What is creativity? Creativity is not messed up hair, skinny jeans, low v-necks, and scarfs. Creativity is not necessarily thinking outside the box. Creativity is primarily finding solutions to the issues we face everyday by thinking and operating within the box differently than anyone has before. If you are looking for new solutions to the […]
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4 Responsibilities Of Church Leadership
I am so excited for Bryan Miles and his wife Shannon on the consolidation of their companies (MAG Bookkeeping, EAHelp, etc…) into one HUGE brand called BELAY. If you want to grow your organization, they are the leading company to help you with virtual services such as staffing, bookkeeping, and creative copywriters. I cannot recommend them enough. To learn […]
What The Bible Says About Lazy People vs. Hard Working People
In my study of some of the greatest leaders in the world, hard work was the second-most common trait of people who reach the top of their professions. Hard work is one of my favorite subjects and a passion of mine. Hard work is something anyone can do it only a few choose to do […]
49 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Louie Giglio And Christine Caine – Passion 2017
Tonight Passion 2017 began from the Georgia Dome located in Atlanta. It you are unfamiliar with Passion, it is the 20th anniversary of a gathering of over 55,000 18-25 year olds with the sole purpose of making the name of Jesus famous. Over 1,600 campuses and 90 countries were represented. On a special note, this will be […]
10 Practices Of Pastors Who Effectively Preach About Money And Generosity
Effective preaching is critical to increasing generosity in your church. In an effort to help provide pastors insights into how to better talk about money, I turned to the greatest leadership book ever written – the Bible. In 1 Chronicles 28-29, King David stands before the nation of Israel and calls them to sacrifice for […]
The Top 35 Blogs Christian Leaders Need To Read In 2017
Because I am often asked for my recommendations about blogs Christian leaders should be reading I am pleased to announce my annual listing of The Top 35 Blogs Christian Leaders Need To Read For 2017. The following is the criteria I use to determine which great sites I prefer: First, my recommendations are my personal list. […]
Free Ebook On The Coaching Brilliance Of Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban
Fox Sports’ Joe Klatt once made an interesting observation. He said and I’m paraphrasing, “We are wasting Nick Saban on coaching. He needs to be doing something like running for president.” What Joe was saying is Nick’s philosophy of leadership, organizational capabilities, personnel development, commitment to excellence, and legendary “Process” are at historic levels and […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Entire Year Of 2016
Each Friday for the last few years I have provided my Top 10 leadership posts I read the previous week. These have become popular, go-to posts for leaders. It helps them sift through all the clutter and get to the very best leadership content. Since this is the final Friday of 2016, I wanted to […]
The Top 10 Most Read Leadership Posts Of 2016
In terms of number of site visits, 2016 was the greatest year in the history of this website. All the thanks goes to Jesus Christ for His goodness and to you the readers. Like many previous years, leadership quotes and lessons from movies dominated the Top 10 Most Read Posts Of 2016. It is funny […]
9 Brutal Questions For Any CEO To Answer In 2017
A lot of businesses that are in startup, or just past the phase of startup, don’t have a formal group of advisors to challenge them. The fact remains, of the 28 million businesses in the United States, only 4 percent will surpass $1M in annual sales. Going from zero to $1M+ requires agility and unemotionally […]
A Christmas Gift From Perry Noble And Brian Dodd On Leadership
Not There Yet: What I Would Say to Leaders Under 30 A free eBook by Perry Noble Leadership development is a key ingredient to effective and sustained ministry impact. Recently, I have become good friends with Perry Noble. Because of his generosity, he wanted to make his book available as a free Christmas gift to […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of December 19th
Let me begin by wishing everyone a very, Merry Christmas. I hope you have a Jesus-filled holiday weekend. The following is this week’s Top 10 list. I want to encourage everyone to make sure to check back next Friday, December 30th as I will be unveiling a special Top 10 list – The Top 10 […]