Because "wealth and honor" and success come from God alone, you can rest anytime you have faithfully put in the work and the "inputs"—not just when you've achieved your desired outcome.
In this "1-minute Strategy" video Bob Whitesel PhD explains why open board meetings sometime create roadblocks to effective leadership.
How to, and how not to, witness well at work.
Effective leadership doesn’t require charisma. It requires character and competency.
I pray, though, that I will avoid the temptation to see the various aspects of my church as a place where I can determine whether it meets my needs and gets my “like” affirmation.
Focus on the why. Not on the what and the how. What and how are inherently divisive. Why unites people.
Pride can lead to embarrassing ends.
What do you need God to do today that only He can do and that shows everyone how good He is?
In today's digital age, social media has become an invaluable tool for churches to connect with their congregation, engage with the wider community, and spread their message of faith.
Being aware of the baggage young people have and the stages of life they are going into can help churches better minister to younger generations.
Time is one of the most important resources leaders have, and using it effectively can maximize their results.
Ancient mariners knew the value of fixed points in the sky. Those anchors above gave them confidence to release their ropes at the shore and to navigate their journeys toward lands they knew lay beyond the rising and falling seas.
Most leadership development programs aren't worth a bucket of warm spit. Actually, they might be worse than that.
His headquarters: a fight club eight miles from Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Life isn't easy, is it? We may be able to retreat from the battle for a little while, but life is full of complex situations that make us feel like we are in the middle of a machine gun arsenal of World War 3.
Where was Luther when he had this epiphany? In a grand library? Walking in a beautiful garden perhaps? No.
Transfer growth is elusive these days. If churches are not growing by conversion or evangelistic growth, they probably are not growing at all.
As pastors, one of our primary responsibilities is communication. Whether we're delivering sermons, offering spiritual guidance, directing ministry leaders, or running church board meetings, effective communication is at the heart of our role.
Salvation is not a mere transaction. It is not a matter of saying magic words and getting dunked in a magic pool.
