Self-Care: The Most Underrated Leadership Skill
I’ll be honest. Self-care always ends up at the bottom of my to-do list. In fact, self-care has never been in my vocabulary. For…
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One Pastor Shares 4 Steps to Escaping Depression
My name is David. And I’m a pastor who deals with bouts of depression. I don’t write as one who is specialized in the…
Great Leadership Often Starts With a Broken Heart
When I served as a Pastor at Saddleback Church, one of the things that impressed me most about the church was the hiring requirement…
5 Ways to Find More Joy at Christmas
But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for…
Here Are 5 Ways Leaders Can Grow in Self-Awareness
Did you know without self-awareness, a leader is stuck? In fact, the biggest hindrance to a leader’s development is not intelligence or work ethic but…
The Top 10 Challenges to Being an Emotionally Healthy Leader
I have been thinking and writing about the qualities of emotionally healthy leadership since 1996. Each book (e.g., The Emotionally Healthy Leader) and theme in The…
What Should Pastors Do With Personal Pain?
Every leader carries personal pain and baggage not only from his or her family of origin but also from previous ministry experiences. For some, that baggage…
One Pastor Shares 4 Steps to Escaping Depression
My name is David. And I’m a pastor who deals with bouts of depression. I don’t write as one who is specialized in the…
Here Are 4 Questions for Emotionally Healthy Supervision
Every year at our Emotionally Healthy Leadership Conference I am asked: “How is supervision in an emotionally healthy church different? What makes it distinct?”…