“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….
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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…
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…
5 Ways to Lose Your Ministry
It is deeply tragic when ministry leaders lose their ministry, when sin sidelines them for a season. Not only is it painful for the leader, but also it is painful for the people who have been impacted and influenced through their leadership. Because sin is always crouching at the door and because Satan prowls around…
Links for Leaders 2/12/16
“All leaders should lead well, but when one claims to be a follower of Christ their leadership reflects on his or her walk with Christ.” Helpful, convicting words from Ron Edmondson on seven core disciplines of a spiritual leader. Everyone has different leadership styles, and we often forget that different aspects of our personality may…
How to (Re)gain Your Leader’s Trust
If you attempt great things, you will experience moments of failure and disappointment. You will make mistakes. Your plans will not always go as they were mapped out to go. Life will mess with your best plans. As Mike Tyson once said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” In some…
Links for Leaders 8/28/15
We all fail from time-to-time don’t we? Nobody likes failing, but everyone does it, and we all have to learn to live in a world in which we mess things up. What matters most about failure is how you respond to it. Here are four ways NOT to respond to failure. Technology both helps and…
Links for Leaders 6/26/15
When making decisions, there are situations in life where morality is not enough and we need wisdom. Tyler David writes a helpful piece on making good decisions. When it comes to leadership, we need to remember the team is more important than the individual. This short, insightful blog post from Brad Lomenick explains just that…
Links for Leaders 4/24/15
As a leader, you’re going to mess up. It’s just a fact of the leadership life. When you do, it’s important to apologize appropriately. Helpful thoughts on effective apologies from Scott Cochrane. Uber and Lyft are revolutionizing the transportation industry. Is it possible that church leaders could learn something from them? Daniel Im thinks so,…