Ever write a message or talk that even you suspected was boring? That’s exactly where I found myself this week. I’d outlined my message for our current series weeks ago, but when I went back into it 6 days before…
Lee Kricher did something few pastors do; he’s led the church he founded, twice. Coming back 13 years ago, he led it back from near death to a growing church strongly positioned to reach into a new generation. Here’s his…
Ever have a bad day? Of course you do. You’re human. As much as you don’t like days like that (does anybody?), they’re inevitable in leadership. It happens. When I began in leadership, days like that often cost me more deeply than they had…
The problem with many leaders is that there is a gap between what they want to see happen and what they will do today. We dream of a radical new future, but then we answer email all day, go to…
Peyton Jones is a self-described serial church planter with a heart for evangelism. From being beat up for the sake of the Gospel, to starting a church at a Starbucks, to coaching leaders on reaching the most unreached people in…
If you’re truly going to develop as a leader, you can’t do it without great feedback. The dilemma is that you want to hear ‘well done’. In fact, you crave positive feedback enough that it’s tempting to only want to…
So you lead. You’re in charge…at least you’re in charge of something or hope to be one day. But how do you know you’re leading effectively…and that you’re not, well, a jerk? I mean we’ve all been around leaders who are extremely…
Only a small percentage of churches ever grow past 200 attenders. Enter Jeff Keady and Jonny Craig, whose podcast and blog, 200churches.com, is a resource to small church pastors everywhere. Jeff, Jonny and I discuss what small church pastors really…
What are the habits and disciplines that make high capacity leaders, high capacity? I interview Elevation Church’s Frank Bealer, who became President of an Insurance Company at age 23 and has continued to be promoted into positions of high influence…
Ever notice that so many of the challenges you face as a leader happen in your mind? Me too. Why is that? Well, so much of leadership is actually not a battle with others, it’s a battle with yourself. And a…