25 Pieces of Advice for Young Leaders
If you’re a younger reader (which most of you are), I have some great news. Now over 50, I have as much or more energy than I did a decade or two ago, a much better sense of who God…
Leadership
5 Reasons Leaders Lose Their Nerve When They Need It Most
Every leader battles their nerves. By nature, leadership is going to require you to do things that push you past your comfort zone pretty much every day. And in seasons leadership will push you further than you’ve ever gone. You’re…
You Can’t Follow Fear: 5 Signs Fear’s Getting the Best of You As a Leader
Want to know what might be holding back your leadership? Fear. Most leaders I talk to struggle with fear in one measure or another. Fear can be so difficult to wrestle down until you realize how fatal fear is to leadership.…
6 Signs That Your Team Chemistry is Crumbling
This is a guest post from Mark Riggins. Mark is the Community Life Pastor at ENCOUNTER | Bible Fellowship Church in Ventura, CA. His new book STUCK When You Want to Forgive but Don’t Know How is available now on Amazon. Sign-up HERE for a…
7 Signs the Pharisees Are Running Your Church
So are the Pharisees running your church? Interesting question. How would you know? And perhaps, more appropriately, how would you know if that was you? You could argue that the since the religious leaders nailed Jesus to the cross, there’s no…
5 Tips To Help Ministry Leaders Get Their Joy Back At Christmas
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…
The Impending Death (and Rebirth) of Cool Church
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…
The Top 2 Ways Most Leaders Misuse Their Gifting (And How to Fix It)
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…
Why You Need to Play Favorites In Leadership (And Even In Ministry)
One of the biggest challenges you will face as a leader is figuring out how to treat people. So what do you do? Most of us decide we’ll simply treat everyone the same. After all, it seems like the right thing…
Why A Real Leader Never Says “It’s Not My Fault”
Despite our faith, Christian leaders don’t always have the healthiest practices. It’s so easy to get defensive in leadership. After all, all the problems no one else can solve land on your desk. What makes it really difficult is that sometimes…
3 Keys To Pushing Past Your Personal Leadership Ceiling
Hit any leadership ceilings lately? You know that moment when you realize you need to grow but you just don’t know how? Welcome to the club. We all feel that as leaders. After 19 years of leading a church, I…
How to Lead Change When You’re NOT The Senior Leader
If you were in charge, everything would be different, wouldn’t it? But you’re not. At least not yet. So how do you effect change when you’re NOT the senior leader? How do you lead change when you’re a staff member…