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Category: Leadership

  • Practice Makes Perfect

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    Why is it that we so often expect people to be perfect at something as soon as they start? Often times, we are unwilling to allow people to make mistakes and learn from those mistakes. There are examples of this all the time in sports. Whether it be a head coach getting fired after one…

  • Looking At Potential

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    Most people have a tendency to write people off based on what they observe within the first few moments of meeting someone. We often fail to see the heart of people, their abilities, or their personalities. We also often fail to see other’s potential. As a leader, I have to look at people and see…

  • Leadership Lesson From Science Class

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    As the picture above illustrates (I think), in science class, we used to learn about potential energy and kinetic energy. The basic idea (as best as I can remember) is that potential energy is energy gaining and kinetic energy is energy releasing. In leadership, we have to have a solid flow of both. We have…

  • From Here To There

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    “I have to be faithful in my current position to accomplish my God-given vision.” I wrote this down in my quiet time journal last week. God continues to teach me about where I am and where I’m going. I think one of the tempatations that we all face is looking forward to what we think…

  • Accomplishing Vision

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    We have to celebrate when we accomplish our vision. We have to take some time to celebrate all that God has allowed us to do. We have to evaluate where we were when we began the journey and look at the growth that has taken place. We have to praise God for allowing us to…

  • Keeping Vision

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    Vision can often get fuzzy while in the heat of battle. Our temporary frustrations combined with our desire for comfort can often prohibit us from seeing our vision. We often become frustrated to the point of calling it quits and returning to the mediocre accomplishments that we had before. We see an example of this…

  • Making Vision

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    “Don’t exchange short term contentment for long term vision.” This was a quote that I found in my quiet time journal from several months ago. It was completely Spirit given!  Many times we exchange our God given vision for a quick solution to a problem. We settle for what we think will make our lives…

  • Using My Momentum

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    I have been at Calvary for a little less than 4 months now. Since I’ve been there, I have been trying to institute a completely new idea of student ministry…family ministry. I believe in this concept and believe that it’s something that Calvary really needs to grasp and run with. I have implemented this so…

  • Focused On Purpose

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    One of the most important things that can be revealed to a Christian is their individual purpose in life. After finding our purpose, it motivates us and strengthens us to see it accomplished. What often happens, however, is that other things begin to cloud our view of the purpose that God has called us to. Often…

  • Listen, Think, and Act (2)

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    If someone is living and breathing, junk is going to happen. If we are living, we are going to be hit by one of life’s curve balls. Here are some questions I try to think through when something comes that I wasn’t expecting: -Is this something that I can do anything about?  Many times, the…