I absolutely love this time of year… … the cool mornings that are a breath of fresh air after a relentlessly hot summer … the return of routine – school, football, prime time TV, etc. But one of the things that I love the most about this time of year is the opportunities to gather, […]
A few weeks ago we started a discussion about The Floundering Leader. We talked about how to encourage and support the flounder-er and what to do if you are the one floundering. That discussion got me processing another side of this issue… What happens when you are trying to lead someone who is floundering in […]
I’m learning there’s never a dull moment in multi-site ministry… Yesterday I headed to our Dickson Campus to spend the morning. Things were moving along right on schedule. We had just finished our program overview meeting and were prepared to do a full run-through of the service when the power went out in the entire […]
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 Another GREAT “grey” leadership issue is finding the balance between ambition and self-promotion, especially as church leaders. In our ambition we pursue the dreams that God has laid on our hearts. I believe that God expects […]
Whew! It’s been a full week. It’s Friday… my day for catching up. My day for reading, running, Cultivate Her planning, errands, writing, dreaming and shopping (if I can fit it in.) Oh and laundry, but I try not to think about that one. I always try to pack more into Friday than I ought […]
** This is a pondering left over from this past Sunday. Have you ever felt this way? I wasn’t needed today. 3000 + attendees 25 staff Hundreds of volunteers Baptism at one campus Communion at the others And I wasn’t needed. I wasn’t needed to: Solve a problem React to a crisis Identify something that […]
August 18th is our next Cultivate Her event here in Nashville and our team is excitedly gearing up for it! This month we’re going to be talking about the power of influence. We’ll be celebrating stories of women who have influenced our leadership in a significant way. Was there someone in your life who believed […]
“The Leader’s voice always speaks the loudest” “When decision needs to be made, a leader will eventually emerge.” I’m not sure if these are direct quotes from anyone, but they are phrases that have stuck with me. Leaders are seemingly born to take charge. We do this naturally. If we feel the slightest bit of […]
I seriously get a little giddy when I discover leadership development opportunities that really have some teeth to them. Leadership gets talked about a lot these days… and sometimes I’m afraid that that’s all we do – we talk about leadership. But what about learning it and living it? I’m a firm believer that while […]
I remember very vividly the first time I served under a floundering leader. I was a pompous 20-something that was actively reading everything by John Maxwell that I could get my hands on, so I thought I had leadership all figured out (in spite of the fact that I really wasn’t leading anything.) My arrogance […]
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