Leadership
Hey Leaders: Loneliness is a Choice
I’ve said it. You might have said it too. Leadership is lonely. Since graduating from university, I’ve been a senior leader. It sounds more glamourous than it is. When I started, all three churches I served had a total attendance…
5 Signs Fear is Undermining Your Leadership
Leaders are supposed to be courageous, right? And you are…sure. But let’s be honest, sometimes you’re worried. Even fearful. You need to deal with that. I know it’s hard, but here’s what’s at stake: You can’t follow fear. Why? Not just…
How to Have a Constructive Church (or Family) Fight
I talk to so many people outside the church who say they get along better than people in the church. If church people behaved like they tell other people to behave, they might come. I’ve met so many Christian couples…
21 Key Learnings from Andy Stanley and the Drive Conference
I was at the Drive 13 Conference this week, North Point Church’s leadership conference in Atlanta. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve been in a room with Andy only to think “I wish everyone could hear this.” So…
How to Attract Leaders Who Are Better Than You
This week I’m sharing leadership lessons I’ve picked up from North Point Community Church. The Drive Conference is a leadership incubator and being a partner church of North Point has helped our team see and experience world class leadership development…
5 Things North Point Has Taught Me About Team Alignment
Today a team of us from Connexus Church is at Drive Conference, North Point Community Church’s premiere leadership conference. I feel fortunate. Connexus has the privilege of being a North Point strategic partner church since we launched in 2007. We…
What Everybody Ought to Know About Emotions and Ministry
Life is emotional. But for those of us in ministry, it feels like it’s even a little more emotional. That’s true even for those of us who think of ourselves as more rational than emotional. Sometimes we get surprised by…
Why Young Leadership Is Essential to Your Organization
College aged people and 20 something leaders have a bit of a bad rap. If you listen to leaders over 40, the complaints come quickly: They don’t work hard enough. They seem to want it all, now. They have a…
How to Become a More Secure Leader
So you might be a little insecure as a leader, but how do you change that? If some of the signs of insecurity describe you, what do you do about it? As I’ve wrestled this issue down in my…
Five Signs You are an Insecure Leader
So…let’s just be honest. I’m a little insecure. My guess is you might be too. Most leaders I know struggle with some level of insecurity. In my next post, I’ll share some strategies that can really help getting past the…
Three Ways to Break the Status Quo
One of the chief enemies of your organization’s future is the status quo. Keep doing what you’re doing the way you’re doing it and eventually whatever you’re doing will run out of steam. There’s a reason they’re not still making…
Five Ways to Lose and Gain Influence
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…