You’re probably thinking: Seriously? A blog post on the Devil? I mean come on… I thought this was a blog for thoughtful leaders. Well, I’m with you. Talking about the work of the enemy is not an easy task. The challenge, I think,…
Ever wonder what’s really holding you and your church back? I think it’s often the myths you buy into that limit not only your potential, but tragically, the potential of your church. Today, I launch a brand new podcast—The Canadian…
Today’s post is a guest post adapted from my good friend Rich Birch’s brand new book, Unreasonable Churches: 10 Churches Who Zagged When Others Zigged and Saw More Impact Because Of It, for which I had the privilege of writing the…
Today’s post is a guest post by Tricia Sciortino, president of eaHELP, one of our partners on the blog and on my Leadership Podcast. By Tricia Sciortino As a pastor or ministry leader, you probably have some pretty specific goals when it comes…
This Isn’t Why You Got Into It You got into ministry because you loved Jesus and because you felt a call. Your motives, quite honestly, were about as pure as they come. Yet, if you’re like most pastors or church…
You’ve seen leaders who have stopped growing. It’s not a pretty sight. If you’ve stopped growing as a leader, you’ve stopped leading well. But often, the leaders who have stopped growing don’t realize it’s happened. After all, the people who lack self-awareness…
Where’s your passion level these days? If there’s one common characteristic of growing churches and their leaders these days, it’s passion. Passionate leadership is so much more contagious than passionless leadership. And passion is a key characteristic of leaders who…
Like many of you, I was deeply saddened to learn of Pete Wilson’s recent resignation as the Senior Pastor of Cross Point Church. In Pete’s own words (you should read and watch them for yourself), he’s tired, broken and has led…
It’s amazing to me how many leaders I know tell me they struggle with control. I come by the subject honestly because I, too, am a recovering control freak. Most people have a love-hate relationship with control. Control freaks love it when…
If you could only tell your top leaders a few things, what would you tell them? That’s not an easy question to answer, but it’s one I was asked recently as I spoke to the senior leadership team and staff…
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…
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…