Tweet I recently posted about the things I miss from church planting serving in an established church. Church planting can be daunting, but the rewards from seeing people far from…
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Tweet I only had four church experiences in vocational ministry. I served twice in traditional churches where God allowed us to bring a renewed energy and growth go established churches….
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Tweet Here’s a secret to having a more productive week: Spend 30 minutes Sunday afternoon or evening, or even early Monday morning, planning your week. I know that sounds overly…
I’m talking about those who just can’t look on the bright side of an issue. They always see the negative side instead of the positive side. They choose not to live by faith, but instead by failure. They love to stop a dream by pointing out all the things, which could go wrong.
Tweet I remember the day God said something to me! Well, one of the days. Thankfully I’ve had a few powerful days when I sensed the Creator spoke clearly. But…
Let’s face it…going to the gym can be brutal on the ego…
Recently Cheryl and I moved downtown. It was an intentional life change (You can read about it HERE.) Part of that move involved changing gyms. I now workout on the campus of our local university, Austin Peay State University. I love the facility. I’m a huge supporter of our local school. Cheryl and I graduated from there, but there’s only one problem with my new workout location.
Most of the people in the gym don’t look like they need to be there…
They are young, lean, fit, strong, beautiful college-aged gym people…
More so than my last gym where lots of people looked like me. 🙂
Recently as I was sweating like the oldies it got me thinking…
Do you ever struggle to complete a project?
You have a goal, you may even know what needs to be done for the goal to become a reality, but you never seem to accomplish the necessary tasks that will bring you success. Your dreams remain simply dreams and you remain frustrated with yourself.
Sound familiar?
Let me share a quick tip to help you avoid this scenario.
Many of us, perhaps even most of us, work better under a little pressure.
Earlier this year I wrote about writing a life plan. (You can read that series of posts HERE.) I’ve found that setting a deadline for the specific action steps in a plan like this helps me be more productive…
If I have a major project I need or want to complete I will:
Tweet I always advise young leaders, if they can, to sit under a seasoned leader for a while, learning all they can, before they venture out on their own. Of…
Tweet Over the years of writing this blog, the more I have written about leadership and tied it to the church the more critics would email to say I shouldn’t….