For those of us who do know Jesus, be glad and sing praises, like Matthew Henry or Paul and Silas, no matter what’s happening “down here” in our lives. Remember, the sun is always shining above the clouds, and the steadfast love of our God will never cease.
Mark Altrogge
Good leaders know when to use the right bucket. The most important thing for you to do as a leader is to use your influence to promote fairness, lawfulness, peace, empathy and real prosperity for everyone.
Mike Mowery
Leaders should aim to never be a bottleneck in the process of building a healthy and growing organization. Here are seven bottlenecks a leader must avoid.
Ron Edmondson
When we are building leaders, we must remember that every single one of them has an individual calling and individual needs.
Malcolm Webber
We must apply servant leadership not only at work, but – equally ‒ inside of our own homes. We must make that dual investment. You can become more intentional about leading Jesus’ way within your own family. And you can have fun doing it!
Mark Deterding
The regular minister was stranded in a snowstorm. A young substitute preacher started his sermon by explaining the meaning of a substitute. “If you break a window,” he said, “and then cover the hole with a piece of plywood – that’s a substitute.” After the sermon, a well-intentioned woman complimented the young man. As she […]
Alan Smith
I’ve learned that if we go into any collaboration with an open mind, even tentatively, this can be both more fulfilling and productive. It results in better relationships and genuinely shared ownership of outcomes.
Doreen Kwarimpa-Atim
Your leadership is only as valuable as the commitments you keep.
Vince Miller
I recently rediscovered these “Turning Point Lessons” that emerged out of a strategic planning retreat of our New Life Fellowship staff team in 2010. At this point, the church was twenty-two years old. What struck me as I re-read these is how timeless and relevant they are for today. The following are my edits and summary out of that [...]
Pete Scazzero
It is absolutely necessary that a leader have strong competencies.
Malcolm Webber
Joyful obedience looks like growing in love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
Ben Marshall
It’s not enough to serve the Lord, we must love Him. As it says in Matthew 22: And one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question to test Him. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And He said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart […]
Mark Altrogge
Our view of discipleship is skewed. For this reason, the church is not developing leaders because it is not creating disciple-makers. We need to reverse the course.
Matthew Fretwell
The world is now talking of “less” in almost every new innovation that is coming on the market.
Jonathan Mbuna
Every leader has a blind spot or two, or more. God is aware of our blind spots. He knows our weaknesses and vulnerabilities far more deeply than we do. This process cannot be achieved apart from the assistance of trusted friends and mentors who love us and love God.
Ralph Mayhew
Of course, this is good advice for all ages (and not just pastors), but the majority of questions I receive are from younger pastors. I’m not sure what it says about us older pastors but it has been true in my ministry that the younger a pastor is, the more willing to heed advice.
Ron Edmondson