I have a quick but profound leadership lesson before getting to this week’s Top 10 list.
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright went an astonishing 87 days and 11 starts between his 198th and 199th career pitching victory. Here’s the lesson:
What is the hardest win to get? What is the hardest sale to get? What is the hardest client relationship to gain? What is the hardest sermon to prepare for? What is the hardest book to write? What is the hardest game to win? What is the hardest mountain to climb?
The answer: The NEXT one.
The Top 10 (Make That 13) Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of September 11th
Now as promised, the following are The Top 10 (Make That 13) Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of September 11th:
- Free E-book for Preachers: 30 Inspirational Quotes by Vance Harner by Nelson Searcy
- Learn, Unlearn, Relearn by Dr. Sam Chand via TheArtOfLeadership.com
- Is Your Church Stuck? 7 Characteristics Of Highly Intentional Churches by Brandon Kelley via PreachAndLead.com
- Three Realities That Define Generation Z’s Perception Of Leaders by Tim Elmore via GrowingLeaders.com
- 10 Potential Idols In My Life by Chuck Lawless
- 10 Ways To Know You’re Becoming More Christlike by Dr. Joe McKeever
- 7 Reasons You Don’t Have More Leaders by Tony Morgan via TheUnstuckGroup.com
- How To Walk People Through Pain & Difficulty by Joshua Reich
- How The Nature Of God Shapes The Organization Of The Church by Dan Reiland
- Is It OK For A Godly Leader To Swear? by Eric Todd Rojas
- ***BONUS*** 5 Vision Killers by Charles Stone
- ***2nd BONUS*** Changing The Atmosphere by Keith Wahl
- ***3rd BONUS*** Sermons On Healing And Trauma by Justin Trapp via MinistryPass.com. Few organizations provide as many quality sermon series, sermon graphics, and youth and children’s media content as the team at Ministry Pass. Click HERE to learn more about all they provide. You will love their resources.
Last Week’s Leadership Posts
The following are this site’s top posts from this past week. These all had an incredible response! Make sure you check them out if you missed them the first time around.
- Pressure, Havoc, Change, Relevancy, and Options. The Backstory of 5 Leadership Lessons I’m Learning.
- If A Leader Doesn’t Do This, They Aren’t Worth Following
- “The Secret” – 7 Steps To A Winning Culture
- 7 Lessons For Leaders Who Are In Over Their Heads
- 3 Keys To Having The Best Year Of Your Career: Lessons From Atlanta Braves Home Run Leader Matt Olson
- Barna’s “Making Space” Podcast Series Recap with Carey Nieuwhof, Derwin Gray, and Others
What other great posts did you read this week?
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