A key leadership aspect that can greatly impact a ministry is finding a niche. A discovered thought area where you can flourish and become an expert.
Use these tips to build your resilience and unlock the door to leadership.
One of the biggest communication issues many of us face is truly listening to people rather than simply waiting for a long enough pause for us to be able to spew out our opinions (and if a pause doesn’t come, we just butt in regardless).
As a pastor, the past mistakes can truly haunt us, and feels like they can destroy our very being. Yet, be encouraged, you are purchased and redeemed by Christ who came and died for you.
If we can choose to bless a company being driven, directed, and guided by a person who loves Jesus, then that is a business I want to support, and I'd love you to support, too.
As our bodies age, so do our brains. Fortunately, we don’t have to let our brains atrophy as we age. Here are some choices we can make to help keep them sharp.
Our sinful hearts create an inner self that looks after its own.
Dreamers come in two styles: Unlimited and unreal. Unreal dreamers traffic in self-centered fantasies. Unlimited dreamers hear and follow the voice of God. Where do your dreams originate?
God designed humanity for communion with others. He created us in his very image. The blueprint of God is woven into the very core of our being. Our souls long and desire for meaningful relationships.
Aging pastors are just a symptom of the changing times. The fact that enrollments of seminaries are down is but another sign that God is changing the landscape of the local church yet again.
It has been said, "If the devil can't make you bad, he'll make you busy." Someone who is too busy to do the right thing is almost as bad as the person who does the wrong thing.
Most leaders—even seasoned ones—blow the biggest learning opportunity that comes their way in a day. Instead of seizing it, they dismiss it, defend it and think they’ve won.
As one year closes, another begins. The New Year is here and so is a fresh start. How will you re-image your world?
What hardships are you experiencing in this season of work? Have you lost a job? Been a victim of injustice? Or are you simply not as far along in your career as you once dreamed? Trust in the hope that “in all things God works for the good of those who love him” (Romans 8:28).
It’s a pleasure to have a good employer. It’s a pleasure to have satisfying work. To make a heart commitment to work when conditions are good is fairly easy. On the other hand, it’s sad to see, or to be, people whose hearts aren’t in their work.
Very rarely do businesses set vision statements that are too small. The tendency is to either have no vision at all or one that is improbably grandiose. Both are errors.
The internet has brought many resources to the fingertips of everyday people across the globe. It makes it easier for us to do our jobs, and to communicate with people. But with all that good comes a lot of bad, too. How do we protect those we love at home and those we love at work from the dangers of the internet?
In my view, leaders should not lurch from crisis to crisis, or even from glory to glory, without seeking to recognize the specific thread of grace that God is weaving through their lives.
This process to improve personal productivity seems so simple that it seems simplistic. But, that’s its beauty. Less is often more. Simple is often better.
Chrismas is here! You can find a vivid picture of how two vital leadership principles can be intertwined by looking at one of the time-honored carols of the season.
