By Jenni Catron
Moving from Ordinary to Extraordinary
There is an ongoing debate in schools of leadership theory as to whether leaders are born or made. It’s leadership’s version of the chicken or the egg conundrum. Are you born with the ability to lead or is leadership ...
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Extraordinary Leadership – Part Three –
By Jenni Catron
Leading from Heart, Soul, Mind & Strength
What is leadership? The term could benefit from a redefinition, couldn’t it? The subject of leadership evokes angst, opposition, elitism, skepticism, fear and favor. People who aren’t leaders often claim to be. ...
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Extraordinary Leadership – Part Two –
By Jenni Catron
The Leader’s Greatest Commandment
Leadership is hard. It’s a difficult calling and responsibility. If I finish my life and haven’t left a mark or made an impact that was significant to another person’s life, I won’t be content with that.
It’s my “holy ...
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5LQ Episode 66: Lecrae –
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Grammy and Dove award-winning artist Lecrae. Lecrae is the author of the forthcoming book, Unashamed (May 3, 2016, B&H Books) which we are very excited about. (Be sure to visit UnashamedBook.com ...
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Extraordinary Leadership – Part One –
By Jenni Catron
The DNA of Extraordinary
Something about his leadership was different. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it at first. It was difficult to identify. I had worked for a number of other leaders. Some of them were good, really good. But something still set Greg ...
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Over-Complicating Accountability –
We’ve made accountability way too complicated. Just reading the word “accountability” probably made some of you cringe just a little. Visions of awkward, forced conversations or going through a list of prescribed questions come to mind. Or maybe sitting at a round table with ...
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5LQ Episode 65: The Ups and Downs of Bivocational Ministry –
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Eric Geiger about the good, the bad, the benefits, and the challenges of bivocational ministry. We talk about it from the perspective of both the church and of the pastor. And you may not know this, ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
9 Strategic Principles to Help You Get Unstuck - Tony Morgan
We hear a lot about vision and management. Very little is shared about developing good strategy. Here are 9 Strategic principles to help you get unstuck.
10 Predictions About the Future Church and Shifting Attendance ...
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Common Errors in Contextualization –
The Jesus-centered church is a church that affirms certain characteristics from its surrounding culture while still holding faithfully to the gospel. The purpose of contextualization is to glorify God by reaching sinners with the gospel of Christ. And every church executes some ...
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When Being Cool Isn’t Enough –
Is it appropriate to communicate the gospel message in a way that’s shaped by culture? This question reveals a certain naiveté about culture. The minute we open our mouths we shape the gospel with the cultural, linguistic forms, sounds, and meanings–language. Even the Bible ...
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5LQ Episode 64: Christine Caine –
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Christine Caine, the founder of the A21 campaign and Propel Women as well as an internationally know speaker and author. Christine's passion for Christ, the lost, those facing injustice, and the ...
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Leading People to be Globally Informed –
Leadership must be concerned with the people who are directly in front of you. But the concern of a leader must not end there. It is especially true for the church leader. We must be the ones who have a wider perspective regarding God's work and guide the church to have the ...
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