Ever ask yourself as a church leader, do I worship something or someone other than God? It’s a great question to ask and great heart check. I’ll stick my neck out and suggest that you do have idols you worship instead of…
So let me start here. I struggle with pride. Do you? Doesn’t everyone? Pride is at the root of all sin. It is pride—the pursuit of self, of knowing better, of being right—that caused our fall in the first place.…
College aged people and 20 something leaders have a bit of a bad rap. If you listen to many leaders over 40, the complaints come quickly: They don’t work hard enough. They seem to want it all, now. They have…
I completely agree with Bill Hybels. The best thing you can bring to your team as a leader is your energy. This is true not just for your team, but for your family for your friends…for life. Great leaders seems…
Almost every leader I’ve ever met wants to change something. If I asked you right now what you’d love to change in your church or organization, you’d probably be able to offer an answer within seconds. Some of you want…
How much do you struggle with your attitude as a leader? Of all the personal conversations I have with leaders, I’m surprised at how often leaders tell me they’re struggling to keep a positive attitude. I can relate. Even as an…
How’s your passion—your energy—for your work or mission these days? The longer you’re in leadership, the more aware you become of what really fuels passion over the long haul. And it’s a natural thing for passion to fade over time.…
Maybe you’re thinking of leaving. You’re thinking: I’ve done everything I can here. I’m not sure there’s much room left to grow. A change of venue will bring greater opportunity. And maybe God is calling you elsewhere. I can’t say.…
Clearly Christians have a an image problem: we’re viewed by many non-Christians as far too judgmental. Okay…it’s not so much an image problem as it much as it is a real problem. We are judgmental. And outsiders (and a whole generation…
Chances are you have to give a message or presentation in the next month. And chances are you’re already nervous about it. No matter how long you’ve been speaking or how often you do it, almost all of us get…
Almost every leader I know has a task list. (Come to think of it, I think school children carry task lists these days.) That’s awesome. If you’re like me, you’ve spent a lot of time figuring out how to track…
Circumstances. You face them every day you are always reacting to them–positively or negatively. Think about it. What circumstances in your life do you wish would change right now? A different work environment that doesn’t suck the life out of…