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…

Retaining the Next Generation of Disciples: 3 Important Areas Students Need to be Confident in their Faith

Have you ever seen a student confident in their faith? It is contagious. Faith-filled. Encouraging. It is quite the experience. How does that happen?

This post is to outline the three key areas for faith to thrive in younger generations and to practically resource you to build confident faith in students.

What I Seem to Not Shake Off: The Tiring Effects of Covid?

Have you ever been tired before?

I mean, not the tired from a busy season of ministry OR a weekend away for a conference/camp OR staying up too late binging on the latest show, but tired beyond reason?

A tiredness that seems to sink into me emotionally, relationally, spiritually.

Been there before?

Emerging, Leadership, Monday Morning Hangovers, PrioritiesAndy GabruchMay 17, 2020COVID-19, COVID, tired, discouragement, fatigueComment

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…

Be Ahead of COVID: Are you Ready?

As leaders, it is important to respond and react as needed. This includes crisis-management, relational needs, and pastoral duties. With that said, another important area of leadership is strategic action.

The ONLY way to be ahead of COVID is to be strategic. Are you?

Here are six key ways to be ahead of COVID.

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: