Category: Leadership
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The Courage and Faith to Stop
Most people prefer spring to winter (unless they’re a hockey fan!). We enjoy the excitement of beginnings, not the melancholy of endings. Starting a new job or business feels far more exhilarating than hitting our twenty-year work anniversary. Yet I’ve learned that it takes just…
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Busyness versus Fruitfulness
In North America, if someone asks how you’re doing, you’re likely to reply, “I’ve been busy.” Responding any other way could imply that you aren’t an important person with important things to do. In today’s culture, busyness has replaced holiness, wisdom, and virtue as the…
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Causes or Symptoms?
Throughout history, the church has often struggled to discern what mattered most. Innumerable battles have been waged over periphery concerns. Just because someone is passionate or angry about something doesn’t mean it’s an issue of great importance. When the gospel was spreading across the Gentile…
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The Leader’s Confidence
I knew a minister who was asked to resign from four churches in a row. He was a nice man who longed to be a pastor, but he couldn’t lead. All four churches noted that when faced with problems or possibilities, he was indecisive. He…
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Reclaim the Ruins!
I love reading biographies of leaders. It inspires me to learn how they took discouraged, defeated groups of people and helped them experience victory. Some of the best leadership stories are in the Bible. People used to ask my dad if there were any leadership…
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Watch Your Heart!
As I get older, I spend increasing amounts of time trying to remember everything I want to tell my doctor during my next appointment. I see my primary care physician every six months for a major physical and a follow up. I had my follow…
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Growing Through the Pain
I suffered from severe growing pains as a child. My legs would become so sore at night I could hardly stand it. I’d tell my mom that my legs were killing me, and she’d reply that my leg pain was a good thing. It meant…
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Building Your Leadership Track Record
The best way to predict what kind of leader someone will be is to examine their track record. How have they led previously? Most politicians promise to be good leaders if they are elected. Once they are, they often fall disappointingly short of their campaign…
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Servant Leadership
A major leadership focus in recent years has been on “servant leadership.” When people promote this approach, they inevitably cite Jesus washing his disciples’ feet as the prototype (John 13:1-20). Jesus came as a servant, and he set the example for us to follow (Matt.…
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Searching for that Person
The world has been captivated by Charlie Kirk’s death. Roughly 100,000 people attended his funeral, and millions more watched the service online. Whether you agreed with his views or not, his life has clearly had an enormous impact on the world. In many ways, his…