Tweet I am consistently asked for suggestions I have for moving to another city to plant a church or revitalize a church. I planted once in my hometown, so I…
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Tweet I love team dynamics and organizational structures. I have written many times about what makes a healthy team, my expectations of team members, and elements to build health into…
Tweet As leaders, we all want to limit the risk in the hard decisions we make. Personally, whenever we are about to make a major change or launch some new…
In addition to the normal celebration of Jesus’ resurrection, I love the energy that Easter brings to a church. That energy, if channeled correctly, can fuel a church beyond one day per year. The problem I see with many churches, however, is that they stop the work put into the Easter services a few days too early.
Tweet Much of what a leader does can seem unproductive at times – and that is a good thing. For someone wired for production and progress – a checklist type…
Tweet I’m fairly productive as a person, but the truth is, I get distracted easily and have a hard time staying focused at times. If I didn’t have notes when…
Tweet Many of us start out with better dreams than we are currently living. The fact is I talk to a lot of frustrated people in my work. I meet…
Tweet I have a theory of pastoring successfully today. To be a kingdom building pastor you MUST be a community building pastor. I admit “must” is a strong word –…
Tweet It takes an intentional effort to improve as a leader. I think the best leaders expand their influence and leadership potential by continuing to learn and grow in experience….
Years ago in a company I owned, there was a young man who worked for me who had tremendous potential. I believed in him so much that I personally invested in him and paid special attention to him. I thought his future with our company was worth the extra time. He never measured up to my expectations and we ended up having to part ways.
Every time I would meet with him to “encourage†him, he would say the same thing. “I’m doing the best I know how to do.†I have come to realize over the years that this response was actually his primary problem. He was doing the best he KNEW HOW to do.