The Leader’s Twofold Perspective

The Leader’s Twofold Perspective

The Leader’s Twofold Perspective You don’t want to be out of touch with your people. If you get too far from the issues people face, the struggles they experience, and what it’s like in their day-to-day lives, your preaching and leading can lack the depth which...
Start a Ski Club

Start a Ski Club

Start a Ski Club Ever try something that did not work?  Today I share one of those initiatives that fell flat. Did not go.   I was early in that ministry and really wanted to get things going.   This thing tanked.  But it didn’t kill me....
Why Some Organizations Don’t Grow

Why Some Organizations Don’t Grow

Why Some Organizations Don’t Grow Here’s a question I’ve chased since I became a lead pastor in 1988 at 26 years of age: Why do some churches (and organizations) grow, and others don’t? After I had been at that first church for two weeks, after looking at all...
Beware the DK Effect

Beware the DK Effect

Beware the DK Effect Through the years, I’ve been fascinated by people with little or no experience who think they know more than a senior leader who God uses to do great things.  It never made any sense. It still doesn’t.  Here’s a scenario I witnessed: A...
How to Accomplish More in Less Time

How to Accomplish More in Less Time

How to Accomplish More in Less Time Leaders do their best to optimize their time. They avoid redundancies. They know they only have so many hours and they want to squeeze the most life out of those limited minutes. Today’s video shares a discipline I have used for...