We will always have to deal with urgent matters, but if we’re not careful, the urgent will completely overwhelm the things that are of long-term, strategic importance.
Here are seven steps to improving in any area of your leadership, and the key ingredient to each step.
The relentless pressure to "make things happen" in ministry can wear down the best of us. Is there a better way?
If you’re not thriving—and many leaders aren’t, even in the best of times—adjust today to improve tomorrow.
In his book The Real Life MBA, Jack Welch has a great chapter called “Overcoming a Whacking.” Here are my notes after reading it.
People often think of the biblical Sabbath as unbearably restrictive. But the Bible records at least seven reasons for and benefits of Sabbath keeping.
This definition brings together two necessary things.
If you’re always evaluating present realities, envisioning improvements and coming up with ideas on how to make it better, consider incorporating these ten steps of the continuous improvement cycle.
For me, time has always been a commodity I didn’t want to waste. But what if there is a different way of planning?
From psychology to the Apostle Paul, it is proven that thinking about certain things can have a positive influence.
Feeling like you never have enough time to slow down?
This may be your best time spent.
Sleep is an important priority, and a must on a leader’s to-do list.
Are you always hurrying somewhere? Have you created space for God to speak?
What challenges do you find yourself coming up against again and again?
Begin this decade by maximizing this new phase of your life.
As a busy pastor, I carve out regular extended times away—by myself and away from the office.
Is it a myth that the new year is a good time to start fresh… and start planning?
This is a tool you probably don’t think about, but should.
Here are 10 questions to use as a guide to understand what’s working and what’s not in life and leadership.
