Adrian Rogers was perhaps the first preacher to coin the phrase, “If Satan can’t make you bad, he will make you busy,” but many others have echoed the pithy statement. And for good reason. Pastors have seen the numbing effect of busyness on the people they serve. Busyness can harden our hearts as we work…
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Links for Leaders 12/15/17
Keys to a Fruitful—Not Busy—New Year—Ryan Rice There have been many times I have worked to prove and achieve, instead out of my love for the Lord. Busyness does not equate to fruitfulness or godliness. The lifestyle of busyness leads to unwarranted stress, anxiety and an identity that is wrapped in what you do, not…
Links for Leaders 5/26/17
“One of the hardest things I do in ministry is interact with those who are no longer in ministry, but wish they were. They’ve been derailed. They messed up and either they got caught or the guilt got the best of them and they confessed.” Ron Edmondson writes about five ways ministry leaders derail themselves….
Links for Leaders 2/17/17
“Effective leaders use that influence to rally people around a common mission, vision, and strategy. They take people on a journey.” Carey Nieuwhof shares five things that make you feel like you’re leading when you aren’t. “I believe that in our current social climate, the most powerful apologetic for our Christian faith may be the…
Links for Leaders 1/13/17
Sometimes, we fail. It’s never comfortable, and it’s never easy, but sometimes we don’t accomplish what we set out to do. But, what causes us to fail? Steve Graves shares five causes of failure, and I think identifying these helps prevent unnecessary failure. “Your staff values directly impact your team culture, and thus shape your church culture…
3 Major Downsides of a Busy Church Calendar
Adrian Rogers is quoted with the pithy statement, “If Satan cannot make you bad, he will make you busy.” There is much wisdom in the statement, as cluttered lives are typically not Christ-centered lives. The Lord encourages us to “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). According to the Lord, there is…
Links for Leaders 4/29/16
What if we eliminated email? Would the world end? Would anyone get any work done? Check out this fascinating article I read this week at HBR about the prospect of eliminating email altogether. “Echo chambers occur when a leader’s ideas are consistently applauded without question. Rarely are the leader’s ideas, decision-making, and actions challenged. And…
Three Differences Between Busyness and Productivity
There is a mammoth difference between teams and leaders who run around being busy and those that are truly productive. Busyness can give the allusion of productivity as people are doing things, as meetings are happening, and as emails are being sent and read. But not all busyness is valuable. In fact, busyness can mask…
Links for Leaders 7/17/15
“Questions are a powerful tool for every leader. The greatest leaders I know ask lots of questions.” Ron Edmondson shares seven questions every leader should be asking. “Do you want to be an epically bad boss? Do you want to grind employees into dust, crush their morale, and leave quaking dry husks of humanity in…