4 Thoughts on Busyness and Pastors’ Schedules
Three words stopped me in my tracks yesterday and broke my heart. While on my way to a highly packed and anticipated schedule, the…
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We Did Not Know to Call It Burnout
One Sunday during March 1965, the worship service at our church in Baltimore, MD got out early. Great, I thought. That gives me more…
Here Are 7 Important Lessons I’ve Learned the Hard Way
I’m thankful for a solid education at a Christian college and seminary. Really I am. But I have some essential things that I’ve had…
6 Characteristics Of Leaders Who Finish Well
“Time flies!” With only three months left of 2016, these two words seem to be the most popular expressions around this season. Now, let’s…
The Leadership Survival Guide: 10 Lessons That Could Keep You from the Edge
Confession time: We leaders sometimes allow the burden for the organization, teams and people we lead to become all consuming. I know all too…
Things to Consider When You’re Tempted to Quit
At some point, we are tempted to quit something. It might be a job, a church plant, a team, a diet or workout plan,…
May We Lead with Love on the Line
These days I spend a lot of time on airplanes. I love working with organizations across the country but that inevitably means hours and hours…
Pastors Can Make the Worst Friends
Most pastors are nice people, they just don’t make good friends. That may seem harsh to say, but as a pastor, I think it…
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…
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