Making Difficult Decisions with Confidence and Integrity
You’re a leader. You have to make the difficult decisions within your organization. These are the decisions that weigh heavy on your conscious.
Some of...
The Best Thing You’ll Ever Do for Yourself
I’m remembering the time I bumped into Jeff Ingram in the hotel breakfast area. The previous evening, I had spoken at a local church...
5 Important Truths About Followership to Be a Better Leader
There is no leadership apart from followership.
For leadership to maintain the highest integrity, it must recognize the reciprocal process shared by both leaders and...
The Worrying and Fearful Leader
Worry and anxiety can stifle the effectiveness of the best leader. In my life when anxiety gets the best of me, my leadership always...
4 Reasons Why It Matters That Church Leaders Are Praying Leaders
I am convinced that prayer is the most difficult spiritual discipline to develop—even for church leaders. Prayer assumes that we live in dependence on...
7 Barriers and Builders for a Healthy Staff Culture
Within thirty seconds of walking into a restaurant, hotel, doctor’s office, bank, church, etc., you know if you feel welcomed, comfortable, and if you...
The Importance of Work-life Balance for Leaders
You may have heard from others that there’s no such thing as work-life balance. They will tell you that we don’t have separate work...
Sermon Illustrations on Faith: Inspiration and Examples
So let me guess. You’ve found yourself partway through writing a sermon on a powerful subject and felt like things just aren’t coming together as you...
Why God Called You Into the Ministry. Some Will Be Surprised.
Let me tell you what happened to my friend Jon recently.
Jon was hired by one of the pro football teams as an assistant coach. ...
5 Choices to Help You Lead with Optimism and Hope In the Future
You must first possess a positive outlook of the future before you can authentically lead with hope into the future.
I like eggs for breakfast....