Dan Reiland

Dan Reiland is the executive pastor at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and the author of several books including Confident Leader! Become One, Stay One (Thomas Nelson).

Leading With Kindness: Kindness in Leadership

Kindness isn’t weakness, it’s the expression of strength from someone who has something to offer. Kindness is not automatic, it’s a gift that you must choose to give. In leadership, kindness in leadership becomes a powerful practice.

You Can94t Please Everyone (and Shouldn92t) -> You Can94t Please Everyone

Learning to balance the natural tension of loving and caring for people, you can't please everyone, but not allowing someone to leverage their personal agenda or hijack the vision of your church is part of the leader92s responsibility.

What Are You Focusing After Easter?

The real point of how many guests we all have at Easter isn’t about the size of our churches, its about the potential strength of the Body of Christ. Focusing after Easter matters for sustaining momentum.

Why the Church Remains a Light in a Dark World

8 reasons the church is a source of hope to a troubled culture.

A Letter to Leaders Who Have Been Hurt

God’s heart is one of grace, and grace is not the soft side of truth. Forgiveness doesn’t lower God’s standards, and it helps leaders who have been hurt appreciate grace.

Is Your Church Strength and Stability?

Grace protects us from heartless and authoritarian legalism, and truth protects us from mindless and shallow freedom, reinforcing church strength and stability.

Leaders, What Does Leadership Stress Look Like to You?

The ideal level of challenge in your leadership is leadership stress: where you think your best thoughts, pray your deepest prayers, discover great ideas and solutions, your relationships are solid, and you are making measurable progress.

9 Things My Family Has Taught Me About Leadership

“It can be challenging to lead well at home, but it just may be the most important environment you ever lead.”