Covid Lesson (Part 5): 3 Ways to Build Self-Awareness during COVID

How do you build resiliency in the midst of a modern-day pandemic? This discussion is about exploring how to build self-awareness towards personal, practical, and professional resiliency. Feel free to add to the conversation.

Church, Emerging, Leadership, Ministry, Monday Morning HangoversAndy GabruchNovember 2, 2020covid, Leadership, self-awareness, resiliency, mentorship, DUCOComment

COVID Leadership Lesson (Part 3): Reframing Preaching NEEDS during COVID

Is your preaching engaging people through COVID? How do you know people are being transformed? In my experience, I have seen these 5 principles at play when engagement levels rise… I hope this post will encourage you today.

Church, Kingdom, Leadership, Ministry, Monday Morning HangoversAndy GabruchAugust 31, 2020Leadership, Covid, Preaching, discipleship, transformation, Church, ResourcesComment

Win with DUCO Leadership

Want to launch well for the fall? Let DUCO be a part of your plan.

Win with DUCO this summer as the next mentorship intake is for September 15, 2020. Limited spots are available. Check out the details here.

Emerging, iGen, Kingdom, Leadership, Millennials, MinistryAndy GabruchAugust 4, 2020Leadership, Intentional Leadership, leadership developmentComment

Dealing with the Ghosts: How to Lead through Blindspots During Crisis

Ghosts.

We all have them.

Things that POP up every once-in-a-while that tend to reveal their ugly face.

It can be a leadership blindspot, an unaware character trait, stress behavior. We tend to see ghosts MORE often during times of crisis, pain, or hurt. In fact, ghosts can hinder leadership currency if not dealt with face on. I see it all the time.

And with that said, there are some GREAT ways to deal with the ghosts. In fact, the BEST way to deal with ghosts is found in mentoring.

This post is the 5 REASONS of WHY you need a mentor in your life and HOW to find a great mentor.

COVID Leadership Lesson (part 2). Responding to the NOW: "Real-Time" Ministry for "Real Life" Needs

The world is shifting, changing, and morphing at such a fast rate. Daily updates with COVID, the digital age, social media, real-time/instantaneous information is OUR reality. This will DEMAND for real-life ministry. This post is to address “The NOW: HOW to respond to “real-time” ministry for “real-life” in a COVID-culture.” Feel free to add your thoughts to the conversation.

Emerging, Kingdom, Leadership, Ministry, Monday Morning Hangovers, PotentialAndy GabruchJune 22, 2020COVID-19, mentorship, Leadership, strategy, ministryComment

COVID Leadership Lesson (part 1): Resilient Leaders Build Resilient Ministries

Have you ever had to take your vehicle in to get a tune-up? To get fixed? To replace a part? Of course, you have!

In fact, we get our vehicles regularly maintained to get the most out of them. WHY? So we extend the life of our vehicles.

In the same way, resilient leadership works this way. The emotional dashboard starts to beep at us, we feel the fatigue, the leadership vehicle starts to sputter AND we need a personal “tune-up”. This is an example of personal resiliency.

AND, one of the COVID leadership lesson(s) I have observed is around resiliency; personal and ministerial resiliency.

You may ask, “What is resiliency?” This post is about the signs of personal and ministerial resiliency…

Embracing the NOW: 5 Ways to Pass the Leadership Baton to the Next Generation

I get the honour and privilege to meet with leaders in various of contexts, ministries, and generations throughout North America. I don’t say this as a humble brag or to puff myself up but to share with you what I am experiencing and my leadership insights with you. I hope you get my perspective too…

Signs of the Times: 3 Practical Leadership Responses in a Covid Culture

It was Super Bowl XLIX, February 1, 2015. Remember that day?

It was the day Malcom Butler from the Patriots single-handledly SEALED the Super Bowl victory from the Seahawks.

One play. One person. One player who READ the play and RESPONDED.

In the same way, good leaders are ABLE to read the play. To understand the signs. To be able to respond in courage.

How are you responding to the times in a Covid culture? Here are three practical ways to respond.

Church, Emerging, Kingdom, Leadership, Potential, PrioritiesAndy GabruchApril 28, 2020COVID-19, Leadership, future, new normal, discernment, planning, crisisComment

BEYOND COVID: Four Leadership Trends

COVID-19 is changing the way we will live, lead, and love. AND, we won’t know all the change COVID will create yet simply because we are still in the middle of it. With all the new normals you and I are experiencing, there will be trends beyond BEYOND C-19. Here is what I see in leadership: