Before you abandon your current vision, take a closer look to see if it can be animated with fresh meaning.
God created work, He loves work, and He wants to use you in your work to glorify Him and introduce others to Jesus.
The next time you lead a staff brainstorming session include a few of these five ingredients in your meeting and see what happens.
Many leaders struggle with building cultures of accountability. As a result, they spend an enormous amount of time, energy, and resources chasing after their tails.
If you've been finding that your leadership has not been as sharp lately, it could be that your team is not responding to your leadership. And the culprit might be found in your credibility.
Presidents and professors deserve our attention. Preachers and prognosticators each deserve their due Sunday by Sunday as one speaks God's words of truth and life and the other tells us who is going to win football games.
As Ralph Waldo Emerson put it, "Your actions speak so loudly, I cannot hear what you are saying."
We are what we are now, but we are constantly aware that we could be more. We may be an average leader, but we could become much more effective with work, mentoring, and study.
This book is great for any biblical leader who enjoys movies but struggles to find a way to use them effectively.
Who do you need to reach out to today? Take one step to connect with someone, to share what you are going through. God cares about you and so do those around you.
Think of the main messages you need to communicate over this next week, month or season of your organizational life. Take 15-20 minutes to think through the questions I've asked here.
Is there a dream driving you out of bed each morning?
"I'm just drained!" That phrase jumped out at me from an email I received from a discouraged pastor.
You have a variety of people who will gladly judge your effectiveness, but their understanding is quite limited.
Your team members are the lifeblood of your organization.
In leadership, the power of a decision is found in getting the call right, even more so in getting the timing of the call right.
For many churches, the quarantine was a time for introspection and evaluation.
Try applying some of these ideas the next time you do a staff review and see how it helps.
You have got to grow if you want to grow your team.
Leaders who need to be needed rarely develop other leaders. At best, they simply attract doers and followers, and that stunts everyone's growth.
