Here’s how to be an emotionally supportive leader
Your team desires a leader who goes beyond the expectations of a leader. They want someone who cares, seeks the emotional well-being of their team, and responds in kind. You can be that kind of leader. You can create an environment where your people are seen, felt, and heard.
Discovering work as worship
Nursing is my profession, my daily work. But it is also an important way I worship God. For me, work and worship have become like two blades of a scissors; one is useless without the other. I now see that work is a ministry performed before God.
4 indicators it’s time to lead with speed
Knowing the pace at which you take action as a leader is often as important as the action itself.
A spiritual rhythm that could give your leadership reflection and insight
Journaling may seem like an additional burden on a list of already overwhelming responsibilities. For years, it was hard for me to engage in the practice on a regular basis. I struggled to write anything inspirational. Then I discovered two words which forever empowered me to write: Reflection and insight.
St. Patrick’s turnaround methods for today
The model of evangelism and mission developed by St. Patrick became the greatest sustained Christian mission in Christianity’s history.
10 indicators you have no margin
Do you wonder if you have margin in your life? Here are 10 signs that may indicate you lack margin and 5 steps to gain more of it.
Strengthening pastoral integrity: A conversation with Dr. David Fletcher of XPastor.org
I recently had the privilege of speaking with Dr. David “Fletch” Fletcher, founder of XPastor.org, about the vital yet often overlooked topic of strengthening integrity in church leadership.
3 critical ways your attitude as a leader can kill or build your team
In this post we'll look at 3 ways your attitude as a leader impacts your team and several keys to keeping it healthy.
Living with a single priority
One of the most important questions you can ever answer about yourself is, what is the one thing for which I’m really living?
Discovering workplace heroes from the Bible
I’ve discovered that God’s Word is filled from cover to cover with real people who live in the real world and struggle with real jobs. Daniel is one of my favorite examples—look at the conditions he worked in and see if they don’t sound familiar to you.
Here are 5 core needs to succeed
Here are five core needs that each of us have to thrive and fulfill in our work. And I’m going to give you some suggestions for how you can apply them to leadership.
How to know when to move forward and when to stop
How do you decide when to stop and when to keep pressing ahead?
How self-image steers success
Leaders can be like lighthouses, guiding and directing others during dark, stormy, turbulent times. But they can only do this well if their own light is well-maintained, strong, and bright.
Knowing God as your provider
Creating is God’s business alone. Making is our privilege using the tools God provides.
Do you struggle with decision fatigue?
I’ve learned the effects of decision fatigue by experience. I’ve found that these indicators help us recognize it.
How to help pastors after they’ve been let go from their position
How do we help pastors who are forcefully terminated find hope and healing?
The leadership qualities you want on your dream team
The starting place for building an effective “dream team” is in having a crystal clear picture of the qualities you want in the people.
From Christian business to kingdom business
At Evans Tool and Die, it became clear that bringing their faith into the workplace may be the opportunity for some of their employees to hear about Jesus. That's why they decided to make a change, offering a time every Wednesday for a guest or staff pastor to come speak.
Leading and grieving
If you are a Christian leader, then it is inevitable that there are two challenges you are going to face at some point in your leadership. Firstly, the challenge of leading the grieving. The second challenge is leading while grieving. As biblical leaders, I believe we need to be equipping ourselves in this area.
Navigating supervisor and employee relationships
This article deals with the unique problems experienced by Christians when they supervise others or are employees.
