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Dennis FletcherTime to Journal?
There is no right way to journal. Everyone needs to find their own rhythm. You don't have to journal every day or every week but a growing number find it very beneficial to journal regularly. Let me share some of the benefits that I have found in journaling in recent years.
Stephen Mayers
Regret Will Kill You Unless You Kill It with Promises
I’ll never be able to forget my past sins. From time to time they will come to mind. But when they do, I can choose to trust God at His Word, embrace the forgiveness I’ve been given through Christ, and find freedom from regret.
Matt Rogers
Leaders Act!
Sometimes weathering a storm is just the act of hanging on for dear life. Most times, however, leaders must do more than that. You cannot wait for the perfect world. It will never come. You’re in the middle of a very messy one – so deal with it. And the better you do at taking initiative, the more responsibilities you will be given and the messier it will become.
Malcolm Webber
3 Ways to Ensure Your Message Is Not Heard
The most important characteristic in effective communication and effective leadership is credibility. Just as people are unable to follow a leader they cannot believe or trust, a message will not be heard when it is delivered by someone who lacks credibility.
Eric Geiger
Daring to Be Vulnerable
When people are facing extreme problems, their organizations often embody those same challenges. The Coalition of Women Living with HIV and AIDS was one such agency. Having grown quickly, but haphazardly, it was on the brink of tearing itself apart. This is the story about the power of forgiveness to resolve conflict and bring positive change.
Joyce Mataya
The Key Thing About Failure Is What We Learn from It
It’s not enough to have an attitude of tolerating and accepting failure. We must have an attitude of intentional testing and experimentation.
Justin Long
Managing a Vision
A team playing tug-o-war has a common core goal to gain as much traction and as much real estate as possible. Everyone is pulling in the same direction just as a well articulated vision should do for any organization. A vision spoken with passion will stir many hearts, but how does one manage a vision?
Gary Kamaal
9 Ways to Lead Through Decisions
Use these suggestions to alter your church decision-making process and create a positive experience for you and your church community.
Brian Thorstad
Transformational Leadership
Transformation is radical change. To transform means to change in the way that a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly, or a tadpole into a frog, or a baby into a child and then into an adult. After the process is completed, it is as if the older form ceases to exist.
Malcolm Webber
The Wonderful, Amazing Blessings of the Fear of the Lord
What is this wonderful gift from God, this incredible blessing? It is the fear of the Lord.
Mark Altrogge
Delegating Upward: Why We Should Not Let It Happen
Some tasks are easier to do yourself, but where’s the fun in that? The fun – really, the sheer delight – is seeing someone else learn to handle a Kingdom responsibility and bless the Lord.
Joe McKeever
5 Thoughts About Spending Your Leadership Equity Wisely
Every decision you make, and every risk you lead your organization to take will require an investment of some of your leadership equity (the trust people place in you). Here are five thoughts on how to do it right.
Brandon Cox
Why Commission Matters
Essentially, commission establishes boundaries. Authority does not come from gifting; it comes from commission.
Malcolm Webber
10 Reasons Leaders Stop Growing
The best leaders I know keep growing. They never settle for mediocrity. They look for and tackle challenges that stretch them beyond their own comfort zone. However, some leaders do stop growing and here are 10 common reasons they do.
Chuck Lawless
How Your Church Can Feel More Like the Family of God
When the apostle Paul describes the church as God’s household, His family, what does he really mean?
David Goodman
Acknowledging God in Your Biblical Leadership
God doesn’t impose on any leader the need to acknowledge Him as the source of their leadership abilities or gratitude for placing them in that position.
James Bruyn
7 Actions For When You Can’t Respect the Leader
An individual can continue to grow even with a leader he or she cannot respect – sometimes even more. Here are seven actions I suggest when you don’t respect the leader.
Ron Edmondson
Are Your Goals Harmful to Your Health?
When we focus on our goals instead of our health, if we reach the goal, we have sacrificed an area of health (spiritual, emotional, physical, or relational). If we seek health before goals, we reach our goals healthily.
Matthew Fretwell
You’re Working on the Wrong Things and It’s Wearing You Out!
Many leaders are very conscientious and have a hard time giving away power to others. To be sure that things are done properly, they often end up just doing the work themselves. As a result, they are exhausted and their team members are frustrated. But how do we know which responsibilities we can give away and which ones we personally must do?
Malcolm Webber