This is the final post in a series of posts where I have been going through the three main goals of a ministry leader. You can read the first two posts here and here. The three items we are looking at are: Love People. Lead with Vision. Live with Excellence. More often than not in [...]
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The Core of Church Leadership (Part 3)
Posted in Leadership, Church, tagged Leadership, Holiness, Above Reproach on April 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Core of Church Leadership (Part 2)
Posted in Church, Leadership, Uncategorized, tagged Church Leadership, Lead with Vision, Leading Change on April 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »
As a follow-up to last week’s post on the three areas we need to focus on as leaders in the church, I wanted to cover the second area. If you missed the first one, you can read it here. The three areas we are looking at and need to focus on are: Love People Lead [...]
The Core of Church Leadership (Part 1)
Posted in Leadership, tagged Leadership, Love People, Ministry Priorities on April 5, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Over the next few posts, I wanted to pass along a few items I recently shared with our staff regarding the focus of ministry leadership. As leaders, and especially ministry leaders, there are so many expectations and responsibilities that can pull for your attention and energy. But when you look at the core items, there [...]
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
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