Posts that deal with some aspect of leadership, leadership development, and management.
While we have been in Brazil, I have spoken a couple of times a week to churches, small groups, and even in a couple of corporate settings. Every talk that I have given has required someone to translate it into Portuguese. I have also had the privilege over the last thirty years to teach and preach in […]
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For those who might not be familiar with Michael Hyatt, a little introduction might be in order. He was the CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, one of the largest publishing companies in the world, for a number of years. He currently serves as their Chairman. His blog is one of the most popular in the world. Michael’s
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Why is middle management so important? Yes, it is the CEO’s, Senior Pastors, and Company Presidents that will set the vision for the organinzation. It is the Middle Managers, however, who are going to make that vision a reality. They are going to make it happen by the way they manage their front line supervisors. The Middle
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Most leadership books and seminars will, at some point, talk about leading from the front. I want to talk about the neglected art of Leading From the Middle. If you are a Middle Manager, you probably do not get a lot of opportunities to lead from the front. The nature of your job is that
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“Honor those who are your leaders in the Lord’s work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance.” Have you thanked God for your leaders lately? Part of the Divine Plan for God’s people is that we have people in our lives who are looking out for us and helping us to grow.
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Steve Murrell is a self-proclaimed “reluctant leader.” That is even the name of his blog. Whether reluctant or not, Murrell leads one of the largest churches and church planting movements in the world. Victory Christian Fellowship in Manila, Philipines, has over 50,000 members and meets throughout the city in five campuses. Every Nation is the ministry
Book Review- WikiChurch- Making Discipleship Engaging, Empowering & Viral Read More »
This excerpt is taken from Chapter Three, “The Leadership Roles of Peter and Paul in Acts.” It discusses Paul in terms of his pastoral ministry. “The first aspect of Paul’s apostolic ministry that will be examined is that of his role as a pastor. Pastoral ministry was as much a part of Paul’s apostleship as
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This excerpt is from Chapter Three of my first book, Peter and Paul in Acts. The chapter is, “The Leadership Roles of Peter and Paul in Acts.” This segment focuses on Peter stepping into his leadership role in the early Church. “After His resurrection, Jesus had spent forty days with His followers before the ascension, yet
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We are less than a month from launching and we so appreciate everyone’s encouragement, love, and support. In this post, I want to introduce you to a few friends of mine. Ronald and Chris Berg are the Senior Pastors of Crossing Lives, a C3 Church in Curitiba, Brazil. Annie and I are going to be
When I retired from the police department at the end of 2011, Pastor Dean Sweetman didn’t give us much time to relax. In fact, he had lunch with Annie and I two months before my last day at work. “I need someone to move to Brazil and work with our churches down there. Would you
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