Tweet Some pastors excel in church revitalization better than others. Nothing wrong with that. The ones that do seem to have certain commonalities. I am somewhat unique to have done…
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Tweet A young pastor asked me a great question once. He appeared to be doing a great job leading, but he wanted to do better. His question was this: “What…
Tweet We confuse certain words in leadership. And that can be a real problem for someone like me. Anyone who has ever served with me on a team could probably…
Tweet I once had a good illustration of leading under pressure. The Story I met a friend at a restaurant for breakfast. The place was normally busy and this seemed…
Tweet Have you heard of “buyer’s remorseâ€? I’ve learned there’s such a thing as “decision remorseâ€. It impacts every leader. For example, I was once working with a young leader….
Tweet How do you get your boss to notice you? I once was asked a genuine question by a young man entering a new job as an entry-level leader. He…
Have you learned a valuable principle about your leadership?
The way others expect you to respond often determines the way they respond.
If they expect you to respond in anger…they’ll dance around an issue, afraid to confront…
If they expect you to respond defensively…they’ll only bring you the proven answers…refusing to take risks…
If they expect you to respond with condemnation…they’ll be tempted to only share part of the story…maybe none at all…
If they expect you to respond negatively…they’ll hold back some of their best ideas…afraid you’ll crush them…
However…
Tweet I hear from leaders weekly who want to get better in their role. They want to improve so the organization they lead can improve. I believe if the desire…
Tweet In yesterday’s post I shared some paradigms needed for church growth. Today I’ll take an opposite approach and share ways to stop a church from growing. I was once…
Tweet I speak with churches often who want to grow and they contact me wanting for suggestions. In my experience, there are often paradigms needed for church growth. I’ve learned…
Tweet I’ve been called “the list guy.” I’m sure there are at least 7 reasons why. But there are some things even the best written list won’t solve. Most of…
Tweet Ron – What do you think are some of the most frustrating things pastors experience? This post, and the opposite one before it, (7 Exciting Things Pastors Experience) began…
Tweet There are many exciting things pastors experience in their work. Pastors get to see the best and worst of life, but in this post I’ll point out some of…
Tweet As a leader, there have been times I was overwhelmed with the challenges and opportunities facing me. God seems to call me to huge tasks. I suspect if you’re…
Tweet God builds the church, but He uses people to build it. So, a good question might be, what kind of church member does God use to build a great…