Leadership can sometimes feel like a struggle. Leadership is hard work. It is challenging and puts up a fight. Leadership is not for the faint of heart. If you are a leader who just feels stuck or needs a burst of energy, this week’s top posts are for you. And if you are a pastor […]
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22 Quotes From Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban On Being A Leader
https://youtu.be/wlHAVQtuxKg Are you ready for some football? Absolutely!!! On Wednesday, July 19th Alabama Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban appeared on ESPN’s First Take (see video above). Winner of five national championships and four in the last seven years, Coach Saban is a wealth of knowledge regarding the subject of leadership. He is arguably […]
4 Of The Primary Ways North Point Community Church Measures Success
Any regular reader of this site knows I am a raving fan of MAG Bookkeeping and their Fully-Engaged Podcast. They recently hit a grand slam home run with one of their episodes. Their guest was Clay Scroggins, one of the campus pastors for North Point Community Church. MAG’s very own Ivy Sprague wrote an incredible […]
20 Thoughts On Helping People Recover From Terrible Decisions They’ve Made
Have you ever felt desperate? Have you ever felt completely out of options? Have you ever regretted, I mean deeply regretted decisions you have made? We have all been there. Yesterday, NorthStar Church senior pastor Mike Linch addressed this issue. He preached from Psalm 51. This section of biblical text was written by David after […]
Are We Being Too Tough On Pastors?
When I was a teenager I did not look forward to the dreaded family meeting. Myself, my brother and two sisters, would gather around the kitchen table where my dad and step-mom would pull out the yellow legal pad for an airing of the grievances. My goal would be just to say, “Yes sir”, “Yes […]
22 Practices Of Leaders Who Are Deeply Loved By Others
https://youtu.be/SLexiZHy9wI “I’m not only getting this job to do a sport that I love, but then God’s charity allowing me to do it for 67 years…It’s overwhelming, I mean, I have a big debt to pay in heaven – I hope when I get there – because the Lord has been so gracious to me […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of July 11th
Leadership is complex and challenging. A lot of mistakes can be made. The responsibility of leadership is that our words and deeds, both positive and negative, have a significant ripple effect. Our actions affect people’s lives. This is why this week’s Top 10 list is so important. Many of the posts have to do with […]
Craig Sager’s ESPY Speech And 10 Things Only Top Leaders Continually Work On
Everyone wants to become a better leader but only a select few are willing to pay the price needed for lasting success. Allow me to give you 10 Things Only Top Leaders Continually Work On. Less successful leaders either do not know these lessons or they become complacent, satisfied or simply give up. Don’t […]
A Tribute To The Greatest Collegiate Coach Of All-Time, Head Coach Pat Summitt
“You don’t take donkeys to the Kentucky Derby. You better get you some race horses.” – Head Coach Pat Summitt’s dad after her first loss On Thursday, July 14th at 7:00 PM EST in Knoxville, TN at the Thompson Boling Arena, the public is invited to attend a memorial service for the greatest collegiate coach […]
7 Things Great Leaders Have Learned To Do
Great leaders have learned a set of practices, that if done well over an extended period of time, can provide you sustained leadership success. There are simply things great leaders consistently do that unsuccessful leaders don’t. Grant Wahl, the great writer for Sports Illustrated, gave us a glimpse into just some of these practices in their June […]
13 Reasons Churches Have Plateaued Or Declining Attendance
Approximately four out of five American churches are plateaued or declining in weekly attendance. This has been a trend for so long it is no longer debatable. What is a debatable is what pastors and church leaders can do to reverse this negative momentum. In a search for answers, I took at look at another […]
Live Blog From Reach Conference: 39 Facts About Effective Church Capital Campaigns
This weekend INJOY Stewardship Solutions dispatched me to St. Louis to attend the Reach 2016 Conference. Followers of Christ are constantly shifting gears to meet the demands of family, work, school, relationships and ministry. Reach 2016 is a time to reconnect and recharge the spiritual batteries of the attendees in preparation for all God has planned […]