In yesterday’s blog post, we looked at the difference between leaders who accept responsibility and leaders who instead blame other people and things for their mistakes. Today I want to focus on a critical mistake many leaders make: in the…
How do you gain and keep influence with people? Love them. It’s almost that simple, and it flow from this principle that’s true of almost all of us: We listen most to the people we love the most. This is…
While it can be hard to spot in the early stages, there are at least five signs that show you lack integrity. It’s one thing to know you might lack it in certain areas, but the question is how do you…
Integrity is something you desire, but how do you know if you have it? And what exactly is it anyway? Sometimes, it’s easiest to think about something out of its immediate context. When something is well-built, we say it…
Want to know how you’re really doing? Sit in silence. Sit silently for at least 10 minutes – even an hour if you can handle it. More and more, I’m learning that silence reveals what’s really happening inside me. Whenever…
Most of us would love passion to fuel our life and work every day. That’s always how it starts, right? When you begin something, it’s pretty much all passion. Whether you’ve felt a call into ministry, you’re starting a new…
I was at Elephant Room this week, a forum hosted by Harvest Bible Chapel for pastors and church leaders. The best part for me was the honesty, candour and wisdom shared by the panel: James MacDonald, Mark Driscoll, Steven Furtick, Jack…
I finished the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson a few months ago. Not only is it one of the few books I actually wished was thousands of pages longer than it actually was (I LOVED it), it offered fascinating insight into…
The problem with most of us is not that we don’t dream big enough, it’s that our dreams and goals get lost in the shuffle each working day. The biggest casualty of the daily grind, surprisingly, is not your inboxes…
More than ever before, I enjoy being alone… but there’s a world of difference between solitude and isolation. It’s easy to miss the difference because, on the surface, they look the same. You’re by yourself. But that’s where the similarities…
“It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.” Psalm 127.2 Most ministry leaders I meet are tired. I had this…
I need your help. I know you’ve thought about this. Doesn’t matter how strong your faith is, you wish some things were different. In fact, you wish God were different. I’m writing a message series for the summer (or fall) of…