Aug 15, 2019 | Anxiety, Calling, Career, discouragement, Doubt, Fear, Leadership, Mentors, Ministry Leader, Negative Thinking, Pastor, Quitting, Uncategorized, Work
Have you ever wondered, “Do I really have what it takes?” Ever felt a gnawing sense of inadequacy, a creeping fear that you’re ill-equipped, and not up to the challenge your calling presents? Do you occasionally hear the lying whispers of the devil? “You’re a fraud!”...
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...
Jul 25, 2019 | Assignment, Calling, Career, Growth, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Success, Uncategorized, Work
The most influential contributor to the growth of an organization is the growth of its leaders. When a leader stops growing, he/she limits the growth of the entity they lead. They become a bottleneck. A recent survey of business people from both large and small...
Jun 20, 2019 | Alignment, Burnout, Calling, Career, Emotional Health, Leadership, Mentors, Ministry Leader, Missionary, Pastor, Success, Work
Ever felt out of sorts as a leader? Ever felt overwhelmed by everything (or everyone) coming at you because you’re leading the charge? Ever wondered if you have what it takes to hang in there and keep fighting the good fight? Welcome to leadership. Nobody said leading...
May 24, 2019 | Calling, Career, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Missionary, Pastor
One of the biggest mistakes I made as a young lead pastor was spending too much time trying to get uncommitted people to be committed. I would do breakfasts, lunches, and coffees trying to convince the unfaithful fringe to become faithful. And in doing so, I largely...