Assembling and getting the most out of your staff is one of the toughest things that a pastor deals with in leading a growing church. On top of all that has to be done from week to week, staff communication can quickly become overwhelming. In one of my recent coaching networks, someone asked this question: “How do you deal with … Read More
Manage Time (A Saturday Quote)
“Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.” — Peter F. Drucker, Author and Management Expert P.S. For 34 proven principles to help you manage time, check out Time Management for Busy Pastors.
Top 10 Hiring Lessons
Here’s a great compilation of hiring lessons that my friend Dan Reiland (The Pastor’s Coach) sent out last week: “Never Hire Your Mama” by Dan Reiland King Asa fired his grandmother. That’s a rough day in the palace I don’t care you are! Read the story in I Kings 15:9-15. 9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, … Read More
True Courage (A Saturday Quote)
“Courage is not limited to the battlefield. The real tests of courage are much quieter. They are the inner tests, like enduring pain when the room is empty or standing alone when you’re misunderstood.” — Charles Swindoll
Lessons Learned from Dave #4
I’m finishing up my “Lessons Learned from Dave” series of posts today. I’ve been passing along some of my best leadership learnings from Dave Ramsey. You can find the first 3 installments here, here, and here. The fourth and final lesson is: Evaluate WORK-LIFE BALANCE over the long haul I meet a lot of church leaders who carry around guilt … Read More
Lessons Learned from Dave #3
I’m in the middle of a series of posts this week called “Lessons Learned from Dave,” sharing some of the biggest leadership lessons I’ve learned from Dave Ramsey. You can find the first two posts here and here. Here is Lesson #3: Long term success comes with laser-like FOCUS There are really three sub-lessons to this larger lesson from Dave … Read More
Lessons Learned from Dave #2
I kicked off a new series of posts yesterday called “Lessons Learned from Dave,” sharing some of the most powerful things I’ve learned from Dave Ramsey. You can find that post here. Today I’m going to share Lesson #2: Groups that make a difference exhibit ORGANIZATIONAL QUICKNESS! One huge observation of Dave Ramsey and his company is that they are … Read More
Lessons Learned from Dave #1
I had the opportunity a couple of months back to spend three and a half days in a special coaching experience with Dave Ramsey. One reason why I am so pumped about my upcoming Senior Pastor Tele-Coaching Network is because I have experienced the power of coaching from both sides. This leadership training with Dave was an awesome opportunity for … Read More
Strengthening Your Church Workshop
Many of you have heard me talk about Steve Stroope, Lead Pastor of Lake Pointe Church in Texas. It’s hard to place a value on how important he has been to my personal growth and development and to that of The Journey. He is a great personal friend and a mentor of mine, and I wanted to let you all … Read More
Town Hall for Hope
I had the opportunity a few weeks ago to spend 3 days in Nashville with Dave Ramsey. It was a great experience and I learned a lot in those three days (I’ll share more of that soon), but I wanted to make sure you know about a special, first of its kind, event that Dave has coming up. It’s coming … Read More