Oct 26, 2023 | Clarity, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor
We began October talking about Pastor Appreciation Month. As church leaders and pastors, if we desire to be appreciated by our congregation, our contention in this month of posts has been this: we must make progress toward becoming leaders worthy of such respect. Last...
Oct 24, 2023 | Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Success
In terms of successful marketplace organizations, ones that are financially profitable while creating an environment valuing both the employee and the customer/consumer are ideal. The question is: what does success in pastoral or ministry leadership look like? And...
Oct 19, 2023 | Communication, Difficult people, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor
If you want to lead well for a long time—and be respected by those you lead—you must figure out how to handle difficult conversations. If you don’t . . . you put a cap on your how many people God can trust you to lead well. During the month of October, we honor...
Oct 17, 2023 | Discernment, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor
In Episode 209 we continue our Leadership & series with Leadership & Discernment. Discernment is an often overlooked and underutilized tool in a leader’s repertoire. Merriam-Webster partially defines discernment as the ability to “detect with senses other than...
Oct 12, 2023 | Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Success, Team Building, Team members
You as a leader are the biggest contributor to your team’s level of production. And most of the things you can do to increase good outcomes have to do with soft skills. Hard skills, also known as technical skills, are technical knowledge or training you’ve acquired...
Oct 10, 2023 | Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Team members
In the final segment of our Leadership series, we’re going to unpack Leadership & Soft Skills. You as a leader are the biggest contributor to your team’s level of production. And most of the things you can do to increase good outcomes have to do with soft skills....
