Jun 20, 2023 | Focus, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Planning
What are you 40 days away from if you tried and had a plan? In today’s pod John & Jim reveal their thoughts on what we might be 40 days away from if we tried and had a plan . . . and the incredible impact following through will have on both our life and our...
Jan 19, 2023 | Focus, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Vision
Vision is about destination. It speaks to where you and the organization you lead are ultimately heading over a period of time. Using a football metaphor, vision is the end zone. When we mention vision, some leaders perk up. Others clam up. A few want to throw up....
Jul 28, 2022 | Focus, Leadership, Pastor, Productivity, Self-Awareness
Distraction . . . sometimes our friend. Most of the time, not so much. Occasionally we need a healthy distraction from the rapid pace of our lives. Playing 18 holes, walking the beach, planting flowers, etc. These pursuits can help us detach from work and catch our...
May 10, 2022 | Calling, Focus, Leadership, Leading Yourself, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast, Productivity, Rhythms, Routines, Uncategorized, Work
In today’s episode, we interview Chad Deerman, pastor of Faith Alive Church in West Branch, MI. Together we unpack Chad’s powerful approach to focused work segments that have enabled the church he leads to get healthy and grow while simultaneously allowing Chad to...
Jan 30, 2020 | Calling, Career, Focus, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Missionary, Pastor, People-pleasing, Stress, Work
It was a sunny summer morning, circa June 2019. At the gym, earbuds plugged in, listening to a podcast, when all of a sudden, my day was rocked by the words of the person being interviewed on the pod: “Leaders need to ask themselves . . . am I only doing what only I...
Feb 21, 2019 | Calling, Career, Focus, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Missionary, Pastor, Productivity, Work
Assignment is such a critical word for a leader. 2 Chronicles 23:6 says “… all the other men are to guard what the Lord has assigned to them.” The apostle Paul said at the end of His life: “I’ve finished my race.” One of the biggest challenges a leader wrestles with...
