When crisis strikes, our first instinct is to try to deconstruct why it happened: did we not plan adequately? Is there something we could have done better? Instead of asking questions that will likely...

All organizations, churches included, have both events and processes. Some organizations say, ‘We’re really good at doing events.’ Some say, ‘We’re really good at process.’ In fact, there’s some inter...

Every leader is an agent of change. Before you make changes, however, you must ask yourself if you have the margin to do so. Many organizations get into trouble because they rush changes when they’re ...

You will grow only to the threshold of your pain. That’s the differentiating factor between a high-level leader, and someone who has plateaued. The more pain you can handle, the higher you can go. Why...

Honor and respect are two quite different things. While respect is based on what you do, honor is based on who you are. It should be our goal to live every day in such a way that those we lead can bot...

Your organization has a heart. We’ve all heard the term ‘assimilation’ thrown around a lot. But the heart of your organization is revealed by how you assimilate new members and employees into it. Let’...

Some people think legacy is something to be focused on only during the later years of life. Some people think legacy is the building, money, or status that you accrue as a leader. Not true! Legacy is ...

If you’re a leader, you probably have a million questions running through your head in the shower, or while you’re driving home: ‘Did this get done? Did that email go out? When are they going to get b...

So often in life, what’s obvious to you proves to be something to which others are totally oblivious. Just because you can see things in others that they can’t doesn’t make them less than you; it simp...

What made Jesus the most successful leader the world has ever known? He understood that segmentation of leadership is very important.

He had the crowd, the 70, the 12, and the 3. All four of these gr...