“I have become increasingly aware of the value of short-term sprints in today’s life and work cycle. For all the talk of long-term perspective, there is value in breaking an all-day hike into a lot of small ‘sprints’ It’s like the old proverb, ‘How do you eat an elephant?…One bite at a time.’” Stephen Graves…
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Links for Leaders 1/20/17
Leadership has its challenges, and they are diverse. One of the more difficult experiences as a leader is watching good, hard-working people decide they would rather work somewhere else than at your church or organization. But why do people leave? Selma Wilson shares five of the more common reasons people leave an organization “True identity…
3 Reasons to Ask Great Questions to Those You Lead
Genesis 3 and 4 is not about leading a staff or providing leadership to a group of people, but there are implications for us as Christian leaders want to lead others the way God leads us.
[GIVEAWAY] 3 Ways Apologetics Can Serve Church Leaders
I am honored to lead the Resources Division at LifeWay and serve with a team of leaders who are passionate to serve the Church in her mission of making disciples. Each Wednesday, I share the heart behind one of the resources our team has developed and give an opportunity for you to register to win a free copy of…
The Power of Asking the Right Question
The following is by Michael Kelley. Michael is director of discipleship at LifeWay Christian Resources and the author of Wednesdays Were Pretty Normal and Boring: Finding an Extraordinary God in an Ordinary Life. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Beeson Divinity School and lives with his wife and three kids in Nashville, Tenn. This…
Five Questions to Discern Ministry Idolatry
Local church ministry can be thrilling, even addictive. Seeing the Lord transform lives and bring people into a relationship with Himself provides a buzz that nothing in this world can provide. And because we are prone to replace God on the throne of our lives with something else, something lesser, ministry can easily become the…