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Clarity
Clear language. Simple directions. Direct writing. There are few things more valuable in leadership than clarity. Just say it as it is....
May 1, 20232 min read
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Power Games
How do you treat others who can never pay you back? We all find ourselves in very real scenarios where we hold varying amounts of power. ...
Jul 1, 20222 min read
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3 Reasons to Say “I Don’t Know” More Often
I want to know the right answer. I want to be able to give the right answer. So do you. Our educational system is built to help us know...
Apr 1, 20223 min read
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19 Things No One Told Me About Leadership
I have compiled, added to, and continue to edit this list as I synthesize my own lived experience. I was probably told a version of all...
Jan 1, 20222 min read
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2 Processes to Never Neglect
Think back to your first visit to a new church. Did you like it? Did you come back? Did anyone notice you? Likely the way you experienced...
Nov 15, 20212 min read
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Abuse in Church
Do I share my story? Do I share friend’s stories? Do I pick on a denomination? Do I pull a quote from the New York Times? Sadly, abuse of...
Oct 15, 20214 min read
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3 Big Early Leadership Ah Ha’s!
There are a ton of books on leadership development, vision, delegation, moving from intern to executive and plenty of others with catchy...
Oct 1, 20214 min read
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4 Things I Wish I New Before Hiring A Pastor
I have hired a lot of ministry staff. Hundreds of volunteers, dozens of paid interns and multiple pastoral staff including being part of...
Sep 16, 20215 min read
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Compensation Ignored
In an environment where employers are trying to attract talent with a variety of perks, why are so many employees ignoring one of the...
Aug 1, 20213 min read
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Flipped: Power
I would handle power better than those in power. How common is that thought today? Would you? How do you define a good use of power?...
Jun 1, 20212 min read
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Is Wisdom Boring?
We often subconsciously assume that our pastors and church staff are wise and thus our expectation is they won’t fail us. We don’t really...
May 1, 20213 min read
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Do I stay or do I leave?
“Do I stay or do I leave my job?” We enter the marketplace or paid ministry and find ourselves working with people in organizations with...
Feb 1, 20213 min read
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Leaders Listen
Leaders get the microphone, they are unmuted on zoom and have followers waiting to hear what they have to say. Isn’t it counter intuitive...
Jan 1, 20212 min read
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5 People Worth Following
You may be familiar with Rick Warren or John Piper, but digging a little deeper here are a few names of people with less followers and...
Nov 2, 20202 min read
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Alone. Re-Fueled.
You are too busy not to schedule alone time. It sounds counter intuitive, but you are too busy to avoid alone time. It is often the first...
Oct 1, 20202 min read
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Leadership Creativity
How is it that great leaders always seem to know what to do when others are at a loss? How is it that great leaders always seem to know...
Aug 2, 20202 min read
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Two Essentials to Biblical Discipleship
Think for a minute about some of your best coaches, teachers, professors, bosses or personal trainers that brought the most out of you. ...
Jun 16, 20202 min read
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The Single Most Overlooked Discipleship Principle
Often times we overlook obvious solutions. There are podcasts, websites, apps, books, vlogs and probably dozens of other ways we can...
Jun 2, 20203 min read
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Efficient vs Effective Time Use
There is a desire in all of us to be effective with our time. It is not always at the forefront of our minds, but we see it in...
May 2, 20202 min read
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