Leadership Lessons from the San Antonio Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs crushed the Miami Heat for the third game in a row (including two on the road) to win the NBA Championship Title. I have pulled for Tim Duncan and the Spurs since Duncan came into the league. As I watched the game, I was inspired to write about...

How to Get Rid of Being Overwhelmed Once and For All

After what I posted on Monday and what I’m feeling in my heart these days, I thought this would be a timely and appropriate guest post. Take heed: Is your life insanely busy? Are you overwhelmed with everything going on in your life and want to change it? Do you...

Taking Time to Be Still and Reflect

Two Sundays ago my laptop crashed. It’s been in the shop for a week now and probably will be for another 2 weeks. I didn’t have access to my files and my blog, so I just took a break from blogging. It was nice and needed. God is teaching me to slow down,...

How Good is Your Church’s Security?

This past weekend I did a secret shopper at a church in Texas that is a little under a thousand people. No one knew I was coming except the pastor. I did what I normally do during one of the hours in the morning and that is check out their children’s facilities,...

The 6 Essentials a Leader Must Manage Well

Today’s blog post is a guest post from Tom Harper. Tom is president of Networld Media Group, a publisher of online trade journals and events for the banking, retail, restaurant and church leadership markets (including the mega-blog www.ChurchCentral.com). He is...

How to Read Strange Leadership

I’m so thankful for all the support and love shown the past week for my new book Strange Leadership: 40 Ways to Lead an Innovative Organization. Strange Leadership has been a bestseller on Amazon and is doing great in the Church Leadership category. I’m...