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Tweet Pastor, there are some things your church can’t do for you. They simply can’t. Please understand. I love the church. Greatly. I’m a local church guy. I was in…
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Tweet Hezekiah ruled over Judah and was a good and faithful king. Hezekiah often became the target of warring nations. The king of Assyria, which was a much more powerful…
Tweet I love leadership. I feel called to it. I realize the need for good leadership, but the fact is leadership is hard. In my last pastorate, I met regularly…
Tweet Leadership is not about having all the answers. One sign of a great leader — in my opinion — is to be bold enough to say, “I don’t have…
Tweet Over 25 years ago, I took a month to read through the book of Jeremiah. Two verses stood out to me then that have continued to produce spiritual growth…
I’m seeing and hearing more about controlling leadership lately. I regularly talk to young leaders through my blog and many of them feel they are working for one. The odd thing, however, is that many controlling leaders never really know they are one.
I’ve written about this form of leadership in previous posts:
10 Reasons Not to Call Yourself an Empowering Leader
Leading People Versus Controlling People
Are you still wondering if you might be one?
Here are 7 warning signs that you may be a controlling leader:
Tweet This is something every leader must know – about some of the people you are trying to lead. Sadly, many of us learn it the hard way. The reality…
Tweet How do you know when it’s time to leave an organization? I have never been described as a quitter, but there comes a time for all of us when…
You are a leader. You worked hard, experienced some sense of success and now you like where you are in your career. You have finally figured out the system, got the right staff or team, and there are no current problems. Life is comfortable.
Tweet I was in a meeting once and someone on our team defined a leader as one who provides answers and direction to a team. I understood their concept. I…