Feedback: The First and Most Important Thing to Say
One simple thing you can say to eliminate 90% of problems when you’re delivering feedback.
Adrian Pei
Leaders
Adrian Pei
How to Decide If and When to Give Feedback
Three crucial questions to ask ourselves before we start giving feedback.
Adrian Pei
How to Make Feedback Fun (Really!)
There are simple, practical things we can do to make feedback more helpful and enjoyable for us, and for other people.
Adrian Pei
Lancing a Boil
In Malawi we have a proverb that tells the story of a dog sitting on a warm verandah. He hears the sound of a lion roaring in the distance, but it is so comfortable in the sunshine…. So he stays put. He keeps hearing the roars get closer and closer, until it is too late to move.
Jonathan Mbuna
On Being Stabbed in the Back
If we want to live and lead like Jesus, we know this one thing about betrayal: it will show us more about ourselves than any other leadership experience we face.
Jess MacCallum
Soul Mates?
As J. R. R. Tolkien once wrote to his son, “No man, however truly he loved his betrothed and bride as a young man has lived faithful to her as a wife in mind and body without deliberate conscious exercise of the will, without self-denial.” So folks, let’s drop the whole “soul mate” talk, shall we? Marriage can be wonderfully satisfying, [...]
Eric Metaxas
The Meaning and Source of All Christian Leadership
What was God doing before the creation of the world? The answer to that question will define the nature of the Christian life!
Malcolm Webber
Living and Leading by Jesus’ Indwelling Life
Jesus said that our union with Him is to be the source of everything in our lives and ministries. We are to live by His indwelling life in the same way that He lived and ministered out of the indwelling life of His Father.
Malcolm Webber
Jesus’ Fellowship With His Father
Jesus lived in continuous fellowship with His Father, and through that fellowship He drew from, and lived by, His Father's life. Thus, Jesus' leadership came from His union with His Father. And, just as Jesus' continuous inward fellowship with His Father was the source of everything in His life and ministry, so our inward fellowship with [...]
Malcolm Webber
Humble Leadership + Outstanding Talent = Healthy Growth
What organization doesn’t want to grow? But let’s imagine one better: What if you could increase your organization’s performance and ministry impact in a way that matched and actually solidified your Christ-centered integrity? I want to let you in on a little secret of how one very humble ministry has done just this by increasing the [...]
Al Lopus
Christine Caine’s Message to Christian Leaders
God is able to do awesome and amazing things. Why can’t you and I as believers of Christ look at our vision with so much passion? We have the greatest story to tell because the story points to a greater story of God. We need to rise up because God is great and we need to share His message.
Paul Sohn
The Essence of the Christian Life – Video
Jesus has given Himself to you, and He’s called you to know Him. In a manner of speaking, this is all He’s called you to do: to look at Him, to hear Him, to touch Him, to know Him. Everything else – every part of the Christian life and holiness and compassion for the world and vision and ministry work – everything else comes out of this. [...]
Malcolm Webber
Thinking About an Affair? Count the Cost: 8 Reasons You Should Run, Not Walk, from Infidelity
Eight major reasons why every Christian – especially leaders – should avoid infidelity.
Michael Hyatt
Shutting Doors
It's true – "When one door closes another door opens." But as a backwards interpretation of the saying suggests, perhaps we should consider the things we need to set aside to create the space we need.
Corey Olynik
Lessons from Little League
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.” (Colossians 3:23-24)
Tom Roy
Value Your Wife Above All Earthly Things
I had seven years to confirm that she was valuable as she mostly ignored me. Well ignored may be too strong: the thesaurus says disregarded, overlooked, or bypassed would be equally descriptive. Just pick one. The point is I finally caught her, and the compliment of my life was that she traded all her other options (and they were [...]
Jess MacCallum
Tell the Boys When to Leave
Marriage often changes the nature of relationships between friends. It is important for men to be proactive in making their marriage the top priority by respectfully scheduling time with their buddies that does not interfere with quality time with their spouses.
Jess MacCallum
Shut Up and Talk
In some ways, dating has misled us men on this point. Courtship conversations were romantic, spontaneous, exciting, and everything you said was interesting to her. You just knew she was the right girl because she made you feel so “listened to.” Marriage inevitably changes the relationship dynamic, and it is wise to adapt to a different [...]
Jess MacCallum
Cultivating Cultural Intelligence
Just because someone has experience living cross culturally does not mean they understand the concepts of cultural intelligence and cross cultural values. More importantly, it doesn’t mean they can apply their understanding to coaching, and to coaching unfamiliar cultures!
Tina Stoltzfus Horst
7 Reasons Not to Hire More Church Staff
Churches need to take many factors into consideration when hiring more staff. The decision is not based simply on congregation size. Leaders must consider the context of the need for new staff, paying attention to this list of reasons not to hire more people.
Thom S. Rainer