3 Reasons Ministry Leadership is Uniquely Challenging

A.W. Tozer wrote, “It is not what a man does that determines whether his work is sacred or secular; it is why he does it. Motive is everything.” I agree...
There was a time when leadership was as it should be all of the time, when motivations were always pure, when goals were not bent out of shape with unholy...
Augustine articulated that “all truth is God’s truth.” When a true leadership principle is discovered in the marketplace, the author of that principle is God Himself, whether the people who...
David Packard, one of the founders of Hewlett-Packard, is credited with coining the acronym MBWA and the accompanying phrase “management by walking around.” It’s a phrase I have read in...
I recently pointed to insights from Dan Chambliss about the relationship between excellence and loving the hard work associated with improving one’s craft or discipline—that those who become excellent don’t...
Every culture has a language. I am not only referring to the languages people speak and write within an ethnic or geographical culture but also to the languages of subcultures....
Here are two different types of people on a team (athletic, organization, ministry, etc.): One person considers the sacrifices willing to be made for the sake of the team or...
Earlier this year, I wrote about five expensive leadership decisions that are worth more than they cost. Meaning, it is wise to spend the money and invest in your marriage...
In Jean Twenge’s most recent book, Generations, she offers research-based insight from different generations currently living: Silents, Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z. In the chapter on Gen Z,...
A year after I became a Christian, I went off to college. A few guys from my high school called me a Jesus freak—and they didn’t mean the statement as...