Oct 22, 2020 | Alignment, Emotional Health, friendship, Introverts, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Relationships
Today Jaime Hlavin rejoins us after a brief hiatus. An introvert by nature, Jaime opens up about her struggle with nurturing this most important piece of personal alignment . . . replenishing relationships. Enjoy ~ John As I’m sure you know, John recently launched his...
Oct 1, 2020 | Alignment, Calling, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Uncategorized, Vision
COVID-19 has profoundly changed the way we do church. Online presentation has become critical . . . in-person gatherings have become complicated. Adhering to guidelines that are in reality moving targets, and at the same time planning something impactful, has become...
Sep 24, 2020 | Alignment, Calling, Career, Finishing Well, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Uncategorized
During the last two weeks, we’ve been exploring this simple idea: The more aligned you are personally, the better you lead professionally. In Part 1 of this series, we talked through three big ideas from our newest book, Unshakable Leader: The Simple Yet Amazing Power...
Sep 17, 2020 | Alignment, Calling, Career, Emotional Health, Leadership, Pastor, Uncategorized
It’s all about alignment. So many leadership books have been written. So much great data to sift through. So many ways to “do leadership.” But when everything is said and done (and read), it all comes down to alignment. The more aligned you are personally, the...
Sep 10, 2020 | Alignment, Emotional Health, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Uncategorized
Today we start a series of three posts on the subject of how be an unshakable leader in the middle of a shaky world. If ever we needed unshakable leadership, it is now. Being unshakable is all about alignment. The most influential thing we can do as a leader is bring...
Aug 13, 2020 | Alignment, Anxiety, Assignment, Burnout, Calling, Depression, discouragement, Emotional Health, Exhaustion, Fatigue, Finishing Well, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Quitting, Stress, Uncategorized
In the book of Revelation, chapter 2, Jesus makes an impassioned plea to the church of Thyatira: “Hold on to what you have until I come.” “Hold on.” Jesus was speaking about finishing. As the stress and strain of COVID-19 lingers on, and the...
