7 Problems When Church Leaders Isolate Themselves
Though it sometimes masquerades as self-care, extended isolation has some dangerous side effects.
Though it sometimes masquerades as self-care, extended isolation has some dangerous side effects.
Toward the end of the day or a week when a leader has had to make too many decisions, he may find himself losing his cool more easily, flying off the handle, or saying thing things he shouldn’t, as decision fatigue takes its toll.
“Activity is not the same as productivity. We need to figure out what the right things are.”
How to go the distance as a leader without having a catastrophic moral failure.
It’s difficult to know the perfect time to make a change, but doing the right thing at the wrong time can end up being the wrong thing – no matter how much change is needed, especially when you are focused on leading change well.
Addressing the chronic stress that is burning many pastors out
What Jesus praised as the very paragon of love is compassion across boundaries of difference.
One goal of a team could be to balance the strengths of the team members around each of these, so the team is always starting, maintaining, and finishing.
In a world that rewards appearances, the great challenge is to become a leader with substance who can demonstrate actual strength rather than just strain.