Leadership
5 Basic Mistakes Churches Make Over and Over Again
It’s one thing to make mistakes in leadership. It’s another to make the same mistakes over and over again. Any idea what your frequent mistakes might be? And if you have mistakes that you make, why do you keep making…
Some Simple Practices That Will Get You Over Your Insecurity as a Leader
So you struggle with insecurity as a leader. Join the club. It’s not fun to struggle with insecurity, but it is great that you see it. Self-awareness helps so much in leadership. In my last post, I outlined 5 signs of…
5 Ways to Battle The Never-Ending Worship Wars
So let me guess: someone recently complained about the music at your church. It doesn’t matter what style of music your church features or how traditional or edgy your music is; complaining about music is almost a universal phenomenon in…
CNLP 085: Whit George on How to Work with Family in Ministry, Taking Over Leadership, and Learning How to Lead in A Brand New Role
Church on the Move in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is known for innovation. It’s also about to undergo a significant leadership transition. Today I talk with the driving force behind much of the creative innovation at the church in the last decade,…
7 Keys to Asking Better Questions (What I’ve Learned From My Leadership Podcast)
If you want to become a better leader (and who doesn’t?), the key is simple: learn to ask better questions. I wish I knew that 25 years ago when I started. I thought leadership was about giving answers, not asking…
5 Things Great Leaders Know About Their Emotions That Others Don’t
Emotions. Some days you probably think it would be better if you could lead without them. You get excited about a new idea only to become discouraged when no one else thinks it’s a great idea…or it doesn’t work. As…
12 Characteristics of a Spiritual Entrepreneur
Ever wonder what might happen if you actually went for it? Did what you always felt called to do but were too afraid to? I hope you wonder what might happen. If there’s one thing the church in the West needs…
How to Tell Who You Can Truly Trust in Leadership
So who can you trust… mean truly trust in leadership? You’ve trusted people you thought you could trust, only to be disappointed or get burned (sometimes badly). You’ve decided not to trust someone, only to realize you were wrong and he or she…
6 High-Yield New Year’s Resolutions Every Leader Should Make
If you’re like many leaders, you’re busy making resolutions this week. I think that’s a great idea. Michael Hyatt outlines a number of compelling reasons you should actually write down your resolutions. The most persuasive for me is that you…
5 Reasons Grateful Leaders Make the Best Leaders
Ever notice the leaders you’re most attracted to tend to be the most grateful? At least that’s true for me. Grateful leaders make the best leaders. And yet being in leadership can make you ungrateful…quickly. You feel a pressure few others…
Why You Should Be Thankful If Your Pastor Behaves Like a CEO
Of all the things I hear church leaders slip into conversation, one of the most persistent is the opinion that a pastor should never adopt the attitudes or habits of a CEO. Instead, the pastor should be a shepherd and…
7 Ways to Recover As a Leader After You’ve Messed Up
The dreams of most leaders of small and even mid-sized organizations often go unrealized. Why? We all make mistakes. Almost daily. Okay, daily. We’re human. Some mistakes go unnoticed. So you take notes and hope not to repeat. But what…