When I talk to people who do n0t read this blog, the main reason they give is they do not consider themselves to be leaders. They think to be a leader you must have someone “under you”. This is especially true of many of the women I speak with. We need a fundamental shift in our thinking of what a leader […]
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The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of June 16th
At the conclusion of each year I write the The Top Leadership Posts I Read The Previous Year. When I compile this year’s list in December I would not be surprised if a minimum of five posts from this week’s list are included. This may be the best, most important and heart-felt, gut-wrenching Top 10 […]
The Best Leadership Advice I Ever Received
Today Tuesday, June 10th at 2:00 PM EST I will be participating in an online leadership forum along with Justin Blaney, Charles Stone and Greg Atkinson. Put on by Innovate For Jesus, you can listen online for free by clicking http://www.i4j.org/leadership. One of the questions we will be discussing is what is the best leadership advice someone has […]
10 Reasons Why Marriages Are In Trouble
Everyone in marriage is a single destructive decision away from being unfaithful. This is why we need to periodically re-visit the model God established for marriage with Adam and Eve. In January, Dr. Crawford Loritts, senior pastor of Fellowship Bible Church, provided the following 10 Reasons Why Marriages Are In Trouble: Immaturity – As parents, […]
5 Lies Men Believe
Nancy Leigh DeMoss wrote a very famous book entitled Lies Women Believe: And the Truth that Sets Them Free. Recently, I began to think about the lies we men believe. After processing my own experiences and those of the people I speak with, the following are 5 Lies Men Believe. This list certainly is not all-inclusive. […]
5 Reasons Pastors Should Get Passionate About Families
Carey Nieuwhof isone of Christianity’s greatest leaders. In addition to being Senior Pastor of Connexus Community Church and member of the Orange team, he writes the best Christian blog I know of. In preparation for the upcoming Orange Conference this is the third post I asked him to write on Christian leadership. His thoughts are below and this […]
5 Things I Want My Wife To Say About Me After 50 Years
The last words of my book 10 Indispensable Practices Of The 2-Minute Leader are “Wise King Solomon said, ‘He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.’ I couldn’t agree more.” I absolutely love Duck Dynasty and the Robertson family. How could you not admire a family who is made […]
27 Leadership Quotes And Lessons On Being A Godly Man From Johnny Hunt
After an extraordinarily difficult week my wife looked at me Tuesday morning and said, “You are going to Johnny Hunt’s Men’s Conference this weekend. You have given and given and given to others and now you need someone to pour into you. I am sending you to this conference.” Through the life she lives my […]
91 Leadership Quotes On Shaping The Next Generation
Earlier today I had the privilege of attending the Shaping The Next Generation Conference in Atlanta, GA. Put on by Family Life Ministries and host by Ernie Johnson, Jr., this event featured my pastor Dr. Crawford Loritts of Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, GA. He was joined by his two sons, Bryan Loritts, Senior Pastor […]
10 Reasons Why Marriages Are In Trouble And 5 Lessons For Raising The Next Generation
It is no secret successful marriages are becoming more and more rare. This unfortunate reality is having significant generational impact in our nation. Recently, Dr. Crawford Loritts, senior pastor of Fellowship Bible Church, outlined 10 Reasons Why Marriages Are In Trouble. This list has critical importance as it could provide warning signs which could save […]
15 Small Changes That Will Make A HUGE Difference In Your Life
Somebody reading this post needs a breakthrough right now. You are struggling in your marriage, or in raising children, or in your career, or financially, or perhaps even spiritually. You need a breakthrough. At the end of this post I am going to give you insights into what has worked for me in those five […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of May 13th
There are some weeks when very important conversations are taking place. Conversations that really get to the heart of our motives and what the real issues are. This was one of those weeks. Most of the posts below delve into issues and a level of authenticity we don’t like to talk about at parties. I […]