Leadership

  • Leader, It’s All About You

    Leader, It’s All About You

    As a leader, it’s not about you. Or, maybe it is. Not completely about you. The mission, vision, and organization are still about something much more than you, but so much of your effectiveness in leading your department or organization or even family is about you.

  • Ways to Quickly Build Influence

    Ways to Quickly Build Influence

    This post comes from a personal place for me. After 6 years at my previous church, I’m in a new place of service. I’m with new people, new coworkers, and a new environment. Being a pastor and someone who wants to influence the lives of the people around me for the kingdom, I’ve been…

  • A Better Way to Lead

    A Better Way to Lead

    Today is my last day at the office… Of my current job/church that is. It ends a 6.5 year journey with some incredible people. The first day I arrived, I was a 23 year old who just felt a call to a community and to a church. Today, I’m leaving as the Campus Pastor…

  • Rethinking Investing

    Rethinking Investing

    Investing: to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value. (Dictionary.com) In the financial realm, investing is only wise when you see a potential for a profit for yourself. Talk to anyone that’s ever invested any money in anything and they…

  • Because Someone Else Did

    Because Someone Else Did

    Just a quick thought today… None of us are a product of ourselves. There is no true “self made” man. The reason we are where we are is because someone else did something. They chose to have a child. They chose to leave a legacy. They chose to start the organization. They chose to…

  • These 3 Things Keep You From Accomplishing Your Goals

    These 3 Things Keep You From Accomplishing Your Goals

    Goals. Many of us have them, few of us actually achieve them. Sometimes, it’s because we don’t have the discipline to change what needs to be changed or do what needs to be done. Sometimes, we don’t accomplish our goals because we don’t consider the time it’ll take or we don’t make them specific…