Giving feedback to creative people can be a murky experience.
If you could wave a magic wand to fix one issue in your church, what would it be? Lack of volunteers? Poor engagement in community outreach? Low levels of financial giving?
Bob's pursuit of success may have achieved worldly riches, but it also led him down the road of alcoholism, cost him his first marriage and almost cost him his second.
Your energy waxes and wanes over the course of the day. You're not a robot. You're human.
With many facets of society in turmoil, we often expect the church to be a place of solace, serenity and shalom. That hope and dream is not always realized.
At whose shoulder do you stand to learn the rhythms and routines, the lifestyle of discipleship? Who provides you with instruction, example, and encouragement?
The idea that there is such thing as a "team decision" is one of the biggest myths in leadership.
Rarely is someone looking out for you and your long-term sustainability. Most people are just demanding more from you.
Being led by the Spirit of God in your life is an adventure—one that will take all kinds of unexpected twists and turns.
Ultimately, not everyone is a leader.
Not all ideal cultures look the same, but they have the same ingredients.
It is cliché to say the landscape of church ministry has changed in the past five years, but it is most definitely true.
There is a tension between leaders and creatives within any organization.
Napoleon Bonaparte is quoted as saying, “A leader is a dealer in hope.” As biblical leaders, we have the greatest hope there is—in Jesus Christ alone. But what about this extended season we’re in? At times, hope seems hard to find. It feels hard to muster up. It feels hard to deal out.
“Hero leaders” rise up at specific times for specific purposes. Then there’s the rest of us.
