…you talk too much. Then when you do talk you don’t speak honestly and directly about what’s going on, where you want to go and how you hope to get there. The truth is that many leaders talk too much.
Church Leadership: You’re doing it all wrong if…(Part 3)
If…you are doing it alone. In other words, if you are calling all the shots and making all the important decisions yourself and if you do not involve others in the process of making those decisions. If that is you, then
Church Leadership (Pt 2): You’re Doing it All Wrong If…
…If you rely on doing it from your office or from behind your screen. Granted, social media is powerful, where email, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc can have a huge impact. But how are you using these means as an excuse
External Focus? Where Do I Start?
An External Focus? Where do I start? Externally. No really. This isn’t where you get a group together around a table at your church and begin to talk about it. Can’t you just imagine the conversation? “No we don’t need
What Do You Mean an External Focus?
External focus? Really? “This isn’t going to grow the church!” “Sounds like a gimmick to me Pastor!” “We don’t have any money to do all that” “We need to look out for our own first” “We need to strengthen the
I Don’t Need Coaching!
“I Don’t Need Coaching!” That can be followed by such thinking as: • I know it all already. • I am already doing great. • I’m too busy for coaching. • I’m smart enough to figure it out on my
Intentionality
“Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem” Luke 9:51 Life at the parish goes from zero to 100 in the blink of an eye. As pastors we go to the church thinking the day will be about one thing and so
Regret
A pastor in the second half of his ministry looked back on his past and said that he had some real regrets. “What kind?” I asked. “The kind that comes with missed opportunities and just plain old miss steps.