I’m a believer in setting new goals in a new year. But there are hundreds of posts readily available today to help you set new leadership targets for 2014. Today, I want to ask you a very different leadership question: “Is my soul in a better place today than it was a year ago?” For…
5 Keys to Leading a Team of Racehorses
Originally posted June 10, 2013 Who would you rather have on your leadership team- a collection of Clydesdales, or a team of racehorses? Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it. Every leader worth their salt wants to be surrounded by a team if high-octane go-getters. But along with the energy, ‘buzz’…
‘That’s What Christmas is All About Charlie Brown’…Take 2
Originally posted December 24, 2010 In the classic scene from Merry Christmas Charlie Brown, Linus takes centre stage and delivers a most eloquent defense of the true meaning of Christmas. Reciting from Luke’s gospel, Linus reminds the Peanuts gang, and all of us, that at its core, Christmas is about the birth of Christ. If Charles…
How Your Family Can Survive Multiple Christmas Eve Services
Originally posted December 17, 2010 If you serve on the staff of a church with multiple Christmas Eve services, you may already feel the tension mounting. You know that this is one of the highest-impact seasons on the church calendar, and yet if you have school-aged children (or younger) no season of the year demands…
A “Bible Through the Year” Plan That Might Work for You
Originally posted January 6, 2012 If 2014 is the year you commit to reading the bible through cover to cover, you probably know there are dozens of plans from which to choose. Several years ago, after laboring through bible plans that seemed ponderous, I put together my own that has breathed new life into my personal…
