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...
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- Jan 1
- 2 min
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...
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- Nov 15, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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- Oct 15, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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- Oct 1, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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- Sep 16, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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- Aug 1, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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- Jun 1, 2021
- 2 min
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?...
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- May 1, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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- Feb 1, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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- Jan 1, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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- Nov 2, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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- Oct 1, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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- Aug 2, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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- Jun 16, 2020
- 2 min
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. ...
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- Jun 2, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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- May 2, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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