Communication has become a complicated venture for leaders. Our current culture stands ready to pounce on any misspoken word or idea, and use it to attack/or criticize us. How can we hit the mark when we speak in such a…
Building a strong, productive team is one of the hardest things a leader has to do. When hiring staff, it’s not unusual to operate in one of two extremes: We go totally with our gut and ignore objectivity . ….
Jaime Hlavin joins us again today to wrap up her two part series on transition. Being in “the middle” is one of the more uncomfortable places to be in life. In today’s post, Jaime once more poignantly unpacks a major…
Shooting stars are so cool to watch. Church history (and world history) is full of stories about talented people who started well and had great upside only to eventually crash and burn. “Are you the kind of leader who punishes…
Today we welcome back Jaime Hlavin to the Converge Coaching blog. Jaime has been on hiatus for approximately three months while she and her husband walked through a huge career transition. Today she chronicles part of that journey for us….
What drives you? Passion? Or adrenaline? Also called epinephrine, adrenaline is a crucial part of the body’s fight-or-flight response. In the right dose, it is a useful hormone. But over-exposure can be damaging to our health. A 2004 article by the…
Today we celebrate the 100th episode of Leading From Alignment! Since we launched the podcast two years ago, we’ve had over 16,000 listens and video through plays. Today, John and Jim interview three special guests, asking them to share their…
A while back, a good friend pointed out that while the majority of pastors overwork, a certain segment of pastors have swung to the other extreme. This segment apparently thinks working forty hours per week is overdoing it. For them,…
Many leaders struggle with the demon of insecurity. (I’m using the word “demon” metaphorically, not literally.) King Saul was the crown prince of this particular character flaw. Chosen by God to be Israel’s first king, Saul had good looks, leadership…
In 2015, more than 38% of pastors in the U.S. were bi-vocational. Almost every church has at least one bi-vocational leader on their team. Tim Diehl defines a bi-vocational pastor as a person who serves as a pastor in a…
