Posts Tagged ‘grace’
3 Simple Ways To Make Sure You Don’t Break In the Crisis
So you’re leading through the biggest crisis in your lifetime. I’m guessing you feel overwhelmed, not to mention exhausted. You barely have time to read this post. So let me keep this short. We’ve all been through crises before, but none like this. This post is part of a growing crisis leadership series, which you…
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Why Do We Hate Each Other So Much? (5 Reasons Anger Is the New Epidemic)
So much is changing so quickly in our culture. One of the things that is changing quickly is how deeply we seem to hate each other. Election years and global pandemics only seem to make that trend worse. I wish I could say Christians were exempt from this trend. We’re not. In fact, there are…
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CNLP 131: Kyle Idleman on Starting a Church at 22, Leading in a Megachurch and on Being a Writer
When he was in his early twenties, Kyle Idleman couldn’t get anyone to hire him as a preacher, so he started his own church, which grew to 1000. Two years later he left to join one of the largest churches in the US as a teaching pastor. Kyle and I talk about his journey as…
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Satan’s 5 Favourite Strategies: Church Leader Edition
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, lies at the extremes. There are some Christian leaders who never talk about Satan, and…
Read More Nothing Is Actually Free
Years ago, one of my best friends told me "Nothing is actually free." We were talking about a free lunch I won. He said, "Sure, it’s free to you. But somebody paid for it." Never forgotten that. And it’s completely true. That free CD you got – somebody paid for it. That free ticket to…
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