So you want to be a great boss? 4 tips
Here are 4 keys to being the best boss you can be. These keys apply to parents and coaches, as well.
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How not to be a leadership fad
In the church, what works to grow a church today may not work in the future. You can be a popular leader, only to lose that popularity more quickly than Vanilla Ice dropped out of the mainstream.
Read More >5 New Year’s resolutions for church leaders
These are just five resolutions, and they may not be the right five for you, but they have worked for me. I find that I need to continually renew the resolutions from the past years, as some are just too important to forget.
Read More >Execution > Vision
By Tim Spivey, lead planter of New Vintage Church (San Diego) Truth bomb: More churches struggle because they lack execution than because they lack vision or fresh ideas. In fact, the lack of vision and fresh ideas can often be a symptom of chronic lack of execution of ideas and vision. Let me explain with […]
Read More >3 reasons to have a daily routine as a leader
I’m a list guy. Some of you have already stopped reading because of that fact. I will put something on my list that I’ve already done just to cross it off and feel the accomplishment. I know. I’m sick, right? Pray for me. I’m also a guy who loves routine. Those characteristics often go together, […]
Read More >Learning from the greatest coaches
One place few pastors look for leadership wisdom is in the realm of coaching. I love reading books by coaches. Books by John Wooden, Pete Carroll, Phil Jackson, Joe Torre and others are a part of my library. Some of the best leadership lesson I’ve gleaned over the years have been from coaches — my […]
Read More >How leaders go numb
I’ve had a few dramatic stumbles when I stand quickly, only to realize one of my legs has mysteriously fallen asleep. The numbness makes it feel like the leg has suddenly gone missing, only to give sharp tingling reminders that it indeed is still there. A foot, arm or leg falls asleep because of too […]
Read More >Willow Creek’s global leadership summit to challenge 170,000 church leaders across the globe
SOUTH BARRINGTON, IL/ PRNewswire-USNewswire — On August 8 and 9, the 2013 Global Leadership Summit, Willow Creek Association (WCA) blends “high-impact, God-honoring messages to the church with savvy, street-smart, don’t-spiritualize-everything lessons from the business world,” says Bill Hybels, founder and senior pastor at Willow Creek Community Church.” With a mission to support and equip churches, […]
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