3 Things the “World’s Greatest Leader” Knows About Leadership
Fortune magazine recently named Theo Epstein the greatest leader in the world. Epstein is the president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs and is known as the architect behind their first World Series championship in over 100 years. He performed the same way for the Boston Red Sox before taking the assignment in Chicago. […]
5 Realities About the Weight of Pastoring
Since leaving full-time local church ministry to become one of the vice-presidents at LifeWay, I have always missed and loved the local church. Dr. Draper, the former president of LifeWay, once told a leader on my team, “If you ever stop missing being on local church staff, leave immediately.” The sentiment was that we could […]
3 Mistakes Leaders Make as Soon as They Wake Up
How a leader begins the day impacts the entire day. If a leader begins a day in chaos, the entire day will likely be chaotic. If a leader begins the day without looking to the Lord, the day will likely be lived apart from His power. Instead, a leader should begin the day with his/her […]
5 Misconceptions About Pastors
All-star Cleveland Cavalier Kyrie Irving recently told the sports media that he believes the earth is flat. He insists he has done the research and has rejected the propaganda deployed against us to convince us that the earth is round. When asked about it, Lebron James responded, “Kyrie is my little brother. He’s my All-Star […]
6 Ways to Attack Viruses That Destroy Leaders
I shared yesterday how Steve Graves recently challenged my leadership team with six viruses that commonly take leaders down. Steve continued to give us solid insight on how to fight and attack the viruses that can corrupt a leader’s heart. While the counsel he gave is simple, we often over-complicate defeating sin and guarding our […]
6 Dangerous Viruses That Take Leaders Down
A few weeks ago I asked Steve Graves to speak to my leadership team at LifeWay about leading ourselves, caring for our own souls, and doing all we can, by God’s grace, to continue. The following comes from his challenge, which was very good and very helpful to our team. Not all viruses have the […]
Uber & the Attractive/Polarizing Reality of Values
In his new book Upstarts, Brad Stone tells the fascinating and fast stories of Uber and AirBnB. One of the stories Stone recounts is about Uber’s company-wide retreat in Vegas in the fall of 2015. Travis Kalanick, the founder and CEO, paid for all 5,000 employees to converge on Vegas for a lavish retreat. The […]
1 Big Question Church Leaders Must Ask About Leadership Development
When ministry leaders start to consider an intentional plan for developing leaders, inevitably they get to this question. The answer to the question will dramatically impact how they execute leadership development. Here is the big question about leadership development for church leaders: What will be centralized? Some churches centralize everything. They appoint someone to oversees […]
5 Do Not’s of Writing a Book
Because of the books we publish through B&H Publishing, part of the division I lead at LifeWay Christian Resources, I am asked fairly regularly about writing a book. So let me speak some truth about how to write your book. While some of this may sound cold, it is really truth in love as this […]
10 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Time
Several months ago we ran a blog survey seeking to understand those who read the blog on a regular basis and what would be helpful to them in future posts. Many people asked about managing schedules and getting the most out of time. It is wise to ask the question because desiring to steward time […]