One of the books that shaped me and my philosophy of ministry is The Purpose Driven Church. Another way of identifying or describing a purpose-driven leader is as an intentional or strategic leader. It’s no accident that Jesus instructed us to be “shrewd...
I introduced this discussion of Equipper vs Doer yesterday. If you haven’t read that yet, please go back and read that first, as it sets up what we’ll be looking at today. First let’s talk about what leadership is: “Leadership has been...
My philosophy of ministry can be summed up in one word: EQUIP. I’ve based my entire ministry career on this key principle: We, as shepherds and pastors, are not here to do the work of the ministry. As pastors and leaders, we are called to equip others to do the...
As you know, I love to read and read around 3 books a week. One short book that I’ve had on my “on deck” pile for quite a while is StrengthsFinder2.0 by Tom Rath. When you get the book, they give you an access code in the back of the book for you to...
I came across this great management and leadership post and it resonated with me because I’ve experienced each of the four roadblocks personally in my ministry career. Nothing is worse than meaningless tasks and meetings that keep you from getting done the...
Greg Atkinson’s new book, The Secret Power of Kindness, is available now!
