DON’T STRIVE TO BE A LEADER UNLESS…

It was president Harry Truman who said, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” There are certain things that “go with the territory” as it were. Leadership is not simple and it’s not easy most of the time. It can be...

FEEL YOUR EMOTIONS, BUT FOLLOW JESUS

As I have observed both today’s church scene leadership scene I have a sense that we are led more by how we feel than what is true from Scripture. Simply put our emotions are running the show. Even in worship it can be all about how the music/lyrics make me feel...

LEADERSHIP IN TWO CATEGORIES

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been trying to take seemingly complex ideas and concepts and make them simple to understand and apply.  I’m always looking for better and simpler ways to communicate. Admittedly I can, at times, oversimplify. In most...