What is servant Leadership really?

I’ll be honest. About ten minutes after I first heard the term servant leadership, something about it bothered me. I didn’t want it to. It sounded spiritual. Humble. Right. But there was something inside me that kept saying, That’s not the whole truth. At first, I was embarrassed that I felt that way. So I did what […]

Study, Teach, and Pray.

What if all a pastor had to do… was what Jesus commanded him to do? Study.Teach.Pray. What if that was it? What if the pastor’s primary responsibility wasn’t managing programs, attending every meeting, solving every dispute, answering every text within five minutes, visiting every hospital room personally, planning every event, and carrying the emotional weight […]

The Reins of Leadership.

Sometimes people are pushed and pushed and pushed to take the reins of leadership. The pressure to do this over time causes them to finally take the reins but in the wrong way. Rash decisions are made and unintended hurt is caused. Why? Because the people that were pushing them to take the reins never […]

Unsettled

Sometimes I come up with plans of how to accomplish a vision. Plans that in my mind will work great. Plans that I get attached too. Maybe I attach myself to these plans because that gives me a level of security or maybe I attach myself to these plans because I do not like living […]

Take the Hit

As a leader sometimes you have to “take the hit” for the well being of the group you are leading. There is a tension in leadership between being liked and making hard choices that have the potential of upsetting people. Choices of… 1. Direction – even though you talk and talk there are some who […]

What Does a Great Leader Look Like?

The Search for a Leader Whether you’re hiring someone for your business, voting on your next church staff member, or trying to decide who deserves your vote this fall—each of these choices is part of something bigger. They’re all part of the search for a leader. Someone to follow.Someone to trust.Someone who makes wise decisions.Someone […]