Category: Church & Ministry Tips
Does your to-do list seem bottomless? At the end of the day do you have more things added to the list than removed? I want to show you how to get more done! This is not going to be about better time management or about how you need to work harder. Instead I’m going to share 5 not so conventional – Click to Read More
Did you know that there is a difference between knowledge and wisdom? Have you ever met someone who was like a walking encyclopedia. They had a wealth of information and knowledge stored in their brain, but did not have enough sense to get out of the rain. They lacked wisdom. As pastors and leaders we need all the knowledge – Click to Read More
Change is inevitable. It is part of life, part of business, part of organizations and part of ministry. Regardless of where or what the change is it can be difficult. People naturally want to keep things the same. Maybe it’s because they are comfortable with how things are, or they may fear the unknown or perhaps they just don’t want – Click to Read More
Congratulations to the San Antonio Spurs who just won the National Basketball Association Championship. They won in a very convincing fashion. Their unselfish team play and commitment to the goals and vision of the team were key factors in their dominating championship run this year. I say that because we can learn from the Spurs a key to winning as – Click to Read More
I’ve made some bad decisions as a leader, but through those bad decisions I’ve learned there are some warning signs that indicate I’m about to make a bad decision. While they won’t stop all bad decisions they can eliminate a number of them if I will take heed to them. I share them here because you may want to – Click to Read More
I have a heart for leaders, especially pastors and other church leaders. I love sharing things that I’ve learned over the past 30+ years of business and ministry with leaders, things that can help make you a better and more effective leader. Leading a ministry and pastoring a congregation can be very demanding. When you develop the ability to – Click to Read More
As a leader you need Godly wisdom for every decision you make. The more wise decisions you make the less mistakes you make. The less mistakes you make the more you accomplish. Proverbs 11:2 gives one of the keys to gaining Godly wisdom: “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.“ Humility is the – Click to Read More
Pastors and other church leaders are leaving the ministry at an alarming rate. According to one recent survey 1,700 ministers are leaving the ministry every month or over 20,000 a year, that’s a very troubling statistic. The reason they are leaving is because of “burn out”. The survey list several factors As a pastor or church leader you don’t have – Click to Read More
I was visiting with some pastors recently and part of the conversation was about what they were teaching and preaching in their churches. There were some really great insights and ideas discussed and exchanged. However, the one thing I noticed, most of the messages they talked about and their discussions had little or no focus on Christ. It is important – Click to Read More