Lasting life change is what spiritual leadership is all about. Pastors and Christian business people often want to be involved in life change and yet feel frustrated knowing how to establish a church ministry climate where leadership and evangelism passion can flourish. These last seven years, I’ve had the privilege to lead such a place,…
Everyone has a unique personality. No problem. Every personality in leadership interacts with other personalities. Now that can be a big problem! In my roughly 30 years of vocational ministry, I have heard (and said!) it many times….”Ministry would be no problem if it weren’t for the people!” I’m sure you are like me in that…
Most people agree that women generally have a more finely tuned relationship radar than men. In part, that may be because of how women and men differ in the way their brains function. Clinical studies have shown that women think with both hemispheres (the creative and the analytical) of their brain simultaneously, while men are…
I’m a leadership guy so I’m always looking ahead to the future. Dr. John Richardson said when it came to the future; there were 3 types of people: “Those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened”. In a world as fast changing as ours, it is tempting…
Athletes often describe hitting a “wall” of performance. It is a barrier where no apparent amount of effort appears able to push through the pain of the moment. Athletes who hit such a barrier either surrender to it, or they devise new understandings of the mind and disciplines of the body to help break through…