Tweet I’ve written extensively about protecting the family in ministry. My wife has occasionally guest posted about the unique role of the pastor’s wife on this blog. Some of the…
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Tweet One of the best things a leader can do is ask questions. I love to say to teams I lead, “I only know what I know.” The leader can…
Frankly, finding that balance has always been difficult for me, and at times in the life of the organization, one area does require greater attention than other areas. The key for me is to always keep the big picture in my mind of what we are trying to accomplish, while recognizing the individual contribution, each area needs to bring to that success. I can never allow one area to cloud out my perspective of the other areas.
Tweet I was meeting with a young pastor who wants to grow as a leader. He lives in small town. He is young, but his staff is even younger. There…
Tweet I worked with a pastor on a leadership issue once, which was causing harm to the church. The pastor wanted me to help him think through how to address…
Tweet In one of my first vocational leadership roles, I managed a large retail division of a major department store. The division had several departments within it and each department…
Tweet Do you want to know if a leader has high character? You simply have to observe them long enough. We demonstrate whom we really are by what we really…
Tweet One of the hardest parts of leading for me has been the things I’ve had to learn or do which may have been contrary to the way I would have…
Tweet I try to exercise as often as possible. My current travel schedule makes it more difficult to do everyday, but I know for my personal health and well-being exercise…
Tweet This is an opinion post. In fact, this is an opinion blog. Unless I’m quoting Scripture you can dismiss everything I write as one person’s opinion. Mine. But this…