Exodus 18:19-23 shows us the best way to distribute responsibility and authority.
As leaders, we're often tempted to believe that a conference or book or program will instantly solve our problems. But lasting solutions always require significant work.
How do we carry out this great commission in our everyday lives?
Leadership is about a lot of things. One of those indispensable things is the ability to help other people accomplish a lot.
How can you discern the difference between a God-given dream and a fantasy?
If you want to see your strategic plan drive new growth, you need to weed out the ideas that just don’t belong.
As the pace of change accelerates and the chaos continues, it’s hard to know what tomorrow holds, let alone the future.
Church vision and mission will rarely build your congregation. Here’s why they’ll fail you.
We can’t predict all things, like the economic situation or new regulations. Only God knows what the future holds. But we can make calculated inferences about the future.
There is no better time for an inspection than the end of this chaotic year.
Christmas is past, and New Year’s is swiftly approaching. In this strange, in-between time, it’s tradition to pause and reflect on the past year and the one to come; on the good, the bad and the hoped-for.
Every decision you make, and every risk you lead your organization to take, will require an investment of some of your leadership equity (the trust people place in you).
A leader’s ability to be externally clear in communication is a reflection of internal clarity of thought.
If I’m honest, I love the idea of strategy but I don’t love the patience and discipline that strategy entails.
In order to maximize leadership effectiveness, there are a number of disciplines that must be mastered.
We have heard from pastors more about changes they plan to make than any previous years we can recall.
Strategic planning could be a life-giving experience if we see it as an opportunity for a life transforming encounter with God.
Have you ever talked to someone only to discover, later and through the grapevine, that they completely misunderstood you?
It’s difficult to separate the performance and achievements of any elite athlete from those who helped them discover and hone the talent and skill that led them to greatness.
Leadership impact happens when you maximize your time, energy and focus on areas that matter the most, and minimize your time on lesser concerns.
