Tweet As a supplement to the message I did on anxiety and trust I asked my friend Dr. Jennifer Degler to do a guest post on my blog with her…
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Recently I posted 7 Characteristics of Cowardly Lion Leadership. In that post, I discussed the characteristics of leaders who fail to have the courage needed to lead well. I thought it only fair to share the reverse post. There are many courageous leaders in our world today, as evidenced by the strong organizations that thrive even during difficult economic times.
Here are 7 traits of a courageous leader:
Tweet A few points in this message: Treasures of heaven are often found in ordinary fields. Peace often comes through obedience. Once you find this treasure you can retire your…
I frequently have parents ask me what type of discipline they should use with their children. I’m glad parents are asking the question, but I seldom can give a standard answer for every situation. I prefer to use a paradigm through which parents can make their own decisions.
That’s the purpose of this post. Perhaps these steps will help you make wiser decisions regarding discipline. Here are 8 paradigm shapers for making discipline decisions as a parent:
You remember the cowardly lion from The Wizard of Oz don’t you? He was supposed to be the king of the jungle but he had no courage.
Sadly I see this missing in much leadership today. Let’s face it. Leading others is hard. There is often loneliness to leadership. (I wrote about it HERE.) Leadership takes great courage.
Here are 7 characteristics of cowardly leadership:
The statistics are staggering. The older a child gets today, the greater his or her chances are of disappearing from the church. The church must intentionally plan to reverse this trend.
Grace Community Church is built around a desire to reach people who may not have previously been interested in church. We love when people bring their friends. This vision extends to reaching the youth of our community. Along the way, we’ve learned a few things.
If the church wants to reach young people these days, here are 7 things we must do:
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Tweet The title of the day has always confused me. It’s called Labor Day and yet it’s supposed to be a break from our labor. And, of course, some will…
Tweet Jesus said we would know His people by their fruits… Is that how you are known? If people who know you best were to take the list of spiritual…
Tweet This is part five of my interview with Dr. John David Laida. If you missed the first four segments, click HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE. In this…
Tweet This is part four of my interview with Dr. John David Laida. In this video, you’ll hear Dr. Laida address: How he prepares for messages Weaknesses in ministry Dealing…
Tweet This is part three of a five part interview with Dr. John David Laida. Brother Laida, as we called him. At the time of this filming, he was a…