7 Reminders About Workplace Leadership
Here are seven fundamental truths about God’s intention for the workplace.
Rob Streetman
Perspectives
Articles in this category are written on various topics from the perspective of the writer.
Rob Streetman
10 Leadership Tendencies I’m Trying to Change
Here are some leadership traits I would need to change. What tendencies do you want to change?
Chuck Lawless
Should I Quit?
People often quit when they hit resistance. You might be discouraged and ready to give up. But should you?
Russell Moore
Movement and Progress Are Not the Same Thing
In the world that we live in and the culture that we breathe and consume, we easily equate two things that need to be kept separate – progress and movement.
David Appelt
God and Slavery: The Christian and Social Change
The shocking events of recent weeks have highlighted our nation’s troubling history with slavery and systemic racism. As a result, many Christians want to do something about racism. But what? What is the right response? What does the Bible really say about a Christian’s role in social change? You may have heard that the Bible [...]
Malcolm Webber
Leading up the Mountain of Change
"Change starts with commitment, but that's only the first step in a long climb."
Rick James
Assumptions Ministry Leaders Make About Ownership
Many Christian workers make the mistake of assuming that they are earning shares in the ministries they work for through their hard work and dedication. It seems logical. God is the sole owner of the church. Always has been. Always will be. He paid for it with the priceless blood of Christ.
Brian Thorstad
If Jesus Wrote a Support Letter
If you’ve ever had to raise money as a church planter or cross-cultural missionary, you know how awkward writing support letters can be.
Cole Brown
Why Do We Feel So Alone?
People of the earth seem to be so lonely and so full of angst about whether or not there is anyone else “out there.” Why did God create humans with this God-sized hole in our hearts?
Jim Brenneman
Eight “Ifs” I Don’t Believe Anymore
I’m kind of a slow learner, and I still have a ways to go. So I’ll just keep climbing those stairs, one step at a time.
Craig Thompson
4 Ways to Become a More Grateful Leader
Ministry challenges can often rob our joy. I believe becoming more grateful can help … a lot. Consider these four ways to become a more grateful leader.
Charles Stone
One Thing We Must Never Do in Ministry
We must put our eyes on Him and keep them there. But not on our ministry.
Joe McKeever
7 Assumptions You May Be Guilty Of
As faithful stewards of all that has been entrusted to us by God, we owe it to those we lead to prove ourselves ‒ and them ‒ free of these assumptions.
Rob Streetman
5 Things Church Leaders Are Doing Right
Church leaders, who are leading right, know they can’t be two-faced. They know they have to live a consistent, Christ-centered life. Anything else wouldn’t suffice.
Joseph Lalonde
Is Your Leadership Relevant or Irrelevant?
If we as leaders are “full of dead men’s bones,” we have become irrelevant. Here are some keys to becoming irrelevant – and some productive alternatives.
Paul Greasley
A Perspective on Bad Leadership
Why I’m most grateful for the worst examples of leadership.
Adrian Pei
Eight “Ifs” I Don’t Believe Anymore
I’m kind of a slow learner, and I still have a ways to go. So I’ll just keep climbing those stairs, one step at a time.
Craig Thompson
Living with a Bias Toward Action
Living with a bias toward action is essential to personal growth, and the personal growth of leaders is the basis for growth in any organization.
Brandon Cox
Change Before You Have To
We all put off difficult decisions. It’s part of human nature. Churches and Christian organizations and leaders seem particularly prone to this failing. We want to appear loving. We want to be nice. But the consequences of delay may prove disastrous.
Rick James
No Time Like the Present
Wise leaders learn from their previous experiences in cross-cultural situations. In this anecdote, Bill was well-prepared to face the physical challenges and slight inconveniences associated with his environment. One of his assumptions, however, resulted in a productive lesson learned in humility and vulnerability.
William Frisbie