Over the last few months, I have been enjoying NBC’s new show, “The Voice” for it’s unique approach to developing artists. When I first started watching the show, I thought it was just NBC’s version of American Idol, but soon realized, it is so much more than that. I know it’s just a show, but [...]
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The Development of ‘The Voice’
Posted in Leadership, tagged Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, Developing Leaders, Leadership Development, NBC's The Voice, The Voice on July 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Lessons Learned from Planning a Wedding (Part 1) – The Power of Priorities
Posted in Leadership, tagged Ministry Priorities, Priorities, Priorities in Leadership, Prioritizing Leadership on February 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
For the last few months, I have embarked on a journey like none I have walked before. Heidi is such an amazing woman of God and I am continually impressed with her strength and encouragement. As we have walked this path of planning out our wedding there are numerous things we have both learned. Over [...]
Building a Culture of Encouragement
Posted in Leadership, tagged Culture of Encouragement, Encouragement, Jeff Leake on January 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This past Wednesday in our monthly MCM Network Catalyst Gathering with all our pastors and staffs, Jeff Leake shared a powerful talk on ‘Encouragement’. Below is a portion of his recent blog post on the topic: I think there are at least five things that must be built into the culture of a family, a [...]
Acting on Your Dreams
Posted in Leadership, tagged Acting on Your Vision, Action, Enacting Vision, Following Through on January 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As we close out the first month of the year, most church leaders have taken a portion of this month to pray, dream and plan out this new year. Many have envisioned great things for their church/organization in this year and hope to close out 2010 having completed those great things. This is, however, where [...]
The Trap of Entitlement
Posted in Leadership, Uncategorized, tagged Arrogance, Better Than Others, Entitlement, Pride on January 7, 2010 | 3 Comments »
In the area of church leadership/ministry, there is a huge trap that many young leaders can frequently find themselves in. It is a trap that can entangle even the most equipped leaders…it is the trap of entitlement. Below I have listed some thoughts on avoiding this trap, but before I get into those, let’s explore [...]
Leading in Uncertain Times
Posted in Leadership, tagged Chaos in Leadership, Desperate Leaders, Leading in Uncertainty, Leading with Dependence on January 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The most difficult time to lead for many leaders is when circumstances become uncertain. It’s not that the goal has become uncertain, but rather the path to it. It may be that the situation wasn’t thoroughly planned for, or it may be that the resources or personnel have changed unexpectedly. Regardless of the reason, there [...]
Serve Those You Lead
Posted in Leadership, tagged Servant Leadership on December 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The goal of any quality leader is to lead others to accomplish a task that the individuals of that team could not accomplish on their own. This is the valid and practical end goal for most leaders, and rightfully so. To do anything less would not be true leadership. In discussing leadership, though, we can [...]
Dr. Jim Marocco – Vision
Posted in Leadership, tagged Jim Marocco, King's Cathedral, Vision on December 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I am at a leadership event today at Freedom Valley Worship Center in Gettysburg, PA to hear Dr. Jim Marocco founding pastor of King’s Cathedral in Maui, Hawaii and has helped plant hundreds of churches all over the country and the world. Below are some quotes from his first session: The greatest key for ministry [...]
The 3 Expressions of Leadership
Posted in Leadership, tagged Expressions of Leadership, How to Lead, Leading Others, Necessities of Leadership on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Leaders come in all shapes and sizes. They are big, small, young & old. But there are certain things that leaders must do to be effective in leading those in their organization. I am by no means an expert in leadership, but I’ve put together 3 Expressions of Leadership that leaders at any level should [...]
Man Up!
Posted in Leadership, tagged Excuses, Man Up, Passing Blame, Take Blame on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have often found myself and others standing in the face of a mistake or failure spouting all kinds of valid and even understandable excuses for their results. It’s human nature to find understanding in failure, but it’s even more innate in us to push blame off of ourselves. We see this in the earliest [...]
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