Nome, Alaska is a remote town with a population of 3,866 located on the southern Seward of the Bering Sea. It is known for being the most famous gold rush town in the state during the early 1900’s. The city is so remote it is not part of Alaska’s roadway system. The most common way […]
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22 Interesting Stats From July ’21 Leaders Should Know About
Recently I started regularly posting Interesting Stats For The Day on my Twitter and Facebook accounts. The response has been quite positive. The large majority of the information below is from a daily email I receive called Morning Brew. I like the information they provide because it is simply down-the-middle, bullet-pointed content with no slant […]
13 Interesting Stats From May 2021
Last past month I started posting Interesting Stats For The Day on my Twitter and Facebook accounts. The response of this information was quite substantial. Much of the information is from a daily email I receive called Morning Brew. I like the information they provide because it is simply down-the-middle, bullet-pointed content with no slant […]
6 Things Which Make Change Worth Doing
No one likes change but a baby, especially me. I have been married for 30 years, had the same hairstyle since the early 80’s (only thinner), both of our cars have over 230,000 miles, and I have had the same job for 19 years. But this past week I took a risk, changed something in […]
15 Interesting Stats From April 2021
This past month I started posting Interesting Stats For The Day on my Twitter and Facebook accounts. The response of this information was quite substantial. Much of the information is from a daily email I receive called Morning Brew. I like the information they provide because it is simply down-the-middle, bullet-pointed content with no slant […]
Top 10 Things About Mental Health Every Pastor (or Leader) MUST Know
A study by Lifeway Research in 2015 showed that 250 pastors are known to leave the ministry each month. As a former pastor with 20+ years of ministry experience, I understand the daily challenges of working on a local church staff. Vocational ministry is a calling that is rewarding, but there are times when it’s […]
40+ Done For You Church Policies
As your church grows there are some policies, you’ll need to have in place that you may not have! That’s why I partnered with Ministry Deal and StartChurch to put together 40+ Church Policies you can implement immediately! This week only you can get all the policies (fully editable versions too) for 81% off, only $47. Plus […]
4 Ways to Push Through the Wall of Grief, Pain, and Disappointment As You Run the COVID Marathon
One of the things I am most thankful for in 2020 is my relationship with the wonderful team at Aspen Group. Each month they have provided several articles and resources to make you a better leader. If you are not familiar with Aspen Group, a ministry-focused design, build, furnish firm providing integrated solutions for new church […]
The Top 100 Leadership Quotes Of 2020
Crisis does not make leaders, it reveals them. During no other year in my life did we encounter amount of crises that we did this past year. However, an amazing number of trusted voices stepped up and helped those in our nation and around the world navigate these turbulent times. As my Christmas gift to […]
8 Practices That Make Top Senior Military Leaders So Special
The 75th Ranger Regiment is a unique Special Operations Force comprised of specially selected and well trained Soldiers constantly tested for the privilege of serving in our Regiment. Recently, they asked their unit members to think about the best senior leaders they have worked with and identify what made those leader so great. I want to […]
Global Leadership Summit Live Blog – 21 Leadership Quotes From Rory Vaden on Time Management
For the next two days I will be live blogging the Global Leadership Summit. This is a special moment as the Summit will be celebrating its 25th year of investing in leaders. As we prepare to learn from this year’s speaker lineup, I want to take a look back at last year’s best leadership quotes. […]
The Top 6 Things I Learned During The First 6 Months Of (The Crazy) 2020
Are you like me and never dreamed you would see or experience anything like 2020? Think about it. In just six months we have seen the following: School shootings Kobe Bryant’s death COVID-19 Quarantines Churches, restaurants movie theaters, schools and colleges, and Disney all closed their physical locations Sports leagues temporarily suspended operations Panic over […]