Everyone loves to have a new beginning. To be sure, we all need new beginnings. Some come everyday. Some come during certain seasons in life. A new beginning is the end of what has come before and starting on the path to what is next. Spring is a season of new beginnings. After the winterContinue reading “New Beginnings”
Category Archives: For Leaders
Motivation and the Greater Good
I want to take a moment to examine the heart, character, inner thoughts and motives of one who desires to lead. This is a helpful practice that we each ought to engage in on a regular basis. Without self-examination, accountability and attention to moral development even the best of leaders will slowly drift and become overtakenContinue reading “Motivation and the Greater Good”
20 Fundamental Questions for Team Building
In my last post I shared 5 sports-themed principles of team building. In this post I would like to give you a practical tool to help you build a team, unify them, point them in one direction and then let them execute the plan. One of the best leadership practices is question-asking. Accordingly I wouldContinue reading “20 Fundamental Questions for Team Building”
Leading an underachieving team
There are times in our various leadership roles that we will have times of great productivity, effectiveness and performance. These times are wonderful and full of promise and excitement. But there are other times when it seems like instead of the Midas touch turning everything to gold, our leadership or our team keeps missing theContinue reading “Leading an underachieving team”
Leading without a title
So what can a “leader” do without a title? What can a “leader” do without a position? There are many times in life, work and ministry that we may find ourselves without a formal title or position and yet still feel a call to lead. But who will follow? And who are we leading? AndContinue reading “Leading without a title”
Spiritual Leadership
God calls us all by His Spirit to relationship, to surrender, to love and to be His vessels of grace and mercy to the world. It is His Spirit at work within us that brings true and eternal life. But we do not receive only to hoard and gather to ourselves. Jesus said: “Freely haveContinue reading “Spiritual Leadership”
Leadership is … releasing
Today marks the last in my series on defining characteristics of leadership. I hope that you have enjoyed them and that you have found them beneficial. The last facet of leadership that I will be discussing is perhaps the hardest and yet the most important. As leaders we must release the work, the results, theContinue reading “Leadership is … releasing”
Leadership is … involving
Leadership is involving is the third in this short series. In case you have missed the first two, here are links to those articles. The first one was Leadership is . . . Modeling. And the second one was Leadership is . . . Teaching. But today I want to focus on involving others throughContinue reading “Leadership is … involving”
Leadership is … teaching
Leadership is teaching. We must tell others what we are attempting, why we are doing it, how we plan on getting there and how to avoid pitfalls along the way. As leaders we can never assume that the people we are leading know what we are thinking or reaching for. As we live out ourContinue reading “Leadership is … teaching”
Leadership is … modeling
Leadership is leading, but perhaps first it is living. We must live what we know is right and pursue the goals and steps we know are important to live out our purpose. In other words as leaders we must let our lives model our convictions. As those who have been given charge of a groupContinue reading “Leadership is … modeling”
Pastor Michael Johnson 