To understand the Great Commission is to understand that each person alive today has been created in the image of God and participates within God's story.
As you consider the organization you lead, regularly ask yourself this question: In light of the current situation, am I wearing the right hat?
Most leaders I know really struggle with taking vacation of any kind.
Well, if you've been following us, you know that we finally heard God's voice telling us to write a book. Actually, He told us to write three.
Church leaders thought long and hard about how church online should change in light of COVID. Now our physical services are altered as well.
When a team member is out of alignment, it can cause the same drift and shakiness to the organization that a tire out of alignment can cause to your vehicle.
When your leadership battery is fully charged, everyone around you wins.
Skeptics may call the Revolutionary Army's survival and ultimate defeat of the British as good fortune. But George Washington called it Providence.
Young leaders full of ideals and ideas help keep older leaders fresh in their thinking. Older leaders full of experience and wisdom help keep younger leaders from errors that cannot be erased.
Instead of acting as if conflict is an intrusion, the best leaders recognize that addressing conflict effectively is one of their most important responsibilities.
We can't totally go back to pre-COVID times, but we don't know what the future holds, either. We're living in the in-between space.
I believe the more we know how the brain works, the more effective change managers we'll become.
When you find yourself in the midst of conflict, here's a simple five-step, biblical path to peace.
Are biblically responsible investors simply uneducated and enjoined in a massive, multi-billion-dollar investment scheme of futility?
The past six months of being reopened has given us seven insights into where our church is and how we need to continue pivoting.
As you become the fullest expression of your unique, God-given design, you will find yourself in "the zone."
We get reports regularly from church leaders who share excitedly about the number of people who have visited the church as a consequence of these efforts. We have heard of many who have become followers of Christ.
Conflict is a highly subjective experience for most people. Subject to interpretation. In nearly all cases, there is a lack of shared information, facts, and understanding.
I would like to share the three "L's" that have helped me stay focused when seeking church transformation.
By rewarding these positive behaviors, leaders will see their team members stepping up to new challenges, conquering old challenges, and bringing new leaders up with them.
