity.
No matter what you face this week, you don't have to face it alone.
I'm guessing you probably feel busier than ever. Almost every leader I talk to does.
One of the most effective leaders I've ever known was highly productive, and yet operated at a pace that was somehow both urgent and yet unhurried.
One of the most important duties of your leadership is the regulation of anxiety.
I have studied Luther for years, but I learned a number of new things about him through this book.
How could this reclaimed definition of stewardship transform the way you lead in business?
One of the essential truths that any good leader needs to learn is that leadership begins with you. If you can't lead yourself, you can't lead others.
How contemplative are you? The person who gives focused thought and reflection to his or her life lives, learns, adjusts, and improves going forward.
Perhaps you've even heard people talking about things they don't like about the church you serve, but no one connects the symptoms to the underlying causes.
Jesus’ example gives me courage to not just cast a vision, but to risk for it, and to reject passivity.
What is God asking you to do today that totally doesn't make sense?
The idea of the "fearless leader" owes more to myth than it does to leadership reality. The goal is not to be fearless, the goal is to be courageous.
I don't actually have signs on my desk, but I feel like I should have a few. Every day, I make mental notes to remind myself (seemingly again and again) of some basic things I keep forgetting as a leader.
We must be people of integrity. The world is watching how we respond to the tests and trials in our lives. We either draw people to Jesus or repel them with our lack of integrity.
