Yesterday I read a quote from Perry Noble that said: “when a leader refuses to allow his experts to be the expert…he will eventually have no experts left.” A big danger we face as leaders is believing that we are the only ones who know how to do everything. In my opinion the messiah syndrome [...]
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Do you suffer from Messiah syndrome?
Posted: November 17, 2011 in leadershipTags: leadership, messiah, ministry
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The crucial question every leader must wrestle with…
Posted: November 7, 2011 in leadership, UncategorizedTags: access, leadership, mentor
There is one critical question for anyone in a leadership position to wrestle with and answer if they are truly serious about becoming a better leader and the question is this: “Do I have access to the type of leader I want to become?” As leaders we should always be striving to become better at [...]
wait, what did you say?
Posted: October 12, 2011 in leadershipTags: church, hear me, leadership, ministry, telephone
Remember the game we used to play when we were little called telephone? The one where one person would start by whispering a phrase into the person’s ear next to them and they would have to pass it down the line until it got to the end and you would have to see if the [...]
Are you a slave driver?
Posted: October 11, 2011 in leadershipTags: church ministry, leadership, ministry, powerhouse, slave driver
“A leader needs to be sure that the people they are helping the people they are leading become someone greater and not just using them to accomplish a task.” This is something that I struggle with in a big way. It is so easy to treat people as our slaves and use them to accomplish [...]
Just the hands
Posted: September 29, 2011 in leadershipTags: caring for people, church, hands, Henry Ford, leadership, ministry
Henry Ford once said: “why is it that I always end up getting the whole person when all I really wanted was just a set of hands?” One of my biggest convictions in leadership is to recognize the whole person not just the pieces of them that can benefit me. It’s so easy to focus [...]
GUILTY!
Posted: August 31, 2011 in leadershipTags: 3 c of leadership, church, conduct, God, guilty, leadership, ministry, youth ministry
Yesterday I talked about how as a leader, what you do will flow out of who you are. Today I am going to talk about the second “C” of leadership that Paul talks about it 1 Timothy 3 and that is CONDUCT…
What you do flows out of who you are!
Posted: August 30, 2011 in leadershipTags: character, function, leadership, ministry, powerhouse, powerhouse church, preaching, youth ministry
I recently preached a sermon about the 3 C’s of leadership based off of 1 Timothy 3. It was a sermon that really challenged me and the way that I view my leadership and I thought it would be cool to share each of the C’s with you and hear your thoughts on them.
Fat Pastor Friday!
Posted: May 27, 2011 in fat pastor, leadership, randomTags: church, church ministry, fat, fat pastor, leadership, ministry, pastor, senior pastor, weight loss, youth ministry, youth pastor
Super pumped about a new idea I’m having for the blog, check it out…
How to start a movement
Posted: May 25, 2011 in family ministry, leadership, randomTags: church, church ministry, follow, God, leadership, ministry, TED talks, youth ministry
I saw this video on a post from Fuller youth institute I thought it was worth sharing, and fit really well…
Don’t be another selfish American!
Posted: May 24, 2011 in family ministry, leadership, randomTags: church, leadership, memorial day, military., ministry, staff meeting
It occurred to me today, that I am a terrible American. Let me explain…
