There is no shortage of leadership advice and suggestions in the world today. Matter of fact, you get a lot on this website. However, in 1990 I was given the best leadership advice I ever received. My church was conducting a revival. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this term, a revival was week-long […]
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12 Things Husbands Need To Do More Of Every Single Day
The most important leadership you will ever do is in the home because everyday you are setting precedent and sending people forth into a time you cannot see. Recently, a friend of mine posted the following items in Facebook while his wife was in ICU. It rocked my busy world. After reading, I bet it […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of July 21st
Successful leaders do not avoid problems. They proactively engage the issues facing them and find solutions. If you are having trouble getting up the courage to address your challenges or finding solutions to them, this week’s top posts are for you. The following are The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of July 21st: […]
10 Leadership Practices Of Stay-At-Home Moms
When I talk to people who do n0t read this blog, the main reason they give is they do not consider themselves to be leaders. They think to be a leader you must have someone “under you”. This is especially true of many of the women I speak with. We need a fundamental shift in our thinking of what a leader […]
10 Reasons Why Marriages Are In Trouble
Everyone in marriage is a single destructive decision away from being unfaithful. This is why we need to periodically re-visit the model God established for marriage with Adam and Eve. In January, Dr. Crawford Loritts, senior pastor of Fellowship Bible Church, provided the following 10 Reasons Why Marriages Are In Trouble: Immaturity – As parents, […]
91 Leadership Quotes On Shaping The Next Generation
Earlier today I had the privilege of attending the Shaping The Next Generation Conference in Atlanta, GA. Put on by Family Life Ministries and host by Ernie Johnson, Jr., this event featured my pastor Dr. Crawford Loritts of Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, GA. He was joined by his two sons, Bryan Loritts, Senior Pastor […]
One Year After The Affair
Recently I had the privilege of being introduced to Justin Davis, founder of RefineUs Ministries. Justin and his wife Trisha returned to ministry in 2009 following a four year journey of restoration. They use their story of pain, loss and redemption to bring hope and healing to couples all over the country. Justin has just finished […]
10 Areas I Need To Improve As A Husband
Last night my family went out for what was to be a nice, quiet dinner at a local pizza restaurant. Unfortunately we sat in a booth next to a couple arguing…very loudly. Here is what I picked up: The man had left his wife and kids. The lady was in counseling. He wanted to discuss the […]
Let’s Talk About Sex
Today I was having lunch with a friend and we were discussing social media in general and blogging in particular. Then he said, “Brian, you know how to increase your blog stats? Talk about sex! They will go straight up!” Then I said, “I’ve never written on it because frankly, I don’t think I have […]
10 Reasons Why Church Attendance Numbers Matter
In two of the three Christmas Eve services at our church, we had good crowds but they were not standing room only – and as a leader in my church I took notice of that.  I’m keeping a healthy perspective as I worked only two services so maybe the third had an overflow crowd. Maybe we just had a […]
What To Know When Life And Leadership Does Not Make Sense
“I never thought it would work out like this.” I have heard that statement literally dozens of times in my life as people discuss their marriages, careers, financial situations, spiritual life, etc…. Often times, life and leadership does not make sense. A friend of mine gave me a great quote recently which helps me deal with […]
The 2nd And 3rd Greatest Days In This Leader’s Life
March 26, 1990 is the 2nd greatest day of my life.  Ironically, I was really looking forward to that day for another reason. You see, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets were playing the LSU Tigers in the 2nd round of the NCAA basketball tournament. This was to be a match-up of the two best point guards in college […]