Leadership is a journey…a journey that’s probably different (and full of more secrets) than you thought it would be before you stepped into leadership. When I was young, I always thought leaders had it all figured out. That the uncertainty…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…