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 […]

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 […]

The #1 Leadership Distraction

The question isn’t what will happen if something goes wrong. The analysis isn’t everything is bad and nothing will ever go right. The attitude toward others should NOT be, I don’t like them therefore they will never be able to do anything right. The objective should NOT be, I’ll just wait till they do something […]