“Make dust or eat dust.” – Unknown. “If you’re not first, you’re last.” – Ricky Bobby Jeff Martin is the great lead pastor of Redeemer Community Church in Johnson City TN. Today he and I were talking and he relayed to me the following story from when he was a youth pastor in San […]
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5 Lessons From One Of The Most Innovative Things I Have Ever Seen A Leader Do
Tying a necktie. Checking your motor oil. Changing a flat tire. Basic plumbing work. These are some of the skills many adolescent males learn as they grow into young men. But what happens if no one is in a young man’s life to teach them? Billy Graham once said, “A coach will impact more people […]
6 Steps To Help Leaders Make Good Decisions With All That Free And Paid Advice They’ve Received
“For lack of guidance a nation fall, but victory is won through many advisers… Plans are established by seeking advice, so if you wage, obtain guidance… Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisors.” – Proverbs 11:14, 20:18, and 24:6 Steve Robinson, former Chief Marketing Office of Chick-fil-A and […]
Pat Riley’s 7 Danger Signals Of The Disease Of Me
Whether it is the home, business, non-profit, church, athletic organization, community, or the nation in which you reside, we have a crisis of self-serving leadership. People are just more focused on themselves and their self-interests than the good of others. Pat Riley, in his famous book The Winner Within: A Life Plan For Team Players, […]
The Impact Of Showing Someone A Little Compassion
Anne Murray once wrote a song which said “I sure could use a little good news today.” This past Sunday afternoon my Bluehost rep was updating the PHP on this site. During the awkward silence while she was working, I asked how her day was going. She said she had not seen her family in […]
6 Tips For White Coaches On Beginning Conversations With Their African-American Athletes About Race And Injustice
Dr. Crawford Loritts is the incomparable African-American pastor of Fellowship Bible Church, a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic congregation located in Roswell, GA. This past Sunday evening he delivered to his congregation an emotional, life-changing message expressing his feelings on the racial issues facing our nation. It should be must-see viewing for anyone hoping to see […]
What Does A Leader Look Like? The Extraordinary Leadership Of Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms
We all watched in horror earlier this week at the tragic and horrific murder of George Floyd. The anger, frustration, heartbreak, and hatred people were feeling erupted in violence across our nation. One of most violent locations was in Atlanta where I reside. But in the midst of the chaos we watched, a shining light […]
Tony Dungy’s Words Are The Best Advice I Have Read On The Issues Of America
As I have watched the events in Minneapolis unfold the last few days I have wondered & prayed about how I should respond. Below are my thoughts. I hope you read the whole thing because the final thought is most important. Romans 12:21 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/9uTtk0R9gW — Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) May 29, 2020
3 Things God Wants To Do In A Man’s Life During COVID-19
On Monday, April 20th I will be leading an online Zoom teaching session for Real Momentum entitled 3 Things God Wants To Do In A Man’s Life During COVID-19. This is an incredible organization to serve! Real Momentum offers tailored men’s ministry coaching, local church events, and strategic missions partnerships. They help churches develop an effective disciple-making […]
The United States Army Rangers Creed
Yesterday I posted The United States Navy SEALs Ethos. It went viral as it should have. As a result, I received an email from a friend of mine who is an incredible leader and former Army Ranger. To continue the conversation of honoring our troops, he provided the image below and wrote “Plenty of similarity […]
The Myth Of The “Great Leader”
The Myth Of The “Great Leader”. I have been spending a lot of time thinking about this subject lately. So much so a book may be coming out of it. Regular visitors to this site know I read a lot of leadership books. The individuals profiled represent a wide range of value systems. Some very […]
Live Blog From The SPARK Conference – 30 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Clay Scroggins On Leading When You’re Not In Charge
For the next three days I have been dispatched by INJOY Stewardship Solutions to attend the SPARK Conference. SPARK Conference is a gathering for local church leaders passionate about making disciples who make disciples. This event is structured the conference to help teams pray, process and plan together toward the launch of a disciple-making movement […]