Maintaining long-term passion in leadership can often be a challenge. Initial passion may come from first experiences and new endeavors, but substitutes like caffeine, overscheduling, hype, time off, and new interests can't sustain it.
Saying no is crucial in leadership growth to focus on what truly matters. Embracing "no" can lead to better results and personal development.
Most of us spend a lot of time trying to figure out whether we think God is trustworthy. Maybe the only question isn’t whether we can trust God.
Are some people just a waste of time? Are there people you need to cut out of your life now?
Every once in a while when I read the Bible stuff pops up that I just plain never noticed before.
More and more I’m seeing at the end of the day all we’ve got is our relationship with God and with people. Not the idea of a relationship, but the reality of a relationship.
Everything has its season. And the season of the cool church is, in many ways, coming to an end.
Every leader has a choice between self-care and self-medication, and subconsciously, many choose the ‘polite’ version of self-medication.
So, what do you do if you want things to change and pretty much no one else does?
Is there anything you or I do–as regular, average pastors–that hurts rather than helps the cause of the local church?
We’re all gifted at something. Sometimes in the name of false modesty we pretend we’re not really that gifted. But that’s just not true. You’re gifted at something.
One of the biggest challenges you will face as a leader is figuring out how to treat people.
My suspicion is that most of us are not nearly as grateful as we should be.
Focus on the why. Not on the what and the how. What and how are inherently divisive. Why unites people.
When you welcome people to your church during your in-person services, do you still behave like it's 1999?
So you'd love to see more volunteers serve in your church or organization. Who wouldn't? And yet when it comes to volunteers, a surprising number of leaders struggle.
Ever catch yourself saying, "It's not my fault"? Maybe you say it but with different words. Find out how to move away from this mentality and into better leadership.
One of the most perplexing questions a Christian and, to be sure, a Christian leader will face when it comes to risk is this: Am I trusting God, or am I simply being foolish? The question isn’t as dumb as it seems.
Many leaders struggle with some level of insecurity. Can you overcome it?
Sleep is the secret leadership weapon no one’s talking about. So let's talk about it.
