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This post on influencing Gen Z is written by Shane Sanchez. Shane is The InsideOut Director for Gwinnett Church (a campus of North Point Ministries.) I recently interviewed Shane on ChurchPulse Weekly. You can listen to the interview here. By Shane Sanchez Does the idea of influencing the next generation (Gen-Z) ever overwhelm you? Chances…

3 Ideas For Increasing Your Influence With Gen Z

If you sense that things are changing rather profoundly in the workplace these days, you’re correct. What’s strange is that so many of the rules at work that made sense a decade ago just don’t anymore. What seemed normal at work for several generations is suddenly seeming as outdated as driving to Blockbuster to pick…

5 Outdated Leadership Practices in Today’s Office (Why 8-4 Doesn’t Work Anymore)

What are your thoughts about young leaders these days? I’ve been at countless breakfasts and meetings with people my age or older who, about a decade ago, started complaining about younger leaders. The part that puzzles me is that I love working with young leaders. They have been the heart of my team for over a…

5 Things Older Leaders Can’t Stand About Younger Leaders

Oh to know then what you know now. It never works that way, though, does it? This past week, I celebrated a birthday. It was a good one. I spent much of the day being grateful, but it also made me realize how much I’ve learned over the years both about leadership and about life.…

5 Things About Leadership My 25-Year-Old Self Never Would Have Believed

The world is changing so fast it often feels impossible to keep up. Technology is one thing. But so many other things are changing too. Take cultural assumptions for example. What was true a few years ago—or more dangerously, what we tell ourselves is true—isn’t necessarily true anymore. Few events in the world do a…

Young Leaders, DeepFakes and 7 Things I Learned at SXSW About How the World Is Changing (Again…)

Eugene Peterson died in 2018. Like you and so many others, I felt the loss quite deeply. In the last few years, not only have we lost Eugene Peterson, but also Billy Graham and Dallas Willard among others. When a giant voice in ministry disappears from us, the question that’s really on my mind these…

Young Leaders: Who Will Replace Eugene Peterson and Other Giants We’ve Lost?

Of all the issues the church needs to deal with in the next ten years, succession is near the top of the list. So many of the churches started in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s are led by (now) older leaders. A similar reality is also facing established churches who have had a leader…

The Looming Pastoral Succession Crisis and Why It’s Already Bad

“So, what would you tell your 25-year-old self?” I get that question all the time from young leaders. It’s a great question. There are so many things I would do the same, but there are more than a few things I’d do differently. Some mistakes you make as a young adult and leader are inevitable,…

12 Things I’d Tell My 25-Year-Old Self (About Life and Leadership)

What’s the difference between an effective leader and an ineffective one? Often it’s self-awareness, and the willingness and desire to become a more emotionally intelligent leader. Terry Linhart shares from years of experience as a pastor and now professor on how to grow your EI and self-awareness as a leader. Welcome to Episode 147 of…

CNLP 147: Terry Linhart on How to Become a More Emotionally Intelligent, Self-Aware Leader

If you were to focus on just a handful of key principles to master in leadership, which would you focus on? I get asked almost every day for advice, and I’ve written hundreds of posts on this blog filled with principles. Here are 5 principles I think about almost every day. The first three relate…

5 Key Principles Every Leader Should Master