Managing Employee Time Orientation
According to Dr. Philip Zimbardo (2010), everyone operates from one of six orientations of time: past positive (nostalgic), past negative (regretful), present hedonistic (pleasure vs. pain), present fatalistic (fated), future…
You Need a Coach
For the better part of my life I have played sports and I have had a wide variety of coaches. I have had some really great coaches and some really…
Identifying Multipliers and Diminishers
Ministry is a challenging field to choose to dedicate your life to. Not to diminish the challenges of other professions, but more to point out that being in ministry is…
Shopping for a Leader
So, you are on the journey to be a pastor? Trying to navigate the challenges along the way? Well, you are in the right place. Last week we started this…
I Want to be a Pastor!
Over the last 10 years, I have spent a considerably high amount of my time trying to get ministry leaders hired into positions. Whether it is assisting on how to…
Are You a Servant Leader?
Over the last couple of weeks, we have taken a look at servant leadership and the merits of it. Jesus is the greatest example of how a servant leader operates…
Feel that Crisp Fall Air
Fall is trying really hard to break through here on the Midwest portion of the Mississippi River. The leaves are beginning to change, there is a cold snap in…
Eisenhower Matrix For Insight
Every minute of every day you will fill with whatever you determine is necessary. The challenge is, does everything you determine to be necessary help you to move forward, stay…
Developing a Discipleship Class Series: Creating a Structure
Last week I pulled back the curtain just a little bit on how I approached developing a discipleship series. Discipleship classes and programs can be challenging to develop and write…
Jesus Reinvented Leadership
When Jesus walked on this earth the Roman Empire ruled a large portion of the known world. The Romans were known for their brutality, their tight-fisted rulership, and their placating style of…