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Everyday Volunteering: Finding Your Balance
April 29, 2009 – 5:39 am | One Comment

It can be easy to go from being a newbie to an experienced volunteer in a new team. Once you get beyond the learning curve, it becomes easier to think “I have this down” and …

Everyday Volunteering: Finding Your Foundations
April 28, 2009 – 5:39 am | Comments Off

Now that you have a place to volunteer your time, it is important to build integrity into your service. A foundation of integrity will help both you and your leader be more effective and have …

Everyday Volunteering: Finding Your Serve
April 27, 2009 – 5:37 am | Comments Off

Serving in a role that matches your skills and passions is important. Without this kind of match, it can be difficult to find the energy to keep going when things get tough. Here are some …

Everyday Leadership: Leading in the Church
April 23, 2009 – 5:54 am | Comments Off

I think it is important to have a reminder of why we lead in our church. It is about more than just a title. It is about more than just understanding more than others about …

Everyday Leadership: Leading in the Workplace
April 22, 2009 – 5:53 am | Comments Off

Whether you are a leader in your job or not, you have an opportunity to lead in the workplace.
Leading in the workplace requires:

An attitude of service – help others to be better tomorrow than they …

Everyday Leadership: Leading Your Family
April 21, 2009 – 5:53 am | Comments Off

It is easy to think that if you provide your family with food, clothing, and shelter, we are leading our family successfully. The problem with this is that God already promises this to each of …

Everyday Leadership: Leading Yourself
April 20, 2009 – 5:04 am | Comments Off

I spend a lot of time talking about leading volunteers and being others focused. This is important, as it helps us understand that leading isn’t just about us. One thing we may not realize, however, …

Vision-Focused vs. God-Focused Leadership
April 15, 2009 – 5:04 am | Comments Off

I think vision is great. God can give us a vision that is simply amazing. He can guide us to something we never would have imagined possible through a personal vision. How you handle the …

Developing Your Leadership Heart
April 14, 2009 – 5:02 am | Comments Off

It is too easy to let your leadership heart shrink like the Grinch. We can get caught up in the day-to-day work of ministry and forget what is really important. We can let our hearts …

The Heart of a Leader
April 13, 2009 – 5:37 am | Comments Off

Ever have “one of those weeks”? Perhaps even “one of those months” or “one of those years”? Yeah, me too. Leading can take a toll on many of us, especially when things are not going …