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Category: Leadership

Leadership and Faith Challenges

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve had the opportunity to hangout with and get to know Joe Champion, pastor of Celebration Church near Austin, Texas.  Celebration is an 8 year old church that is running over 5000 people on the weekend.  In this video I asked Joe to share one of God’s miraculous provisions for Celebration Church.  As you watch this short video reflect on the following questions: What am I trusting God for in my life and leadership? What…Continue Reading

Leading Under the Influence of Fear

There are difficulties every leader will face: painful challenges, overwhelming obstacles, impossible barriers, and meanspirited opposition. It’s during these times a spirit of fear can seep into the soul of our leadership.  We become hestitant, reluctant, lose confidence and even tempted to quit.  Leadership requires courage.  In fact, if you’re leading out of fear you will never maximize what God wants to do in you or through you.  After affirming Timothy’s leadership gift, Paul challenged him, ‘For God did not give…Continue Reading

Thoughts I’ve Been Thinking – September

Here are a few of the leadeship thoughts I’ve tweeted throughout September. 2:02 PM Sep 28 Disciplined organizations will drive succession planning beyond the level of senior leadership 12:02 PM Sep 25 Work with people to shape their ideas instead of shut down their ideas 4:48 PM Sep 23 Reactionary giving patterns develop when we only emphasize giving in times of need 11:13 AM Sep 22 When you leave, leave well so you will always…Continue Reading

Leadership Lessons from Michael Scott: Innovation

Leaders foster an environment of innovation.  Enjoy the following clip from the Office (one of my favorites, this one is hilarious).  Scroll down for three tips for fostering an innovative environment. Three Keys for Fostering an Innovating Environment Be a collector of ideas. Recognize that 9 out of 10 ideas are bad, therefore insist on a constant flow of ideas that will keep your organizations fresh and on the cutting edge. Understand that all of us are smarter than one…Continue Reading

Leadership Responsibility

If you’re a leader you have power and with that power comes responsibility.  One of the greatest temptations of a leader is to use power for personal gain.  It’s easy for us to recognize the absurd behavior of the CEO who gives himself an excessive bonus while his company is suffering economic hardship.   But identifying our own self-serving behavior can be a little more challenging.  Whether  you put your needs above the needs of your team, use church resources for personal…Continue Reading