1269 Leadership Quotes
Recently, I had the opportunity to be part of a church’s Christmas planning. Probably like your church, the room had a myriad of feelings. Some staff members were very excited and had a blue sky view towards the planning. Others were concerned about the amount of time remaining until Christmas and all that needed to […]
There are two church services each year which have an elevated level of importance – Easter and Christmas Eve. Tonight, my wife and I attended Piedmont Church in Marietta, Ga who was hosting the first of their many Christmas Eve services. Led by the incomparable senior pastor Ike Reighard, Piedmont is a church who is […]
Is your community glad your church exists? In the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, GA, local businesses and schools are thrilled Piedmont Church is there. Led by Ike Reighard, Piedmont is committed to blessing its community and has seamlessly woven itself into the daily fabric of North Atlanta life. Nowhere was this more apparent than this […]
Bill Cowher tells Joe Posnanski in the December 19th edition of Sports Illustrated a statement Bill Parcells once said to him: “You start out coaching, and you think it is a big part of your life. And then, after a while, you realize that it is your life.” Leadership is intoxicating and can become all-consuming. The following […]
If your church needs to raise significant capital, I have developed a theory on what is needed for givers to mature, develop and fully participate in your initiatives. I refer to this growth curve as moving givers from Stability To Surrender To Sacrifice. Here is what I have witnessed over the last decade: The first time a person gives to […]
We are angry as a society. Maybe it’s that we are impatient and have no margin. Maybe we are just selfish. Maybe we are seeing the results of the breakdown of the family. Maybe at our core we are scared and insecure. Maybe we know that to most people and businesses we are simply commodities that if […]
December was a month with many pleasant surprises. I expected a down month because of the holidays but it turned out being the 2nd highest month of traffic since the launch of this site. Because of the holiday season, many of the posts centered on Christmas and church-related issues.  The following are the Top 10 for December […]
 2010 was a great first year for this website. I am honored that you take the time to visit and trust the information has added value to you. The following are the Top 10 Most Read posts of 2010 with some additional comments on trends that flow from this information. 20 Leadership Quotes from Gordon Gekko and Wall […]
Have you noticed how the holidays bring out the absolutely worst in people?  It’s almost as if Christmas and Thanksgiving institutionalize dysfunction. The worst example of this I witnessed on Christmas Eve. It was about 9:00 AM and my wife had sent me to the grocery store to pick up some coleslaw that she had forgotten. […]
Merry Christmas everyone! I’m going to keep this post simple. The following are 16 great leadership quotes and principles I have acquired over the last week. I hope you enjoy them. “We’re not looking for just the next hit that’s going to last for 3 months. We want to something that’s going to last for people’s […]
 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DJddb73OOQ&w=853&h=510] If you haven’t seen the North Point Community Church iPad Band, then check out this incredible video. Why is this important, read below. Does it bother you when someone leaves your church? The reality is that every church has a “back door” that people slip out of. The key leadership question that must be asked […]
Merry Christmas everyone! If you are sitting around these next couple of days looking for some good year-end reading material, the following are my Top 20 Favorite Leadership Posts Of 2010. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did bringing them to you. Ladies, How To Welcome A Man Home – By far my favorite post […]
