“Work to stay in your ministry long enough to lead your church well.” Craig Thompson shares 10 short steps for pastors to have a long tenure in their pastorate on the LifeWay Pastors blog.
“Anytime you become the hero by solving the problem, you risk teaching your team that without you, the situation is helpless.” At HBR, Joseph Grenny writes about when leaders should fix problems themselves and when they should let their teams work out problems.
“Teams simply can’t remain emotionally engaged when there is a seemingly constant state of panic in the air.” Scott Cochrane shares five dangers of fire-drill leadership.
“When it comes to planning and strategy, there are two voices you always want to hold in tension. They’re the voice of thoughtfulness and the voice of humility” Steve Graves elaborates on two ingredients of every good strategy.
“A leadership pipeline is an essential element to the construction of any successful ministry. It will keep your structure standing during the storm and will allow you to add on when opportunities arise.” Rob Jacobs shares about the code behind a leadership pipeline.