Book review: Wise Guys
Kent Evans’ book, Wise Guys, is a refreshing, unique and multi-layered book.
4 things to get wrong about mentorship
I find that most of us – especially my fellow guys – are not highly skilled at tapping into wiser minds. I believe this is primarily due to pride and ego. But, in addition, I think we also carry wrong assumptions about mentorship that can keep us from diving in.
Why my dad stopped going to church
What leadership styles do you have in your church?
Finding identity beyond our work
I learned the hard way that I cannot place my entire identity in my job title or employer’s good name.
Turning your limitations into opportunities
How many people are frustrated because they feel underused in the Church? How many people are sitting in their seat week after week untapped because we won’t let go?
Will I be honest regardless of the consequences?
Ponder how you would handle these tough life scenarios.
3 more ways to respond when you care less
As the work of the church plays out on a daily basis, behind the scenes are hurt leaders who are forced to move on because they don’t have the time, energy, resources, or leadership to simply stop and process it all.
3 ways to respond when you care less
As the day-to-day work of the church plays out, behind the scenes there are hurt leaders who are forced to move on because they don’t have the time, energy, resources, or leadership to simply stop and process it all.
7 relational skills possessed by effective church leaders
Do you have relational skills? Need to improve them?
3 principles of productivity
How decisions are made and how things get done are extremely important.
Revitalizing your church: 5 crucial steps to changing DNA
How do you implement intentional change?
5 signs you’re a leader who talks too much
Nobody likes to talk to others who monopolize conversations and drone on about themselves.
What makes you think God will bless what you are doing?
Sometimes our focus is mistakenly doing it on our own and then praying for success.
4 things that make a great executive pastor
The most significant relationship in the church is between the Senior Pastor and the Executive Pastor.
“Facts” about your church and money: take a closer look
Here are six things church leaders often believe are facts.
5 ways leaders see things differently
Leaders see things with a clarity that brings life into focus.
What does aggressive ministry look like?
I’m a conflict-avoiding, noncompetitive type who struggles to relate to the warrior imagery that frequently appears in Scripture.
Outreach: from “come” to “go”
I recently Googled the word “outreach.” I was surprised at the results.
Good leaders practice making good decisions
Decisions. How we make them says a lot about how we're wired.
Delegating versus releasing authority: what’s the difference?
I learned an important lesson about the difference between delegating tasks and releasing authority.
