One thing I rarely discuss but is a BIG DEAL for Christian leaders is the hiring and firing process which takes place at churches. From the feedback I receive, we are fairly weak as a leadership community in this area. Therefore, I want to make you aware of a number of quality posts written this […]
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14 Habits Of Highly Successful Young Leaders
Hiring young leaders is critical to the success of any organization. Whether you lead a church, business, non-profit, or athletic organization, young leaders give you sustainability. Young leaders bring fresh perspective and innovative ideas. Great organizations are always green and growing. An organization struggling to find quality young leaders is the National Football League. The […]
6 Reasons A Leader Remains In Leadership And Why Many Do Not
This is a post I have wanted to write for a long time. There are countless articles written on how to become a successful leader. In fact, I have added many logs to that fire. But there are very few posts, articles and books written on how to REMAIN a successful leader. Lasting leadership is […]
7 Characteristics Of Volunteer Leaders Pastors Should Want In Decision-Making Roles
John Maxwell famously said, “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” When you consider four of five churches are plateaued or declining, we must then look at those in church leadership as an area where we could improve. I am HUGE fan of pastors but am seeing a great need to increase the leadership skill, capacity […]
Unhealthy Thinking By Some Of Today’s Mega-Church Pastors
“Faithfulness is the foundation of greatness.” – Dr. Crawford Loritts I was recently meeting with one of the top church consultants in America and he made an interesting observation. He discussed that pastors running between 1,000 and 2,000 in weekend attendance are like gangly teenagers. They had experienced some rapid growth but were still trying […]
21 Leadership Lessons From Nick Saban, Dabo Swinney And Others From College Football’s Opening Weekend
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 […]
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 […]