What Do Managers Actually Do?
Spiritual managers fill many vital roles as they manage an organization, none of which can be neglected.
Malcolm Webber
Be one. Build many.
Malcolm Webber
Managers and Leaders: Your Differences Are Your Strengths!
Leaders and managers differ considerably in their approach to basic issues like direction and alignment. By understanding these differences, we can work together better for the kingdom of God.
Malcolm Webber
9 Things Pastors Can Learn From Missionaries
Pastors may already be doing these things, but here are some things missionaries can remind us.
Chuck Lawless
Leading with Love on the Line
Every significant moment in history was led by leaders who were committed to another way. Leaders who acted counter-culturally. Leaders who selflessly did what was right rather than what was popular or comfortable.
Jenni Catron
Tim Walburg The Purpose of God in Allowing Suffering – Video
A new video teaching from Malcolm Webber regarding suffering.
Malcolm Webber
Overcoming the Battles Young Leaders Face in Our Stressful World
Almost every leader under 40 feels it – the constant stress, anxiety and uncertainty we’re all plagued by. Dr. Tim Elmore is a world-renowned expert on the issues facing today’s students and young adults. We dive into why so many young adults feel constant anxiety and uncertainty and how to deal with it, with strategies for young adults [...]
Carey Nieuwhof
Intercessory Prayer
God is searching for those who will be intercessors, for those who can actually change life’s situations and people through their fervent, upright prayers.
Joy Dawson
The One-Minute Prayer of a Steward Leader
Meaningful time with God can be found in the Sabbath moments that punctuate our day – if we are willing to look for them and treat them in that way. How do we best consecrate these islands of solace in our seas of tumult? I suggest we have ready a one-minute prayer.
Scott Rodin
Wounded Healers
We were working with 25 Mothers’ Union community development coordinators from across South Africa. As part of our training, my co-facilitator performed a monologue of how it must have felt to be the woman who encountered Jesus at the well (John 4).
Bill Crooks
5 Ways Successful Church Leaders Think Differently
Successful church leaders naturally think differently than the majority of church leaders. It’s one of the things that set them apart. The good news is you can learn to think just like them. Here are five ways successful church leaders think differently.
Paul Alexander
A Design for Casting a Compelling Vision for the Future
Do you struggle to cast a compelling vision for the future? This holistic design will help.
Malcolm Webber
I Can Trust a God Who Has Suffered
Are you suffering today? Run to Jesus, your sympathetic High Priest. Unlike politicians, He really does feel your pain and He really can give you exactly what you need.
Stephen Altrogge
Effective Leader Development Is a Complex Collage
An effective leader development process is not a neat series of courses but a fiery immersion in real-life. How do we go about designing such a context?
Malcolm Webber
The Wonderful, Amazing Blessings of the Fear of the Lord
This wonderful gift from God has brought joy and gladness into my life and has spared me from unimaginable pain and suffering. Yet I have never heard a message preached on it.
Mark Altrogge
Trust the Catcher
Faith is the opposite of seeking control. Faith is willfully surrendering control and entrusting yourself into the hands of God. It is letting go and trusting that you will be caught.
Skye Jethani
3 Ways to Hate Sin in Others More Than in Ourselves
We can be exponentially more disgusted with the sin in other people’s lives than we are with our own. Our own sin can fail to anger us the way someone else’s sin does. Here are three common examples of this.
Eric Geiger
Transformational Teaching – Part 4 – Video
A new video course on building your life and teaching!
Malcolm Webber
Building and Training: What is the Difference?
Although we should aspire to train and build, my encouragement is that we continue to focus on building life in people and by doing so, we will end up transforming people in the long haul.
Raj Chelvaraj
Are You a Grateful Leader?
The big deal Jesus made about gratefulness in the one leper (and the lack thereof in the nine), points to the high value He places on a grateful heart. I believe leaders above all should evidence a grateful heart. Evaluate your level of gratefulness against these three gratefulness indicators.
Charles Stone