“It’s nice to come to the park every day knowing that’s your leader and he has your back.” – Cleveland Indians’ Mike Napoli on his manger Terry Francona You have to trust your leaders to be a successful organization. A lack of trust will destroy a team. You must know your leader will have your […]
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2 Harsh Realities All Leaders Should Know
His name was Frank. Frank had just resigned and was cleaning out his desk. Hoping for an emotional farewell from his co-workers, he looked forward to Rick coming by his cubicle. Rick arrived at Frank’s cubicle with his chair. Frank oddly looked at Rick’s chair. Rick said, “Frank, we’re going to miss you. I like […]
14 Things I Loved About Being My Church’s Capital Campaign Chairman
For the past two years, I have served as the chairman of Fellowship Bible Church‘s capital campaign. Today, we opened our new student building (see above). As a result, I have spent much of the weekend reflecting on this process and my life in general. As many of you may know, I have been employed by […]
The Leadership Genius Of Alabama Crimson Tide Head Coach Nick Saban
Fox Sports’ Joe Klatt recently made an interesting observation. He said and I’m paraphrasing, “We are wasting Nick Saban on coaching. He needs to be doing something like running for president.” What Joe was saying is Nick’s philosophy of leadership, organizational capabilities, personnel development, commitment to excellence, and legendary process are at a historic level […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of October 31st
“If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.” – General Eric Shinseki, Chief of Staff U.S. Army The Kingdom of God is always moving forward. It is always advancing. As a result, things are changing constantly. Leadership teams are changing. Assignments are changing. And with every new level, comes a new devil. […]
23 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange is a visual masterpiece! Stunning! If you enjoyed The Matrix you will enjoy this movie. Sometimes it felt like a little visually overwhelming but when the movie was over I really enjoyed it. Doctor Strange is the story of Dr. Stephen Strange, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, and his journey from hubris to living […]
40 Quotes From Andy Stanley’s Final Catalyst Session And 9 More Most Read Leadership Posts From October 2016
The more things change, the more they stay the same. October was a microcosm of everything our tribe of leaders loves – movies, church growth, and my weekly Top 10 lists. 9 of the Top 10 Most Read Posts of October featured these three subjects. So moving forward, give the people what they want! More […]
Unreasonable Churches
“Unreasonable Church Finds a Balance Between Going Both ‘Deep’ and ‘Wide”’ – Rich Birch Yesterday I posted The Top 17 Books Christian Leaders Should Be Reading In 2017. One of the books listed was Rich Birch’s incredible look at some of today’s most successful churches – Unreasonable Churches: 10 Churches Who Zagged When Others Zigged And Saw […]
The Top 17 Books Christian Leaders Should Be Reading In 2017
With Christmas fast approaching, I want to provide you a wonderful list of resources to get the leaders in your life. Below are 17 books written by some of today’s top Christian leaders. These will inspire, equip and challenge all Christian leaders. Make sure you check out each one! The following are 17 Books Christian Leaders […]
30 Observations About Fast-Growing Churches
I am getting more and more questions about the subject of fast-growing churches. This has caused me to wrestle with many thoughts. The following are 30 General Observations About Fast-Growing Churches: Most are staff led. Growing churches are led by leaders committed to personal growth. Primary draw is still the platform (music and preaching). Pastors […]
11 Lessons On Successfully Leading Next Generation Leaders
Over 50% of the American population is under the age of 21. We are seeing similar stats globally as well. Whether you lead a church, business, non-profit or athletic organization, the ability to identify, enlist and develop next generation leaders will be critical to having a sustainable future. Recently, I read a number of articles […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of October 24th
I love pastors. Pastors spiritually feed us the Word of God each week. Pastors have callous knees from praying for us. Pastors have taken jobs with pay grades far below their level of education. Pastors are under constant evaluation from frankly, unqualified people. Pastors and their families live in glass houses. Pastors are there during […]