Research shows over 70% of all six-figure income earners consider themselves avid sports fans. This makes a lot of sense. Sports involves measurable results, wins and losses, conflict resolution, team building, pressure, player development, strategy, perseverance, and pushing yourself to do more than you thought you were capable of. As a leader, this is why […]
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The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of August 29th
Sometimes I think we just make leadership too difficult. Leadership is influence. It is about movement. The most difficult and important form of leadership is self-leadership. You cannot lead others if you cannot first lead yourself. And above all, leadership is about people – serving them, honoring them, encouraging them and helping them reach their […]
The Top 20 Most Read Christian Blogs And The 9 Other Most Read Leadership Posts Of August 2016
I have been serving church leaders in a professional consulting capacity since 2002. The funnest experience I ever had was this past August 5th through 7th as part of the live blog team at The Global Leadership Summit. Originating from Willow Creek Community Church in Barrington, IL, this event was seen by over 300,000 leaders […]
8 Reasons I Use This Product To Manage My Personal Finances
When it comes to how I manage my personal finances there were a lot of well-known options available. As I landed on which one was best for my family I settled on Joe Sangl’s ministry I Was Broke. Now I’m Not. The following are 8 Reasons I Use This Product To Manage My Personal […]
10 Things Leaders Do To Grow The Platforms Of Other People
One of the great joys of leadership is to use your influence to help others get ahead and succeed. The modern term for this is “using your personal platform”. But the greatest leaders not only use their personal platforms, they also help create and grow the platforms of others. One such leader was famed Hollywood […]
5 Financial Documents Every Church Needs
When most pastors think of ministry, they are energized by helping people. They are usually not nearly as excited about the financial aspects of ministry. We understand and want to serve you in this area. My friends at Fully Funded have started an organization to assist church leaders lead well in the area of financial […]
10 Practices Of The NFL’s Top 10 Quarterbacks
Every leader I speak with wants to get better. And if I have any time for an extended conversation, they will inevitably begin asking me about other successful churches or leaders. I love how humble most leaders are and how they simply want to get better. This is why I found the August 24th edition […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of August 22nd
Bill Hybels says, “Leadership is about movement. It is about moving people from here to there.” Leadership is about taking people somewhere. This speaks to vision fulfillment, project completion, and even raising children as you move them through various stages of life all the way to adulthood. Many of this week’s Top 10 posts deal […]
49 Leadership Quotes And Lessons On Mission, Vision And Church Growth From Tony Morgan
Today was Day 2 of Capital Campaign University put on by INJOY Stewardship Solutions. We had the wonderful privilege of learning from one of the most respected and trusted church consultants in America, Tony Morgan. For those of you who may not know, Tony’s website and book Killing Cockroaches provided the template for how I would do my […]
How Do You Turn The Ordinary Into Extraordinary By Ike Reighard
This evening I had the wonderful opportunity of attending a session conducted by the incomparble senior pastor of Piedmont Church Ike Reighard. As part of an event put on by INJOY Stewardship Solutions called Capital Campaign University, Ike gave an incredible message on turning ordinary things in your life into extraordinary things. As a special gift to everyone reading […]
Live Blog From Capital Campaign University: 26 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Mike Linch
This morning I had the incredible privilege of sitting in a session conducted by the incredible senior pastor of NorthStar Church Mike Linch. As part of an event put on by INJOY Stewardship Solutions called Capital Campaign University. Mike gave an inspirational message on how to address the giants all leaders face. Giants are those things we cannot overcome. These […]
Why So Many Churches Copy Another Church’s Vision
In their latest edition of the Fully Engaged Church podcast, MAG Bookkeeping President Randy Ongie talks with Shawn Lovejoy. Shawn has a heart for coaching leaders, pastoring pastors and helping them conquer what keeps them up at night. Shawn previously served as Founding and Lead Pastor of Mountain Lake Church, Directional Leader of churchplanters.com and the annual Velocity Conference. […]