There’s a difference between working at home because you want to and working at home because you have to. Working at home was an appealing privilege to many, but can now produce feelings of cabin fever on steroids.When your kids become your office mates, new...
Reflection is good for the soul. Personal reflection is even better if you act on it.You may not be an end-of-the-year-take-a-two-day-retreat-in-the-mountains kind of person. I’m not either. I can think through and process these questions in the time it would have...
All great leaders are devoted students of human nature. The more effort and energy you invest in understanding why people do what they do, the better leader you become. That’s the practical essence of human nature – why people do what they do.Your...
Good character is the indispensable quality of leadership.Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out. (Prov. 10:9)It doesn’t matter how intelligent, talented or successful a leader is, if they lack integrity, over...
Leaders need to be strong and make good decisions. Leaders need to know and declare the vision. Leaders need to demonstrate confidence and deliver hope. But how does submission fit in? We don’t talk about this topic very often.I used to think a leader’s great...
It’s natural to compare. But it’s not helpful.It starts when we are kids.When my mom gave us chocolate cake and my sister got the biggest piece, I wasn’t happy! Personalities kick in too. I didn’t like it but kept silent. Other kids would make their complaint...
The New Year is almost here!There is something special about a fresh start at the beginning of a new year. I get excited about that, and you probably do too.I hope that you are internally inspired for growth and change, so let me offer six steps to help you get...
No one local church can do every ministry. The question then becomes which ministries and how many? How do you decide? How many is too many?It’s like a local church to continue to add ministries. It is also like a local church to resist eliminating a ministry,...
The culture of your church is essentially comprised of who you are, what you value, and how you get things done.All churches begin with an enthusiastic vision of a culture that is so inviting people can’t resist. But leading a church is complicated. Vision for the...
Leaders worry about stuff. We just do. I don’t mean that wring your hands, fretting and get sick to your stomach kind of worry. But that kind of natural focused concern about things you care about.Like we “worry” about our kids. Parents care, we just do. We want...
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