by Dave Kraft | Feb 20, 2026 | Leadership
These two words have been in my head germinating and percolating for the last couple of weeks. I discovered that there is a book by that title as well. Recently I’ve heard several speakers use the two words in a sermon or speech. The more I’ve been thinking about...
by Dave Kraft | Feb 15, 2026 | Leadership
As a leader, you are in trouble when Competence outpaces Character. At the heart of Character is Credibility. In today’s guest post, Dan Rockwell shares some thoughts on how to build, and sustain, credibility with those you are privileged to lead. And it is a...
by Dave Kraft | Feb 13, 2026 | Leadership
Protest singer and composer Pete Seeger wrote a song (1955), “Where Have All the Flowers Gone.” In the song he asks the question: Where have all the flowers…young girls…young men…soldiers…graveyards gone? Spinning off Seeger’s question I would like to ask, “Where...
by Dave Kraft | Feb 2, 2026 | Leadership
I do a fair amount of reading, thinking and studying about church leadership as well as the state and effectiveness of the church in the U.S. Most people who study these things would agree that the church Jesus promised to build is not in good shape. It’s not His...
by Dave Kraft | Jan 26, 2026 | Leadership
I am a student of leadership. I’m trying to learn all that I can all of the time. I study leadership in the military, in government, in the business world and in the church. I’m especially fascinated by what causes an organization to grow or, sadly, to stagnate...
by Dave Kraft | May 26, 2025 | Leadership, Uncategorized
It seems that more and more leaders are getting into bigger and bigger problems. Both men and women making serious mistakes of judgment with a huge price tag attached. The Bible as well is loaded with fallen leaders. Bobby Clinton, from Fuller Seminary, has come to...
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