Leading well starts with your own life …
A little observation reveals that it’s often … … the overweight doctor who’s the one telling you to lose weight … … the mechanic who spends an […]
14
Jul
2019
Blog Tag
Leadership
03
Jul
2019
For our Founding Fathers, leadership meant putting their lives on the line …
Even though the “Christian industrial complex” thrives off of fostering an addiction to “leadership,” we have — in the church, anyway — profoundly missed an understanding of […]
08
Jun
2019
Do you lead your family like it’s an organization?
It may be silly to even think, but imagine for a moment leading your family like it’s an organization. In that case, you act like a CEO […]
22
Mar
2019
Why your pastor doesn’t want to counsel you …
“I hate counseling” was the blunt statement made by the pastor I was having lunch with. I’ve heard that before, from many pastors. In fact, over the […]
17
Feb
2019
Church leaders, have we lost our ability to shepherd?
My work leading an international parachurch ministry happily includes meeting and spending time with church leaders. A while back, I was having lunch with a bright, young […]
03
Jan
2019
Church leaders, maybe you’re spending too much time with the wrong people …
I think there’s an over-emphasis on church leaders “developing new leaders.” But along with that emphasis comes the recommendation to find the “best and brightest” and spend […]
06
Sep
2018
To learn well, leaders need to be proficient at unlearning …
For some people, learning comes easily. Take, for example, Hoagy Carmichael, a popular composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader, who one day decided to take up the […]
20
Aug
2018
A dozen ways ministers can give some direction to their ministry rather than be driven by it …
A couple months ago I sent a text to a fellow minister asking if he would be available to meet over lunch to discuss something pertaining to […]
11
Aug
2018
Humor is great, but there’s some bad humor that needs to be removed from pulpits …
Laughing together through life adds to the joy a family can experience. Humor can be a great thing! “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken […]
31
Jul
2018
The overemphasis of influence in spiritual leadership …
The mantra taught to 21st century church leaders is that “leadership is influence.” There’s a lot of truth in that statement for business or secular leaders, but […]