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?
Read MoreI 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…
Read MoreAs 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.
Read MoreIt 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.
Read MoreCOVID-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:
Read MoreIn a day and age where everyone + anyone is ONLINE, it is critical to know what to do to practically. How do you engage people well? How do you stay connected? As I continue to connect with leaders and pastors who are looking for practical ideas, I figured I’d write down 21 practical ways to engage people ONLINE. Feel free to check out it and ADD to the conversation.
Read MoreMarch 2020 will be a historical month.
The stock market is on a wild roller coaster. The country has been shutdown by 80%. People have lost jobs. Parents have become homeschool teachers. Public places of worship, art, music, sport has been shutdown. And, we are in still in the middle of it.
It is easy to react and respond in frustration (I have), or in fear (I have seen it), or in anxiety (makes sense). Especially when you and I are trying to figure out HOW to manage and adjust to a new normal.
Have you experienced this?
And yet, because of Jesus, you and I can find clarity in crisis. James, the brother of Jesus, offers us practical advise on how to RESPOND, rather than REACT, to crisis.
Read MoreCrisis causes exhaustion, fatigue, and pain. And yet, crisis gives leaders opportunity to rise to the occasion. To find opportunities to ministry in the midst of obstacles. To adapt and influence. And, with that said, find creative ways to experience self-care in the midst of crisis. Here are 5 practical ways to experience self-care in the midst of COVID:
Read MoreWe have all seen it. Values on a wall. Values on a website. Seen values…
BUT,
EVERY organization and ministry also have ghost values. Ghost values are unseen yet felt. Not spoken but seen. Expected and, to be honest, assumed. Here are 3 ways to understand, recognize, and align yourself with ghost values:
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