Category: Headline
Steve Jobs & The Succession Plan
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, announced today that he would be resigning from his position and turning over his company to COO Tim Cook. Jobs had been deadline with recent health issue and he is quoted as saying, “I have always said if there ever came a day when I could not longer meet my [...]
Rethink Influence
You are a leader. Regardless of your position, you can be an influencer. Everybody can influence. We can all influence someone somewhere about something. Position does not dictate whether or not we influence. Did you know that there is a current generation of young leaders that are longing to have you invest in them? For [...]
The Test of Time
First, the test of time reveals the quality of our work and how it will stand over time. It also reveals how we walk through different seasons in life. Ecclesiastes 3:1, “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” The test of time gives credibility to your past, but it [...]
“The Cause” Interview with Pastor Matthew Barnett
In Los Angeles there’s a man with a cause, Pastor Matthew Barnett of senior pastor of the LA Dream Center and Angelus Temple. You may recognize his last name, his dad is Tommy Barnett, pastor of Phoenix First Assembly. Both father and son are two of the most respected men in ministry. It’s a joy [...]
Build People to Grow Leaders
Leadership development is all too often a neglected area in church and ministry. We are given a task, a role, a responsibility, a position – but are we given the authority to lead and develop leaders around us? If you are someone who is frustrated with the lack of leadership development around you, or within [...]
Navigating through Change Resistance
Change is always a unique time for any church. You may be launching a new ministry, adding venues, services, or restructuring an existing area or experiencing leadership turnover. Change is change, no matter how big or small, often times, people naturally resist it. So how do we deal with those who resist this change? We [...]
Recalibrate – Living on Purpose by Cheryl Luke
Have you ever spent a considerable amount of time searching for something valuable? You can recall having it in your possession, yet for some reason, you are unable to uncover what you’ve done with it? Maybe you’ve tried to identify or connect with something that clearly belongs to you. It is in your possession. You [...]
Scandalous Grace
Second chances in life and leadership can often be viewed as scandalous. But, if you study the Bible, the message of Grace is scandalous. I mean just think about, without the act of radical grace in our lives we would have no second chances. Without the act of love and grace, why would churches be [...]
Hindered or Hoisted? Part 1
A short while back Pastor Brian Houston of Hillsong Church Sydney, Australia tweeted this statement: “Don’t deny a person who has faithfully served your vision; the right to pursue a grand vision themselves!” What does that statement do to you? The truth – the emotion that this statement evokes reveals your heart and its motives. [...]
4 Approaches to Ministry
Have you ever seen a group of kids at a playground and observed the leader of that group and how they interacted with the kids? Were they playful? Were they distant? Were they stern and over-corrective? I believe this is a way for us to look at how ministry leaders approach those we lead. These [...]
One Prayer 2010: Unstoppable
The global church is joining together for this year’s One Prayer movement. One Prayer started in June 2008 by Pastor Craig Groeschel of LifeChurch.tv. Craig asked these evoking questions, “If God could answer one prayer of the church, what would it be?” and, “What if the church could be the answer to Jesus’ prayer?”As the [...]
What’s the Leadership Culture at Hillsong Church?
Craig Groeschel, pastor of LifeChurch.tv interviews Joel A’Bell, executive pastor at Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. Craig asks Joel about the leadership culture at Hillsong. Tremendous and thought provoking insights. For example, every church wants a Darlene Zschech, but everyone can’t develop or create one. Why is that? Well, it comes down to the leadership [...]
Are You Being Heard? by Tanya Glass
All in one week I’ve watched a DVD on Systems by Andy Stanley which included bonus interviews with key people on his staff. The main theme: internal systems and communications. I also read an article in Inc Magazine about “How to Communicate Better with Employees.” Immediately after reading the article I thought, what if pastors [...]
There Has To Be More Than This?
Every now and then, I catch myself asking this question, “there has to be more than this?” More of what you ask? More of His presence, more of His word, more life, more anointing, more power, and deeper community with my relationships. Often times I get real tired of surface ministry, superficial relationships and watered [...]
