If you want competency, don’t preach failure …
Have you ever found yourself caught up in teaching an idea or concept, or passing on a platitude, without ever checking the truth of it simply because […]
01
Jun
2011
Blog Tag
Leadership
27
May
2011
Death by wall …
What’s one of the most effective ways of killing the passion of a young minister? Be a wall of opposition. That’s what happened to the last young […]
26
May
2011
The power of one step …
Magazine covers boast 1,000 tips for this, 101 ideas for that … … the pastor preaches a sermon with ten steps for achieving something great … … […]
17
May
2011
How to tweak a life …
I’m convinced one of the profound realities we will understand when this life is over and we stand before Christ is just how many lives we have […]
17
May
2011
Cookie Monster and vision chasers …
“Sesame Street” was one of the TV shows I sometimes watched as a kid, yet I never really knew if I liked the show or was just […]
30
Apr
2011
Fairy tales from the pulpit …
If you think Prince William and and his new bride are exhausted from a wedding day filled to the brim with activity, just think of all those […]
29
Apr
2011
A fairy tale and its influence …
In case you missed the news, today a fairy tale happened in London: handsome prince marries beautiful common girl. The wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton […]
07
Apr
2011
Most churches fail at vision/mission. Here’s why …
Numerous churches fail when they try to establish “vision” and “mission” for the church. The primary reason for this failure is due to leaders applying a business […]
01
Apr
2011
This separates great leaders from the average ones …
There are a lot of people in leadership positions. That reality doesn’t make a person a leader, or at least it doesn’t make a person a “great” […]
21
Mar
2011
Now that’s provocative …
Whether you’re a leader or a follower, every one of us brings a certain amount of influence into the lives of other people. When we have a […]