Capitalize on your strengths

Capitalize on your strengths

No leader is perfect. Rather than focusing on your weaknesses, you can learn how to make the best use of your strengths to get where you want to go. One of the books I consistently use when I teach leadership in the Fuller Seminary D Min program is Strengths Based...
No ministry is safe without THIS

No ministry is safe without THIS

You’ve heard the stories. Accountability can mean the difference between success and disaster for even the most gifted pastor. No ministry is safe without accountable leadership. What does it mean to practice accountable leadership? Certainly, as a ministry...
When will you get it right?

When will you get it right?

When you put so much work into something that has the potential for great good, it’s a bit of a gut punch when it falls flat. But you pick yourself and try again… and again. When will you get it right? Don’t give up When developing something new, you...
The three-in-one ministry leader 

The three-in-one ministry leader 

When you need a ministry role filled, it’s easy to get hung up on finding someone who checks all the boxes. You might be looking for a three-in-one ministry leader. Take the example of a Sunday school ministry leader. To fill that role, you ideally want someone...
Six stages of the leadership training trail

Six stages of the leadership training trail

Are you hitting a wall as you train new leaders? If the people you are training as leaders aren’t developing like you hoped they would, it may be that you are missing some stages of the leadership training trail… Let’s say you have a promising potential...