Four ways effective leaders deal with conflict and weirdness
The voice on the phone said, "We'd like you to work with Bill. He's one of our supervisors. He has problems working well with other people."
Frustrated by repeated conflicts?
What is your tendency in conflict?
The 4 ways conflict can quickly improve your life and business
Whether at home or in business, conflict is unavoidable.
1 question every leader should ask themselves every day
Will you allow your team to give in to their excuses, or will you help them create opportunities?
Distraction or opportunity?
You could be missing a key point when it comes to distractions.
Moving our congregations to more effective evangelism
Too often, people view the connection between discipleship and evangelism in one of two ways: either they inseparably lump them into one category, or one gets relegated to the wastelands of our faith life.
Are you a thermostat leader?
One of the most important duties of your leadership is the regulation of anxiety.
Book review: Martin Luther, by Eric Metaxas
I have studied Luther for years, but I learned a number of new things about him through this book.
3 leadership truths that can turn “fearless” into “courageous”
The idea of the "fearless leader" owes more to myth than it does to leadership reality. The goal is not to be fearless, the goal is to be courageous.
5 signs I need to put on my desk (and you might too)
I don't actually have signs on my desk, but I feel like I should have a few. Every day, I make mental notes to remind myself (seemingly again and again) of some basic things I keep forgetting as a leader.
4 ways to lead with integrity
We must be people of integrity. The world is watching how we respond to the tests and trials in our lives. We either draw people to Jesus or repel them with our lack of integrity.
Confession: I was a benevolent dictator
When they came to me with an idea, I applauded them for their idea and then shared with them two or more things that would add horsepower to their plan.
4 questions for the 2021 grads in your life
Pastors may consider adapting these thought-provoking questions and answers when they address their congregations' grads in a sermon or in written recognition.
Critics: Stay away or draw close to them?
Leaders should not cut off their critics, but should actually stay connected to them in a calm way.
What are you paying attention to?
When we "target fixate," we're looking at something that is drawing us away from our destination.
Celebrating victories of all sizes
Be on the lookout today for where God proves his love, his kindness, and his generosity in your life.
The big church leadership mistake of 2021 (that you can still avoid)
As hard as the last year has been, you've learned so much in this disruption that to simply re-embrace what was will destroy what can be.
What megachurches, neighborhood churches and the multi-site movement tell us
The attractional church is yielding to the local church. This one phenomenon explains what is taking place in the three categories of churches described in this article.
Hearing God’s call to the workplace mission field
Have you heard God's voice calling you to full-time Christian ministry? Have you also felt a call towards the marketplace, government or education, health care or the arts?
What the Bible says about the doors in your life
A few years back, I spent most of the year studying the Bible's use of the word "door." The concept is found about 400 times in Scripture, often as a metaphor for opportunities in our lives.
