By Brian Dodd
A leader’s greatest enemy to success is often previous success. You become satisfied. Complacency can set in. To have sustained excellence a leader must be diligent and have a holy discontent.
Kobe Bryant has been doing a series of scouting videos entitled Detail. ...
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Pastors
Why Discipleship is War –
By Paul Tripp
Discipleship is profoundly more than a set of strategies and workable systems. Discipleship is about transformation of the heart.
Without focusing on the heart of every disciple, none of our strategies and goals produce what we hope. In Matthew 6, Jesus reveals ...
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One Word Christian Leaders Should Stop Using –
By Michael Kelley
Every group you’re a part of has its own language. If you’re a marathoner, a stay-at-home mom, a video gamer – it doesn’t matter. With each one, there is a separate kind of vernacular you learn to speak as you get deeper and deeper into that particular ...
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Four Keys for Healthy Ministry Transitions –
By John Piper
Strong and healthy transitions grow like trees in a certain kind of soil. Good transitions happen in many different churches that don’t necessarily have to have the same polity structures or beliefs as each other. I stepped down from my pastoral position at ...
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Three Accidents That Did Not Happen at Your Church –
By Thom Rainer
If you are the pastor I met in Richmond, Virginia recently, thank you.
Thank you for your encouragement. Thank you for your faithfulness. And thank you for your wise words about pastors and struggles: “It is good to know I am not alone.” Your words were ...
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Four Ways to Engage the Business Leaders in Your Church –
By Tami Heim
For more than three decades, I was a Christian executive in a secular business world. In the marketplace, I had ample opportunities to share my faith and do His good works, and it truly was my mission field.
If you look at your church, you will probably find many ...
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