If you have been in Christian leadership for any length of time, there have been more frustrating conversations than you can count. Christians are very kind people. Therefore, they often spiritualize their words to sanitize what they are really thinking. In an effort to help Christians develop a glossary of terms and cut through the […]
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The Top 10 Most Read Leadership Posts Of June 2015
Bill Hybels famously said, “There is nothing like the local church when the local church is working right.” He would enjoy many of the top posts from June because they demonstrate the beauty, power and potential which still exists in local churches. Each month I review the previous month’s most read posts to glean insight […]
14 Leadership Lessons From The Life Of Jesus
Even reasonable atheists must admit Jesus Christ is the greatest leader who ever lived. No other person has been more talked about, more worshipped, had more songs and books written about their life, inspired more artwork, created a more successful lasting organization called the local church, and literally has history measured by when He lived […]
41 Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Do You Believe? The Movie
Do you believe? Yes I do!!! Today, my family had the incredible privilege to watch the movie Do You Believe? It is the best movie I have seen since God’s Not Dead. Do not miss this incredible film. It is a gift to the Body of Christ. Do You Believe chronicles the stories of 12 […]
10 Reasons I Have Come To Admire Christian Senior Adults Who Resist Change
Yesterday I heard of another friend of mine who had fallen away from the faith. We had lost contact over the years as life takes you through different seasons and directions. This friend of mine was a great leader. We had many passionate debates about the relationship of processes and systems vs. trusting God. He […]
The Top 30 Christian Leaders You Need To Follow On Twitter In 2014 Part 1
Last week I wrote my annual listing of The Top 30 Blogs Christians Need To Be Reading In 2014. As has become my annual tradition, I am now posting my follow-up, The Top 30 Christian Leaders You Should Be Following On Twitter In 2014. The challenge of this post is I could have literally composed a list of 100+ individuals. Therefore, I […]
13 Practices Effective Leaders Can Learn From Jesus
Do you want to lead like Jesus? Who wouldn’t? Jesus is the greatest leader that ever lived. I love studying Jesus and the things He did during His earthly ministry. Because He is God, whatever insights I am shown are only be a small glimpse into His impact but I still love dissecting passages of […]
10 Questions Every Pastor Should Ask About His Preaching
Today, I am honored to provide you a guest post by Charles Stone who heads up Stonewell Ministries. Charles helps pastors and churches get unstuck by applying neuroleadership insight to the art of spiritual leadership.  He has become a good online friend and you should check out his blog by clicking here. His first book, Daughters Gone […]
Live Notes From The Global Leadership Summit: 35 Quotes From Bill Hybels
Thanks to Injoy Stewardship Solutions (ISS), I am attending the WCA Global Leadership Summit for the next two days. ISS has a deep passion for church leaders and I am so glad they invest in its employees so we can carry out that mission. Bill Hybels just delivered an incredible message on sowing more seed, […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of July 16th
This has been an incredible week for connecting with leaders. Therefore, I am doing something a little different with my weekly recap of The Top 10 Leaderships Posts I Read This Past Week. ChurchLeaders.com is one of my favorite websites.  Brian Orme and his team daily aggregate the top blog posts of Christian leaders from around the world. For tools and […]
6 Events That Made Me Ask “Why Can’t A Church Do That?”
“Brian, we are ignoring fellowship! When you look at how popular community events have become, why is the church ignoring this?” This pointed question was asked of me recently by an incredibly effective church leader. After speaking with him, I became keenly aware of what my community was doing to create a sense of belonging and bring […]
The Survey Says – “Proof That Christian Leaders Are Extraordinarily Generous”
Can I be transparent? I despise most Christian surveys. The reason is simple. They never seem to have any good news.  Their data gives the impression that the sky is falling. The surveys tell us there is no hope and Jesus is, at best, asleep at the wheel or, at worst, no longer in control. Most Christian surveys imply that Satan […]