Equipping Leaders To Multiply

One More Step

When the obstacle is so big it seems there’s no way around it I will take one more step. When the crowds are all long gone and no one is cheering me on I will take one more step. When I have failed and it seems like my dreams are fading I will take one more step. When I’m in the valley and I cannot see the finish line I will take one more step.…Continue Reading

The Upside of Leadership Challenges

I don’t like facing leadership challenges. They get in the way. They create distractions.  And to be honest they sometimes wound my sense of leadership confidence. But I have to confess once they’re over I’m thankful for them.  I’ve discovered I grow the most as a leader when I’m in a position of total dependence on God. When I look to Him for perspective and wisdom He uses the leadership challenge to deepen my insight,…Continue Reading

My Journey From Fatigued to Fit

When I was 40 years old I woke up one day and realized I had no energy. Ministry was taking a toll on my health. I was overweight, stressed and just plain tired. As I prayed through my physical condition I told God I didn’t want to do a diet. I had been there and done that!  I needed something different…A lifestyle change. I recently shared my health journey with Greg Orham, founder of Pastorfit You can…Continue Reading

10 Questions to Help You Become a “10” Leader

Great questions stimulate great thinking, great ideas, great motivation and ultimately help you grow as a leader. Here are a few questions I’m thinking through, so I thought I’d invite you to join me. What 10 books should I read over the next year? Who are 10 leaders I can ask to meet with and learn from? (What are 10 questions I will ask them?) What 10 companies, churches or organizations should I be learning…Continue Reading

How to Read a Book in a Way that Produces Change

One of the keys to the success of anyone’s leadership development is knowing how to read a book. For years, I would set a goal of reading 52 books between January 1 and December 31. And for several years I accomplished that goal. I still think that’s a good discipline for a young leader, but as I grew older something inside told me to slow down. I sensed I was at a stage where I…Continue Reading