The First Reason to Improve Yourself
The First Reason to Improve Yourself Change is hard. We know that. We apply that adage to organizations, people in our churches, and leadership in general. It can be especially hard when we attempt to change ourselves. Long-standing...
How Keeping Your Head Helps Your Leadership
How Keeping Your Head Helps Your Leadership It’s extremely hard to not panic when the situation looks hopeless.Screaming seems like a reasonable response in the moment. But it rarely (maybe never) is the best choice. Keeping your cool when it feels like everything is...
Types of Panicking
Types of Panicking Most people don’t realize the implications of their own internal emotional state.They think what’s going on inside them only affects them. That’s not true. In reality, your internal emotional posture shows up in your voice modulation, your bodily...
How Panicking Can Hurt Your Leadership
How Panicking Can Hurt Your Leadership Having never led an organization, challenges shook me to my shoes.What if this fails?What does this mean for the church?How will it affect the church?What impact will failing having on my family and my future?I panicked. And,...
The Most Important Thing You Say
The Most Important Thing You Say Christian leaders communicate. A LOT. Lots and lots of words fill our days and fuel our relationships with others. All that talk has results. We know that. What might not occur to us is what is most important. ...
God has blessed me to learn, formally and informally, from some incredible leaders, and to use that experience to grow organizations by helping leaders grow. I am currently the CEO of stowemission.org and the director of metrocolumbus.org, a network of 128 churches, primarily in central Ohio.