Updated from December 31, 2013 post 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 2015. Today, I want to ask you a very different leadership question: “Is my soul in a better place today than…
A “Bible Through the Year” Plan That Might Work for You
Updated from January 6, 2012 post Leaders are readers, And in my estimation there is no more valuable reading resource for leaders than the bible. The question is, what is the best way for leaders to tackle a bible reading plan? If 2015 is the year you commit to reading the bible through cover to…
The Surprising Christmas Gift Every Leader Gives
What leadership gift did you give this Christmas? Beyond a year-end bonus, a staff party or retail gift card you slipped into someone’s paycheck, you gave something else far more important this year. Because this year, and every year, you were distributing gifts of happiness…or unhappiness. This is not to say that the primary role…
My Annual Christmas Card to Church Leaders
Originally posted December 17, 2010 Every year around this time I post a special “Leadership Christmas Card” to church leaders. Today’s post continues that tradition. It stems from my years as an executive pastor of a large church. And it addresses a very practical issue for any church leader who faces the tension of balancing…
The Leadership Lesson Hidden in a Classic Christmas Carol
This Christmas season, hopefully you can enjoy singing carols with no thought other than the simply enjoying these wonderful songs. But if you simply can’t turn your leadership radar off for even a moment, you’ll no doubt spot timeless leadership truths in many classic carols. None more so, than in Good King Wenceslas. Though the…
