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What Is Your Passion?
March 19, 2008 – 6:53 am | Comments Off

Some recent passions I’ve heard others express:

Convincing others to give more time to those in need
Making their spouse happier every day
Coaching leaders to make a bigger impact
Raising money for a specific cause or non-profit
Helping others …

What Do You Fear?
March 18, 2008 – 6:47 am | Comments Off

Here is a list of fears I’ve recently heard people express:

Embarrassment
Loss
Failure
Success
Mediocrity
Fame
Silence

What are you afraid of as a church leader? How do you plan to overcome it?

What Are You Praying For?
March 16, 2008 – 6:30 pm | Comments Off

Here are some things I’ve heard people ask prayer for recently:

A heart to serve others more than self
A strong marriage
A fresh fire for studying the Bible
More time
Less debt
More volunteers for church
Less gossip

What are you praying …

How to Break Out of a Prayer Slump
March 9, 2008 – 8:01 pm | Comments Off

Until the last few months, I have been in a prayer slump. I would tell someone I was going to pray for them but often I would get busy and forget until it was much …

Volunteer-Centered Leader: Introduction
November 25, 2007 – 8:39 pm | Comments Off

I see it too often – churches and non-profits continuing to depend on volunteers to get things done, but never making that leap from volunteer-based to volunteer-centered. A volunteer-based approach will let an organization get …

Start the New Year Early
November 18, 2007 – 11:12 pm | Comments Off

With the end of the year is approaching, now is the time to start preparing for the next year. We’ll be starting a new series on leadership unlike anything you’ve read here before! It will …

Leadership Development in Service Teams
November 12, 2007 – 7:38 pm | Comments Off

Bootstrapping Your Service Team
Starting a new service team is often an easy step – you see a need and you fill it. The problem that most leaders face isn’t starting, but successfully bootstrapping a service …

Leadership: Balance or Burnout?
November 4, 2007 – 2:27 pm | 4 Comments

As a leader, it can be difficult to balance life: family, friends, work, church services, and volunteering. I learned the hard way that I am personally a workaholic – this is how I eventually came …

Leadership Development in Small Groups
October 28, 2007 – 6:12 pm | Comments Off

I was recently asked by a reader what leadership development within an affinity team, such as a college ministry, might look like. Let’s consider an approach that can be adopted by those managing a more …

Leadership Development: First Steps
October 21, 2007 – 6:29 pm | Comments Off

Now that you have learned about the staircase method of leadership development, and have seen examples of this in action, now it is time to start taking your first steps. We want to identify three …