Eight Reasons Pastors Fall
(Some of the ideas in this article I received from my friend Linda Lindquist-Bishop during an email exchange.) #1: Churches are becoming complex enterprises which pastors are not equipped to lead. The...
View ArticleEight Power Principles for Transformational Leadership
The following are eight of the most important leadership principles I have learned as a senior leader over the past three decades. I have found that each of these leadership principles is vital to the...
View ArticleReasons for the Rise and Fall of Leaders
Introduction Scripture is replete with examples of how leaders rise and fall. One of the reasons why I believe the Bible is the inspired word of God is because it so honestly and accurately portrays...
View ArticleWould the Apostle Paul be Considered a Success Today?
Many if not most scholars consider the Apostle Paul the most important leader in the history of the church with the exception of the Lord Jesus Christ! Paul’s influence cannot be overstated in spite of...
View ArticleTwenty Different Kinds of Pastors
Having been involved in some capacity with pastors for over 30 years I have come up with some personal observations regarding the different kinds of pastors I have either worked with or to whom I’ve...
View ArticleTwenty-five Signs You Are Leading from Your Dark Side
1. You inwardly celebrate when a colleague or fellow minister falls. 2. Your spirit of competition causes you to inwardly celebrate when other organizations or ministries in your field aren’t doing as...
View ArticleContrasting Kingdom Leaders and Church Leaders
There is presently a revolution taking place among those on the leading edge of change in the Evangelical Church. The result is a transition from a church mindset to a kingdom mindset in which the...
View ArticleSeven Common Mistakes Young Leaders Make
As a person who started off in full-time ministry at the ripe old age of 21, I write the following out of personal experience and not only observation. We desperately need young leaders to emerge! We...
View ArticleAvoiding 12 Hazards of Senior Level Leadership
As somebody who has served in executive leadership and with many senior level leaders for many decades, I have observed the following twelve hazards. By hazard I am speaking about a common proclivity...
View ArticleWhy Great Leaders Must Suffer More Than Others
One day I was pondering why all the leaders I know with much influence all seem to have one thing in common: they have all suffered much in their lives. In fact, every one of them has a particular...
View ArticleSeven Contrasts between Fathers and Teachers
The Bible teaches us in 1 Corinthians 4:15 that we have many teachers but not many fathers in the church. During this Father’s Day season it is important to remember the significant role fathers play...
View ArticleTen Kinds of People Nobody Can Help
I’ve been involved in pastoral ministry for over 30 years, and I have a desire to help everyone. But, I have learned the hard way that I cannot help every person who attends our church or who comes to...
View ArticleSeven Warning Signs Before Leadership Failure
Unfortunately, in every level and realm of life we have all witnessed serious leadership failure! It is no longer a surprise when we read about a high-level pastor, celebrity, sports figure or...
View ArticleTen Significant Questions to Ask Yourself before Becoming a Lead Pastor
As we all know by now, thousands of lead pastors leave full-time church ministry every year. Along those lines, a high percentage of new church plants never make it past three years! One reason is that...
View ArticleWhy All Leaders Need to Be Followers
We have an unhealthy church culture in which people in ministry and leadership often believe they are above what they sing and preach. For example, many worship team members and leaders habitually go...
View Article7 Principles Jesus Walked in to fulfill His Purpose
The Lord Jesus Christ was the greatest motivator and example of living a purposeful life that the world has ever seen! He lived by the scriptures since He is the living Word of God (John 1:1), this is...
View ArticleTwelve Keys to Streamlining Your Focus
One of the biggest challenges for contemporary leaders arises from the large amount of available information. We not only have the challenge of information overload, but too many options and...
View ArticleTen Cautions for Gifted Leaders
I. Never allow secondary leaders to slack off because of your strength to lead. II. Avoid temptation to do jobs others are capable of doing; learn to delegate and work yourself out of a job. III....
View ArticleTwelve Reasons Why Conservative Political Leaders Fall
A few years ago, the mainstream media has reported that two high-level conservative Republican leaders, U.S. Senator John Ensign and Governor Mark Sanford, have had ongoing adulterous affairs.However,...
View Article13 Traits of “Orphan Spirit” Leaders
One of the greatest needs in the Body of Christ is to release the spirit of sonship (Read Romans 8:15) Since both the nation of Israel and the church were modeled after the biblical family structure...
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