We love to respond. No, wait – that’s wrong. We need to respond.
Don’t we?
You know the feeling as well as I do. There is someone who brings something to us – it’s an accusation, it’s a criticism, it’s a rebuke – it’s a whatever. Someone does something or says something or ...
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Leadership Quotes from Spurgeon – Part Two –
Charles Spurgeon is known to many as one the greatest preachers that ever lived. He pastored in London, England for decades, preaching thousands of sermons, and writing prolifically about the gospel and the Scriptures.
Here is part two of some of Spurgeon's powerful quotes on ...
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5LQ Episode 82: Motivating and Incentivizing a Team –
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper sit down with Eric Geiger to talk about the most and least effective ways to motivate a team of people. Over the decades organizations and leaders have leaned on different methods and means to do ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
12 Clues You Are a Micro-Manager - Tony Morgan
Micro-management impedes church or organizational growth. But there is a self awareness gap. Leaders never believe they are micro-managers, while staff frequently admit they are micro-managed. Here are 12 good clues.
7 Ways To ...
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The Reason for Leadership –
As a leader I am constantly evaluating the reason why I do what I do and looking to find new ways of leading more effectively. With that in mind I wanted to pass along a few thoughts on leadership from the Apostle Paul, one of the great leaders during the launch of the early ...
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The Value of Goals –
By Art Rainer
Goals are powerful, but often overlooked, tools. Imagine you piled your family into your car for a weeklong vacation. Your spouse is excited. Your kids are excited. And about two minutes into the trip, your spouse asks, “So where are we going?” You respond, “I ...
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5LQ Episode 81: Tim Challies –
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions Podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with Tim Challies, a popular blogger, author, and book reviewer. Tim began got into blogging when the medium was young and quickly gained a significant following He was initially best known ...
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The Pastor’s Marriage –
Jeana and I have been married for thirty-nine years. After we’d been married for eighteen years and Jeana would mention to my Mom some crazy thing I had done, she would say, “You have now had him longer than me. I am no longer responsible!”
After being married to one another ...
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Leadership Quotes from Spurgeon – Part One –
Charles Spurgeon is known to many as one the greatest preachers that ever lived. He pastored in London, England for decades, preaching thousands of sermons, and writing prolifically about the gospel and the Scriptures.
Here are some of his powerful quotes on leadership, ministry ...
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5LQ Episode 80: Developing and Recruiting New Leaders –
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper are joined by Brad Lomenick to talk about the process of developing leaders internally or hiring them from outside an organization and all the decisions that go into that. It is a nebulous and ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
10 Leadership Traits that Produce Results - Kevin Lloyd
Every day I am asked to lead in some arena where I have very limited talent. The good news is that talent is overrated when it comes to making an impact as a leader. Talent creates unforgettable performers, but leadership ...
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5 Words of Wisdom for Church Planters –
I have a sincere and deep passion for church planters. Having planted myself I know the highs and lows, the twists and turns, the hurts and heartaches, and the enemy’s attacks that church planters experience. While I don’t consider myself an expert in church planting, maybe a ...
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