This past Friday evening, First Baptist Church of Woodstock (GA) hosted David Platt’s Secret Church: Scripture And Authority In An Age Of Skepticism. Among the many statistics Platt shared to begin the evening were regarding the Top 10 Most Bible and Least Bible-Minded Cities in America. The following is the listing: The Top 10 Most […]
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All leaders fall into one of two categories – Great Examples or Cautionary Tales. This past week, Bill O’Reilly became a cautionary tale. The Fox News icon and host of The O’Reilly Factor, was forced out of his popular primetime position amidst allegations of sexual harassment and an advertising exodus. On Thursday April 20th, the USA […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of April 17th
The next seven days are going to be like DRINKING FROM A LEADERSHIP FIREHOSE!!! Next Wednesday through Friday I will be live-blogging from the ReThink and Orange Conference. From a leadership perspective, this will be as good as it gets. Make sure you bookmark this site, get it on your calendar and revisit throughout each […]
Live Blog From SUCCESS Live – 40 Leadership Quotes From Bishop T.D. Jakes
SUCCESS Magazine is putting on a live online leadership conference today. I had the privilege of listening to a backstage interview from the event. I want to share those thoughts with you. The following are 40 Leadership Quotes From Bishop T.D. Jakes From SUCCESS Live: If you are in a downturn, throw off all excess weight and […]
How Much Self-Promotion Should You Be Doing? The Answer May Surprise You!
If you are a regular reader of this site, you know my friend Bryan Miles is one of my favorite leaders. Bryan and his wife Shannon are co-founders of BELAY Solutions – a virtual solutions organization. Recently the team at BELAY wrote an interesting article on the subject of self-promotion. It challenged my thinking and I wanted to […]
Looking To Fill A Leadership Position? Here’s 14 Things You Need To Know.
If you want to get better as an organization, get a better leader. Great leaders are like bacon. They just make everything better. But what should you be looking for in a leader? What skills and competencies are important? For those of you who are not long-time readers of this site, I am a HUGE […]
The Type Of Elder You Do Not Want At Your Church
This past July I concluded a five-year tenure as an elder at Fellowship Bible Church. It was an absolutely wonderful experience. I was privileged to serve under our wonderful senior pastor Crawford Loritts and three incredible chairmen. The men I served alongside formed what would become lifelong friends and the best small group I was […]
5 Things Leaders Who Want Respect Should Read And Understand
A popular saying in today’s urban dictionary is “Game recognizes game.” Let me give you some examples. One of the reasons it is so important guys who want to date girls meet the father first is because guys can’t fool guys. You see, game recognizes game. One of the advantages to hiring from within is […]
10 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From The Disappointing Fate Of The Furious
I was extremely disappointed in The Fate Of The Furious. Allow just to dive in why: Here is a warning to Christians – Go in 5 minutes after the movie has started. This would be about 25 minutes counting previews. There is some needless scantily clad women in the beginning. Men, cover your eyes or […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of April 10th
Before we get to this week’s Top 10 list, I want to provide you a couple of links of some quality content you may have missed this week. Check these out: 12 Things Smart Pastors Do When Walking Into An Existing Leadership Culture 7 Qualities to Look For In Selecting Your Next Leaders The 3 […]
33 Leadership Lessons From Bill Belichick’s Interview With Suzy Welch
Today in a CNBC exclusive, Suzy Welch interviewed the incomparable head coach of the New England Patriots Bill Belichick. There are few leaders in any industry as accomplished as the five-time Super Bowl champion. I found Coach Belichick’s quotes very insightful. Whether you lead an athletic organization, business, church, educational institution or non-profit, his thoughts […]
The 3 Types Of Feedback Great Leaders Constantly Give
If you are a regular reader of this site, you know my friend Bryan Miles is one of my favorite leaders. Bryan and his wife Shannon are co-founders of BELAY Solutions – a virtual solutions organization. Recently the team at BELAY wrote a very insightful and practical article on The 3 Types Of Feedback Great Leaders Constantly Give. […]