Rachel is sitting in your parking lot this Sunday. Last week, her husband was arrested. He was dealing drugs. It was a long time coming, but this time he risked their son. Rachel is done. She adjusts the rear view mirror to smile at her son. “Well buddy, it’s you and me. I don’t want you […]
Yesterday, I explained why you need to organize a community event. Today, we will look at how you can make this event happen without burning yourself out. 1. Take 5 business leaders in your community out to lunch. Get to know them a bit, and develop an idea of what a community event will look like. […]
It is summer time, and you wonder – should you create an event for your community? It is just a bunch of hoopla, or will it have lasting impact? You need to spend time investing in your community. Here are 3 reasons why: 1. Gracefulness. “Put your feet and your face in the same direction.” When […]
Don attends your church every week. He is faithful and friendly. Yet when he leaves on Sunday, he faces 166 hours before he comes back. Lately, his family has been facing health issues. He doesn’t feel 100% most of the time. The stress on his job is increasing, and his wife has been sick quite […]
Ever felt like your congregation (or family) was a pressure cooker, and you were the dead meat? Exodus 16 shows us how Moses handled a similar situation. Moses and the Israelites found an oasis not too long after seeing God drown Pharaoh and his chariots. This oasis was called Elim. However, you can’t stay at an oasis […]
Day after day, she goes to work. She has to work to pay the bills, and besides, that is what people do – they go to work. On Monday, she arrives to work, somewhat groggy, but determined to meet the day. Her teammate was apparently partying all weekend, so now she is on her own. […]
One of the hardest things we do is to love people who are mean to us. Even if they aren’t mean, there are people who just ooze dislike. We know they don’t like us, and it is no fun to be around. Our natural reaction is to run away. Once, I worked in an office […]
Leaders plant and nurture vision. They show the people in their group how they fit together to form the vision. Leaders own the vision when others don’t, and keep people focused until it materializes. But who picks the vision? How can you as a leader, know you have the right vision? Here are a few […]
Have you noticed that with great responsibility, there tends to be great power? In fact, when we have great responsibility, we find that we have a lot of things to deal with, and the short cut to getting it all done is to use our position to make sure others do as we need. It […]
This morning, I was reading my Strengths-Based newsletter from Gallup, and a concept struck me. Here is the activating sentence: Of the millions of employees Gallup has surveyed, just over half have a clear understanding of what’s expected of them when they show up to work every day. So, we know that people operate best […]