If you believe that leadership is influence, then it stands to reason that everyone is a leader. While some leaders are easily recognized because of a position they hold, all of us are given a portion of leadership as a lifelong assignment.
We influence and are influenced by the ...
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7 Reasons a Leader Feels Insecure –
By Johnny M. Hunt
Many people want to lead, but few actually do. Many people think they’re leading, but few actually are. Insecurity by its very nature is deceptive. It hides behind many layers of built-up, propped-up self-esteem, working behind the scenes to take us down, to ...
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Repositioning Talent in an Organization –
Brad Lomenick and Kevin Spratt discuss dos and don'ts of repositioning talent in an organization. For more videos like this, visit Ministry Grid. ...
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Can Everyone Be a Leader? –
“Each of you is a leader!”
Recently this has become a theme, practically a mantra, whether it is in businesses, schools, or churches. Entrepreneurial efforts have become popularized as people seek to lead their own business or ministry. Hundreds and thousands of books have been ...
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Don’t Underestimate the Importance of the Foundation –
I can’t lift my arms today.
That’s because my wife and I, along with some hard-working and very meagerly compensated volunteer friends, spent the vast majority of the last three days building a patio in our backyard. So far, some measure of our building party has visited Home ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
7 Characteristics of the Backside of Leadership by Ron Edmondson
"Leading well means sometimes what a leader does when the team’s back is turned is more important than what they do in the team’s presence."
Is Your Office as Productive as It Should Be? at Successful Blog
"Take ...
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Is What You’re Doing Really Leadership Development? –
Not everything we call leadership development is truly leadership development.
One of your staff members has a vacancy on his team, he looks around to find a new leader to fill the empty spot. As he scrolls his finger over the names on the church roster he thinks to himself, ...
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5 Best Books on Apologetics – Bryan Baise –
The Church Leaders “Best Books” series is our way of helping leaders find, read, and recommend books on a variety of important topics related to ministry and the Christian life. Check out the rest of our best books lists.
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Bryan Baise stops by today to recommend his 5 ...
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6 Ways to Lead Staff Members You Don’t Like –
While you should love everyone on your staff, it’s okay if you like some people more. In fact, its important for you to realize that you will eventually dislike a staff member. I am not talking about someone who is downright toxic to your culture--those people should be removed ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
The Church Is Not a Sanctuary by Peter Beck
"What do I tell my children the next time we walk into our sanctuary, our former safe haven, and there are strangers in our midst?"
10 Quotes on Leadership That Will Make You LOL by Carolyn Sun
"What do Bill Gates, Tina Fey, and Lao ...
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Ministry Training Essentials For Your Church –
How would you like to provide essential, foundational training to the volunteers and leaders at your church in a way that is simple for you and digestible for them? We know that leadership is stressful and time-consuming and that preparing to train well can be a burden. That’s ...
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Women in Leadership: For Such a Time as This –
I remember the first time someone said I was a leader. My reaction was one of shock. I had never thought of myself that way nor had anyone said those words over me. I even began to argue with the person, as if they were mistaken.
I remember going into my first “leadership ...
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