A word of encouragement to leaders …
When I heard the response, I just smiled. “We’ve tried that already!” is what the person said, the others nodding their heads in agreement. “That’s okay, we’re […]
01
Oct
2012
Blog Tag
Leadership
10
Jun
2012
Branding for Jesus …
So if Superman puts on a suit and a pair of eyeglasses, no one thinks “Clark Kent” is really the “man of steel”? I never got that! […]
16
Apr
2012
Lunch with a novice …
The young minister was all smiles and oozing enthusiasm as we ordered our lunch at the restaurant. I had been one of a few mentors to him […]
18
Mar
2012
Leaders worship it and teach you to seek it …
It is the worshiped idol of leaders. They pursue it with great gusto. They teach others to pursue it, and preach that it should be pursued. With […]
05
Mar
2012
Lack of scholarship limits a congregation …
In previous discussions about leadership, whenever I raised the issue about how biblical scholarship is lacking among too many of today’s church leaders, I often got a […]
30
Jan
2012
Worship Leader or Lead Musician?
One of the most under-utilized staff positions among churches is that of the Worship Leader. That’s because for many churches, the person serving in that position really […]
27
Nov
2011
Another reason why men don’t go to church …
According to scripture, church leadership is supposed to be composed of our most spiritually mature men. But if you listen to many sermons today, you might question […]
08
Nov
2011
Who are you talking to?
One of the greatest weaknesses we see from leadership in the church is not understanding the audience the leader is speaking to. Here’s a big case in […]
15
Oct
2011
It’s a leadership thing?
Supposedly what’s happening on Twitter and Facebook is a new leadership thing … Several leaders have developed a platform of many thousands of followers on Twitter and […]
08
Oct
2011
I was just thinking …
If you don’t like taking time to think, don’t plan on being an innovator. Great ideas pop up “out of the blue” for very few truly innovative […]