I just finished reading Steve Moore’s new book, The Top 10 Leadership Conversations in the Bible. Steve has been a friend and mentor for years. His insights have deeply impacted my life, and his mentorship was the seed that birthed my latest book, Do Good Works. After...
We all know the value of goals in providing clear, focused direction for the future. We also know the pain of not reaching goals, or not seeing goals produce the outcomes we had hoped for. Perhaps most disheartening is when you set and achieve goals, only to discover...
Every church goes through seasons. Some of those seasons thrive with energy, passion, and rapid growth. Other seasons lean toward safety, while innovation takes a back seat. Still, other seasons plateau, decline, or worse, come to a permanent end. Every season has its...
The longer I live the more I’m convinced that our journey with Christ is about learning to trust Him more. The more we trust Him, the more of our hearts belong to Him. The less we trust him, the harder our hearts become. Trust can grow in times of prayer and in...
Leadership has a shepherding side to it. The apostle Paul instructed us to “care for the flock that God has entrusted to you” (1 Peter 5:2). In my previous article, I shared the two faces of shepherding: Noticing and Developing. Noticing focuses on the compassionate...
As pastors, we are called to shepherd the people we lead. In fact, even if you’re not a pastor, there’s a shepherding element to your leadership. Imagine the impact you could have on the people you lead if you didn’t just lead them, but you pastored them. Sound...
Bigger! Stronger! Faster! In today’s world, there’s a constant pressure to grow bigger, get stronger, and move faster than ever before. Be more, do more, and achieve more are the whispers of success that never sleep in the minds of leaders. When bold visions are...
If you’re a leader, you understand the weight of responsibility you carry each day. Tough decisions, organizational direction, hiring and firing, developing leaders, and innovating the future are just a few examples of the pressures you wake up with each morning....
God has deposited within each one of us gifts and abilities that He intends to use for His glory. Perhaps you’ve discovered your gifts already, but you’re wondering when they’ll find a voice, a place, or a platform. This is a common conundrum we all face at some point...