The overlooked leadership skill of expressing emotion
Being an influential leader starts with being the best version of you that you can be.
How are you taking care of your soul?
What are you doing to take care of your soul?
Mastering Successful Succession Planning for Church Leaders with Nancy Moore
In this episode, Rodney Cox talks to Nancy Moore, an expert in the field of pastoral succession planning. Nancy has helped guide hundreds of churches through these delicate leadership changes over her decades of experience.
The brevity and uncertainty of life
None of us are guaranteed 70 or 80 years of life. While our lives could be potentially long, they can also be unpredictably short. What are we to do with this?
Leadership can be lonely: how to support those at the top
Leaders need encouragement because it can be lonely at the top. Find some encouragement in this post.
The wisdom of silence: what we can learn from Job
Information is not the same thing as knowledge or wisdom. Find out what we can learn from Job.
How can you overcome evil?
Evil can be difficult to recognize and even tougher to fight. A big part of the battle occurs in the spiritual realm, and most of us are not intimately familiar with that place.
Leading with integrity: lessons from King Josiah’s restoration
As leaders, we need to strive to be more like Josiah. But what could that look like?
You can’t work through exhaustion
When you’re exhausted, depleted, or burned out, what will you do? Work more or take a rest?
12 things that tempt men to peruse porn
As I’ve researched the issues caused by porn, I am shocked not just at its moral consequences, but at its social costs, damage to marriages, and what it does to our brains.
Create a circle of trust: selecting advisors who amplify your success
As the saying goes, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” Successful leaders surround themselves with successful advisors.
5 church social media tips for the Summer
Your congregation will be taking a summer break since the kids don’t have school and many take family vacations. You may feel disconnected as they disconnect. Is there a solution?
Finding wisdom and turning from evil
In his agony, Job saw more clearly than his unhindered companions could yet perceive.
5 practical ways we can maintain a narrow focus
How do we keep our focus in a world where there are so many things vying for our attention?
A 16-point checklist for retiring pastors
“Retirement” has different meanings for Baby Boomers. But, for most of us, retirement will not be of the rocking chair variety, at least not initially.
Equipped for the workplace
Over 70 percent of our time is spent in the workplace, yet our training and teaching focus on areas where we spend much less time.
Book review: Seneca
Seneca represents some of the best of Stoicism. As a major philosophical movement in history, it is certainly appropriate to read what he had to say.
3 dangerous leaders
I have learned and grown from watching a few incredible leaders, and some, not-so-great leaders. They have taught me a lot of lessons about what to do and what not to do in life and ministry.
9 ways to boost brain power
God gave each of us a two-pound dynamo called the human brain. It’s truly the most amazing physical object in the universe. Yet, leaders often don’t take care of their brains, and later in life they pay the price.
Deciding what’s next: a guide to choosing when all options seem goood
What should you do when faced with two seemingly strong paths? Sometimes, a fast, good decision is superior to a slow, perfect decision.
