Aug 29, 2019 | Calling, Career, Clarity, Leadership, Mentors, Ministry Leader, Productivity, Team members, Uncategorized, Work
Is it possible for you to lead your team to amazing levels of production? Yes. Can you get that done without grinding them into a fine powder? For sure. The big question is: how? How can I get my team to crush their goals without crushing themselves? Unmercifully...
Aug 8, 2019 | character, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Missionary, Pastor, Productivity, Success, Work
Have you ever noticed that our culture attaches itself to charismatic personalities like seagulls on a bag of French fries? Our national obsession with charisma has a long history. Recently I was thinking back to the 1980s (yes I’m aging). Ronald Reagan, Lech Walesa...
Mar 21, 2019 | Anxiety, Burnout, Calling, Career, Depression, Emotional Health, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Missionary, Pastor, Productivity, Work
Do you ever struggle saying with “no”? In his 2014 book—The Power of No—James Altucher writes: “How many times have you had to say ‘no’ only to have it cause anguish, arguments, and anxiety? Even the hours, days, and months before you say no you are filled with...
Jan 10, 2019 | Burnout, Calling, Career, Emotional Health, Fatigue, Leadership, Mentors, Ministry Leader, Missionary, Pastor, Rest, Stress, Uncategorized, Work
I despise long distance running. In high school, I was forced to run track because playing football (my real sports love) was contingent on running track. No track, no football. I was a sprinter by body type, but for some reason our track coach thought having me run...
Jan 3, 2019 | Burnout, Calling, Career, Depression, Emotional Health, Fatigue, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Missionary, Pastor, Productivity, Rest, Stress, Success, Uncategorized, Work
Wow—another year is in the books. I know it’s cliché-ish, but every year seems to go faster than its predecessor. I blinked, and 2018 was over. 2018 was an amazing year in so many ways: I have an incredible wife who is beautiful on the inside as well as the outside....
