Jan 26
I’m a runner. One of the first maxims that spurred me on in the beginning went like this. The hardest part of running is putting your shoes on. It’s true. Just starting is a major hurdle. Sometimes having the courage to just get started is a major step in the process. We’ve been talking about …
Jan 23
I’ve been looking over some old notes from Ken Blanchard’s work on servant leadership. If you have never read the book he co-authored with Phil Hodges, it should go immediately to the top of your reading bucket list. Lead Like Jesus is a classic. Here are some of the salient points related to pride: It …
Oct 19
Two years, out of a research project my employer commissioned, something striking was discovered about trust. This research project surveyed a representative sample of Southern Baptists who were members of a Bible study group. In response to the statement, “It is best not to disagree with ministers because they are God’s special anointed messengers,” over …
Dec 09
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(My “leader-reader” group met again this morning so it seemed like a good time to post again and deal with another leadership question.) Of course, to think and talk about a good leader is to think and talk about what happens as a result of that leadership. On some level, discussion about leadership turns to …
Jan 15
Write your elevator speech. Much of the leadership we exercise takes place in informal settings. In the hallway, at the supermarket, on the phone–these are the arenas of leadership at which we are given opportunities to lead and to cast vision for our church. The annual 30-35 minute “State of the Church” delivered from the …
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