Tweet Capacity: the ability or power to do, experience, or understand something. Most leaders realize the capacity of the organization impacts the potential to accomplish its mission. When the organization begins…
Tweet I’ve often said good leaders never assume silence means everyone is in agreement. In fact, there’s a whole chapter on that principle and some good questions you can ask…
Tweet I have worked with some great people on church staffs. Some of them I mourned when they left our team. As hard as it was to lose a staff…
Tweet Healthy teams allow every idea a chance to live. Initially, there are no bad ideas. The healthiest teams don’t contain a built in idea killer or a system that…
Tweet We all know the stories of a once successful pastor or leader who flamed out too soon. It could be a moral failure or burnout, but somewhere they got…
Tweet This post developed after talking with a young pastor overwhelmed with the responsibility he’s been given. It was his first church out of seminary. His church expects a lot…
Tweet As a leader for over 30 years, I’ve received my share of criticism. It comes with leadership. If you aren’t receiving criticism — you probably aren’t leading. I’ve also…
Tweet I’m curious what you do with anonymous criticism as a leader. I never really had an official policy of how I handle anonymous criticism, but I often felt I…
Tweet There is a part of church revitalization we don’t talk about much – if ever. Yet, pastors think about it a lot. I know this from personal experience and…
Tweet Today I officially begin working for myself. It’s not the first time I’ve stepped into an unknown (I actually think we are supposed to throughout our life), but it…