Tag: leadership

Clay Scroggins: Leveraging Influence When You’re Not in Charge

"Positivity is an option for every kind of personality. Each of us can choose to see the hope and potential in every situation."

Ministry ‘Success’: It’s Not What You Think It Is

"Why do you do what you do in ministry? What’s driving you? Better yet, how do you understand what you are doing in ministry?"

10 Tough Pieces of Advice Pastors Have Trouble Receiving

"Bigger is not better. Newer is not cooler. God has you at your church at this time for a reason. Find joy in that reality."

Church Leadership: When Courage Isn’t Sexy

"We must know the territories God has promised us if we are going to step and lead others into them."

10 Rights a Godly Leader Must Give Up

"Jesus demonstrated this on the cross. Redemption was ever so costly—and so is kingdom-oriented leadership."

2 Ways Jesus Would Have Us Bridge the Political Divide

"Our role as leaders of Jesus’ sheep involves giving people direction, even in the arena of politics."

Leadership Mentoring: Emotional Resilience

"Leaders must have emotional resilience—the ability to recover quickly from failure and defeat."

Leadership Mentoring: The Fear of Man

"This is a constant temptation in ministry. We want to be liked. We hate being misunderstood or seen as 'the bad guy.'"