What makes a successful leader successful? And—here’s the next question— could you adopt any of their characteristics to help you become a more effective leader? Sometimes it’s easy to think that some people were just ‘born’ successful or that they ‘have…
Happy January! So…what conversations are you planning on having with your team this year? One of the things I love about a new year is the Top 10 lists that help us look reflect back and plan ahead. They can…
Can anyone become a better communicator? Jeff Henderson thinks so. Whether you speak every weekend or are simply trying to improve your presentations in the boardroom, Jeff shares what will kill your next presentations or talk and what will make…
So how do you turn around a declining church without blowing it apart? Can it even be done? Or will it always take years to do, if it’s even possible? Dom Ruso talks about how he leveraged the past to…
So as Christmas approaches, how are you doing? Really? Let me guess. You probably barely have enough time to even skim this post. Which is why I wrote it. This post is for all of us who ‘work’ in ministry. It’s…
Everything has its season. And the season of the cool church is, in many ways, coming to an end. There was an era when simply being a cooler church than the church down the road helped churches reach unchurched people. There…
Sex takes down more than its fair share of leaders and families. So why is sex so seductive? How do you open up an honest dialogue about sex with your kids or with your church? I interview XXXChurch.com’s Ryan Russell.…
Let me guess. You’re so busy caring for others (people in your church, your kids, your family, your friends) that you haven’t really taken great care of yourself lately, have you? Welcome to leadership. Especially church leadership. You run hard.…
So, what do you do if you want things to change and pretty much no one else does? Your team doesn’t appear to be listening. The leaders or board above you are opposed. The culture in your organization is stale. That’s a tough…
So is success…empty? Why is it that the highs we all experience when we succeed at something never seem to outlast the lows or the hollowness that comes afterward? Derwin Gray has more than a little experience with that emotional…
I have a heart for unchurched people and am always trying to find a way to build bridges and tear down barriers. But I feel like telling people I’ve served as a pastor or founder of a church almost automatically…
We’re all gifted at something. Sometimes in the name of false modesty we pretend we’re not really that gifted. But that’s just not true. You’re gifted at something: Communication Leadership Coaching people Mercy Serving Writing Discernment Music Editing Encouragement Giving…