Leadership and self-awareness …
Sometimes silence is not golden. Such as those times when we could avoid an embarrassing moment if only someone would have pointed out something about ourselves we […]
02
May
2018
Category
Leadership
09
Mar
2018
It takes more than preaching to shepherd God’s flock …
A sincere, authentic minister of the Gospel desires above all else that the flock of God he shepherds become mature disciples of Christ who are becoming more […]
24
Feb
2018
The most important element of your leadership …
So many of today’s leaders place such an emphasis on “leadership” that they actually devalue followership. That outcome was captured in a story recounted by Dr.’s Les […]
23
Feb
2018
Maybe Billy Graham had a good idea about how to deal with criticism …
Whatever work you do in life, there will be someone there to criticize it. But it seems serving in vocational or bi-vocational ministry attracts more than its […]
06
Dec
2017
A little encouragement for the more senior pastor who’s been doing it right for years …
Nearly all of the attention and encouragement given to pastors in conferences, podcasts, books, videos, or otherwise, is pointed to a stereotype of a younger pastor who […]
07
Jun
2017
Why I think bi-vocational ministry is a bad idea when it isn’t necessary …
A new idea gaining some traction in vocational ministry these days is purposely choosing to be a bi-vocational minister when making that choice isn’t necessary. I think […]
24
May
2017
What to do when a minister has mentally and emotionally checked out …
I stumbled across an odd little story that didn’t have an identified source, but the subject matter caught my attention … “Then you don’t think I practice […]
18
Apr
2017
Have ministers given up on providing pre-marital counseling that has real value?
Albert Einstein once offered a sliver of insight regarding marriage: “Women marry men hoping they will change. Men marry women hoping they will not. So each is […]
26
Mar
2017
Loyalty in leadership …
We talk a lot about congregations being loyal (or supportive) to their leaders, but rarely do we flip that and look at the need for leaders in […]
09
Jan
2017
When pastors lose interest in people …
So much of what is taught to church leaders today about “leadership” is taken from the secular marketplace, not from the Bible. The more we adopt and […]