Complete Loyalty? Not so fast!

Loyalty is generally a good thing…a very good thing; but it can sometimes become a bad thing… a very bad thing that can hurt the leader, his/her team and the group, church or organization.                               Many of us will remember the comment from Donald...

What Happened to Our Sense of Thankfulness?

Thankful people are joyful people. As followers of Jesus, we have so much for which to be thankful. With His help we need to focus on the glass being 1/2 full not 1/2 empty. Erick Geiger helps us do that in today’s post! Guest Post by Eric Geiger We know...

SIGNS YOU MAY BE HEADING FOR A CRASH

  You don’t have to read very much today about pastors around the country to quickly come to the conclusion that many of them are on the verge of burnout out, and perhaps worse. Many are over committed and overwhelmed. Usually this type of situation...

Some Leadership Lessons We Tend To Forget

I believe it was Samuel Johnson who said, “We need to be reminded more than we need to be instructed.” As leaders, we tend to forget or neglect things we already know. Chuck Lawless shares some of the lessons we tend to forget. Guest Post by Chuck Lawless...

Remembering and Forgetting

As leaders, we sometimes forget what God wants us to remember and remember what God wants us to forget. We need to remember his faithfulness and his promises, but forget the results, good or bad! The entire book of Deuteronomy is a book of remembrance; the Israelites...

WHATEVER IT TAKES

It’s often been noted that, as Christians, we (me very much included)  are not very good at making time for the not-yet-Christians in our worlds. We are so busy with our lives and responsibilities that we find it difficult to spend time focused on those who very...