Tweet There are no perfect leaders — except for Jesus. For the rest of us, we each have room for improvement. Most of us live with flaws in our leadership…
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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:
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:
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 two of my interview with Dr. John David Laida — or as I call him — Brother Laida. When he “supposedly” retired once, he never quit…
Tweet This is the introduction video to my interview with Dr. John David Laida. These were filmed in 2012, at Dr. Laida’s home. Thanks for the assistance of my friend…
Tweet We need some sharp people to move from one Kingdom-building opportunity to another Kingdom-building opportunity. We need some sharp church planters to become church revitalizers. I’ve been in some…
Tweet Leaders need to remain motivated so they can help motivate their team. Leaders also need to be keenly aware of how motivated their team is at any given time….
Tweet I was talking with a couple of pastors recently about leading in church revitalization and growth. Both of these pastors are seasoned church leaders — having far more experience…