Leadership Archive

  • Human beings are most alive when living in the unknown, for it’s in this place where anything and everything is possible.

    Unknown

    Human beings are most alive when living in the unknown, for it’s in this place where anything and everything is possible.

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  • One of the traits I have noted in great leaders is they know how to let things lie. They patiently remain inactive. Even when people are panicky and critical around...

    Don’t pull up the carrots

    One of the traits I have noted in great leaders is they know how to let things lie. They patiently remain inactive. Even when people are panicky and critical around...

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  • Fall is nearly here. I have one more week of vacation time left. I have been spending a lot of time with my wife this summer just hanging out. Resting...

    Starting a New Season

    Fall is nearly here. I have one more week of vacation time left. I have been spending a lot of time with my wife this summer just hanging out. Resting...

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  • These are tough times.  I personally believe when there is financial crisis in the U.S. there is a downturn in the spiritual and emotive energies of people. It doesn’t appear...

    Recipes for Tough Times

    These are tough times.  I personally believe when there is financial crisis in the U.S. there is a downturn in the spiritual and emotive energies of people. It doesn’t appear...

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  • I hear a lot about passion. I like it. I think it’s very beneficial. But it speaks of raw emotion to me. I wonder how long before passion runs out....

    Desperate Life

    I hear a lot about passion. I like it. I think it’s very beneficial. But it speaks of raw emotion to me. I wonder how long before passion runs out....

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  • I believe in self-assessment. In fact I think it should be a regular part of life for someone committed to being effective with the life God has given. There is...

    Change for effectiveness

    I believe in self-assessment. In fact I think it should be a regular part of life for someone committed to being effective with the life God has given. There is...

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  • I think every leader needs three things. Sometimes they can abide in a single person. They rarely do. A good leader is made of the people she surrounds herself with....

    Editors and Other Critics

    I think every leader needs three things. Sometimes they can abide in a single person. They rarely do. A good leader is made of the people she surrounds herself with....

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  • Did you just ever have to drop out of sight for awhile? I have had one of those seasons here the last few weeks. I have been having to lead...

    Back Again

    Did you just ever have to drop out of sight for awhile? I have had one of those seasons here the last few weeks. I have been having to lead...

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  • One of my repeated stopping points is chapter eleven of the Gospel of John. If you don’t remember, it’s the account of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. It is...

    The Gift of Confusion

    One of my repeated stopping points is chapter eleven of the Gospel of John. If you don’t remember, it’s the account of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. It is...

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  • There are a lot of theories about how people and churches grow. There’s a lot of elbow grease and mind numbing effort put into “growing.” But is it all that...

    Removing the obstacles for growth

    There are a lot of theories about how people and churches grow. There’s a lot of elbow grease and mind numbing effort put into “growing.” But is it all that...

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  • People who grow for a lifetime have a trait I have recognized. They distrust their own experience. Most of us clamor for security the older we get. But there are...

    Questioning…

    People who grow for a lifetime have a trait I have recognized. They distrust their own experience. Most of us clamor for security the older we get. But there are...

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  • Christians love to tell each other how much love they have for the other.  And I think on varied levels its true. I like being loved as much as the...

    Don’t Just Love Me

    Christians love to tell each other how much love they have for the other.  And I think on varied levels its true. I like being loved as much as the...

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  • Finally things are changing in an effective direction when it comes to the pastor’s job description. One of the aspects of church life that has crippled church growth more than...

    Refocusing Pastoral Care

    Finally things are changing in an effective direction when it comes to the pastor’s job description. One of the aspects of church life that has crippled church growth more than...

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  • There are a lot of “Hail Mary” passes thrown every football season. And I suspect quite a few in life in general. There are times when life just simply calls...

    Hail Mary passes, When and Why?

    There are a lot of “Hail Mary” passes thrown every football season. And I suspect quite a few in life in general. There are times when life just simply calls...

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  • There is a lot of talk about Passion. I have a number of feelings about passion that I don’t hear often. One of the big questions that leads to success...

    A Portfolio of Passion…

    There is a lot of talk about Passion. I have a number of feelings about passion that I don’t hear often. One of the big questions that leads to success...

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