1269 Leadership Quotes
“Everyone wants to be told they’re pretty!” – former co-worker Every leader I know wants to head up a team, department or organization that people admire. We all want to make a significant impact and see our influence increase. The question becomes exactly how do you become an admired organization? Earlier this month, the Chicago […]
There are two issues in church I see all the time. Problem #1: The church isn’t growing the way it should. There are lots of possible reasons for this – some of them are spiritual and some of them are organizational. Problem #2: People aren’t engaged the way you want. Sometimes it’s giving, sometimes it’s […]
https://vimeo.com/189216379 My hometown of Woodstock, GA is a better place to live because Dr. Johnny Hunt has been the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Woodstock (FBCW) for the last 30 years. He has been our city’s most recognizable person for a generation. Pastor Johnny is also Woodstock’s most influential person because he has stewarded […]
Amy Adams, as linguistics expect Dr. Louise Banks in the new movie Arrival, delivers an Oscar-worthy emotional tour de force. Arrival is the story of 12 alien pods which come to Earth and our attempts to build a relationship and discover their reasons why. There are two reasons to see this move – Amy Adams […]
Welcome to an Election-Free recap of the week! No Trump. No Hilary. No Marches. No Round-The-Clock Coverage. No Fear. Just good solid Christian content from some of the best leaders in the world! You can thank me later! Before getting to this week’s list, if you have not yet taken advantage of Recruit More Volunteers […]
I had a troubling conversation with one of the best church volunteers I know. After faithfully serving in his role for over 15 years, he is strongly considering resigning his position. Though sometimes a good idea, mostly when great volunteers resign their positions it is one of the most tragic and avoidable things that can happen at […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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. […]
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 […]
