ARTICLES

A big thanks to Pastor Perry Noble of Second Chance church SC, USA - for permission to provide these articles.

Ten Things I Wish I Could Say To Every Church Leader

I want to encourage you with 10 things I’d say to you if we sat down for coffee together. 1. You can do EXACTLY what God has called you...

Five Rules For Meeting With A Mentor

One of the best opportunities to grow your leadership is to learn from people who have gone where you’re going. Over the years I have had...

6 Leadership Mistakes I’ve Made

You don’t have to learn everything the hard way. I’m sharing these mistakes I’ve made in hopes that it will help you avoid them. 1. Not...

Leadership Lessons From The Toilet Seat

When Charisse, my daughter, was five years old, she walked in the living room one evening, looked up at me with really big eyes, and...

7 Temptations Leaders Face

1. Wasting Time We live in a world where it is easier to waste time than it ever has been before. Comment wars on blogs, tweeting...

Good vs Great: 7 Things To Consider

1. A good leader makes assumptions...A GREAT leader asks questions. 2. A good leader waits for feedback...A GREAT leader solicits...

Two Tensions A Leader Must Manage

1. I must be available to everyone. I’ve said it before, and I will say it again: The leader who is always available to everyone at all...

9 Things To Examine When Others Offer Advice

We can control how we communicate in conflict, but as leaders, a lot of people will want to communicate their conflict to us. We can’t...

One of the Most Important Rules When it comes to Communication and Conflict

Email/texting DOES NOT WORK if you want to communicate something important! It is incredibly easy to be misunderstood when communicating...

4 Things To Do When There’s Tension In the Room

The team I was meeting with was split 50/50 on the decision in front of us, and the longer the conversation took place the greater the...

9 Filters We Use In Making Decisions

Whenever a leader delegates decision making ability to the team who serves with him, it often goes a lot better if he gives some...

7 Questions Leadership Teams Must Deal With

As you’re evaluating the culture and effectiveness of your leadership team, consider working through these questions together. 1. Has...

15 Signs a Church Leadership Team Has Lost Its Mind

We’ve spent significant time looking at areas that trip us up as leaders. Let’s expand now and evaluate our leadership team’s culture. 1....

4 Signs You Have Leaders On Your Team

One of the most frequent questions leaders ask is, “How do I know when I am leading leaders?” Here are four signs: 1. They come to you...

15 Gut Check Questions For A Leader

We can avoid many of the traps that cause insecurity and ineffectiveness by starting with the most excellent way to lead! My book, The...

10 Signs A Leader Is Losing It

If left unchecked, lies we believe, insecurity, and stress can lead us down the dangerous path of Saul. Here are ten signs from Saul’s...

10 Things That Cause Stress In A Leader

Leadership is hard, but sometimes we make it more stressful than it needs to be. Here are 10 unnecessary stressors: 1. I actually believe...

10 Signs You May Be An Insecure Leader

Insecurity is one of the greatest roadblocks to effective leadership. It has the potential to affect our decisions, our relationships,...