In this post we'll look at 3 ways your attitude as a leader impacts your team and several keys to keeping it healthy.
Often organizations will only bring out the mission, values, strategy, and vision statement when there’s an orientation class, and then they keep it in the closet. As a result, many churches have a missional drift and have been derailed.
One of the most important questions you can ever answer about yourself is, what is the one thing for which I’m really living?
I don’t know about you, but it is hard for me to boast about nothing. Maybe I’m just an excitable, exuberant guy, but I think all of us feel the need to boast in or praise something.
The power of how you communicate as a leader is not limited to the great vision-casting speeches you make. Much of your impact takes place in your day to day conversations.
I’ve discovered that God’s Word is filled from cover to cover with real people who live in the real world and struggle with real jobs. Daniel is one of my favorite examples—look at the conditions he worked in and see if they don’t sound familiar to you.
Here are five core needs that each of us have to thrive and fulfill in our work. And I’m going to give you some suggestions for how you can apply them to leadership.
Richard Blackaby reviews Shaping History Through Prayer and Fasting, by Derek Prince.
As I reflect on over five deacdes of vocational ministry, including 12 years in two church staff positions and 38 years as a Christian university professor, here’s a distillation of what I’ve learned the hard way. I wish I had known and applied these suggestions from the start.
How do you decide when to stop and when to keep pressing ahead?
Leaders can be like lighthouses, guiding and directing others during dark, stormy, turbulent times. But they can only do this well if their own light is well-maintained, strong, and bright.
Creating is God’s business alone. Making is our privilege using the tools God provides.
I’ve learned the effects of decision fatigue by experience. I’ve found that these indicators help us recognize it.
Marry yourself to these four practices and you will build momentum in your ministry.
The good news of the gospel is not just that I get to go to heaven when I die but that I get to partner with God in revealing heaven on earth until I die.
How do we help pastors who are forcefully terminated find hope and healing?
The starting place for building an effective “dream team” is in having a crystal clear picture of the qualities you want in the people.
If you are a Christian leader, then it is inevitable that there are two challenges you are going to face at some point in your leadership. Firstly, the challenge of leading the grieving. The second challenge is leading while grieving. As biblical leaders, I believe we need to be equipping ourselves in this area.
In a recent episode of the StrongTeams.com podcast, hosts Steve NeSmith and Rodney Cox interviewed bestselling author and podcaster Chris Bolinger. He had much wisdom to share about avoiding sinful pride and cultivating humility. These are essential lessons for leaders in any field, but especially for those leading in ministry contexts.
This article deals with the unique problems experienced by Christians when they supervise others or are employees.
