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7 Current Giving Trends In The Local Church

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It appears whenever someone writes about any trend in the local church the slant is always negative.  The sky seems to always be falling.  If you read or listen to many people surveying the church there appears to be no hope at all.  Unchurched individuals can’t stand us.  We should just baton down the hatches […]

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12 Signs Of A Church Who Loves Its Community

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If I asked most pastors and church leaders if their church loved its community, they would respond “Yes”.  But do they? Today, Piedmont Church’s (GA) community pastor Marlon Longacre spoke on the parable of the Good Samaritan from Luke 10.  As I listened to Marlon’s message I gleaned several truths about what a loving and […]

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25 Leadership Quotes and Lessons From Overcomer The Movie

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Sorry Spider-Man: Far From Home. This summer’s must-see movie is Overcomer!!!  In the latest movie from the Kendrick Brothers based out of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, GA, we are forced to ask the questions about our personal identity, who are you and whose are you? The story follows John Harrison, a high school basketball coach […]

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16 Lessons On The Relationship Between Leadership And Creativity

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The following are 16 lessons we learn about the relationship between leadership and creativity: Great leaders and smart artists know there is no creativity without creation.  You must actually get something done.  Other thoughts…. Managers are primarily technicians.  Leaders are artists. Managers enjoy control.  Leaders enjoy creation. Artists still execute but they also have a […]

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The One Thing Leadership Is All About

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Successful leaders know it’s all about the people.  People are the only appreciable asset your church, team, or organization has.  And they should be treated as such.  The quickest way to get better as an organization is to properly invest in your people. I just finished Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, and Alan Eagle’s incredible book […]

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76 Leadership Quotes From Kentucky Head Coach John Calipari and NFL Analyst Michael Lombardi

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There are few things as fascinating to me as when incredibly successful people from different industries get together and discuss leadership.  Some examples are when Bill Gates and Warren Buffet were interviewed together which I discussed at a recent public speaking event.  Or Andy Stanley and Jim Collins from Catalyst.  These are rare occurrences but when […]

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Why Mike Linch of NorthStar Church is One of America’s Greatest Pastors and The Top 10 Most Read Leadership Posts of June 2019

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June 2019 was another incredible month for this site and the leadership community we have built.  We celebrated some of the greatest leaders in America like Mike Linch, Nick Saban, John Maxwell, Priscilla Shirer and the Chick-fil-A organization.  We also continued digging deeper into what makes a successful leader.  What a leadership journey we are […]

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