What does it look like to lead with both conviction and compassion in a culture that keeps shifting? Faithful leaders stay grounded in truth while engaging the world with clarity, courage, and grace.
God’s leading us is not always a call to action. God’s leading us is often a call for us to wait so that he can do a few things in our lives. What might God be doing during our time of trusting and waiting?
In this post, we'll explore the Christian perspective on goal-setting and accomplishment, and consider how our approach to these areas of life can bring glory to God. As leaders, it is crucial that we are intentional about seeking God's will and fulfilling the assignments He has for us.
Instead of focusing on the need to pay the light bill and the water bill, I began to highlight the lives our dollars were impacting.
When leading to empower, there are three tasks the leader is to personally undertake for the growth of those he is leading.
The situational leader is wise enough to step back, pray, assess the situation, and determine which strategies will garner the best outcome.
Leadership, especially ministry leadership, can be a draining endeavor. The continual demands upon the leader take an emotional toll and many times the leader finds himself or herself in an unhealthy emotional state and this inevitably affects them personally, in their family, and in ministry.
Part of being a believer is changing from what we are to what Christ desires for us. Lasting outward change comes from genuine inward change. The reason this is important for leaders to understand is God has not just called us to lead a church or organization, but to lead people—his people.
This type of leadership, leading alongside, views people not just as staff or employees, but as individuals God has given us care over. We see ourselves as entrusted with a precious task to lead them and lead them well.
With this call to pastor comes a duty to equip the saints. We do this best when we faithfully preach the whole counsel of God, and we disciple our people in the Word through relational groups
How many times have you gotten into an argument with someone only to come away with nothing accomplished, feelings hurt, or the relationship soured?
An important principle of leading effectively in the 21st century is leading the right people.
Leading any type of organization is hard enough in itself — but leading an organization well without a clear and compelling mission and vision is downright impossible.
