– Great day at Calvary. – I had been out the last 2 weeks, so it was great to be back in the saddle. – We let everyone know that my wife Carey is pregnant! – To say I’m excited is a total understatement! – Carey is due at the beginning of January, so I’m guessing it’s going to be a Christmas baby! – I taught Romans 6 today. Talked about how to have victory over sin – Looking forward to Romans 7 next week. – Even if you aren’t an expositional teacher, I think teaching through a book of … Read More
Friday Rewind
Here’s your weekly “In case you missed it” post. We talked about developing leaders this week. Monday – “Staffing: Where do I start?” – This post outlined the importance of a job description in hiring. Tuesday – “Getting Started in Leadership Development” – This was 5 ways to jumpstart your leadership development process. Wednesday – “The Scariest and Most Important Factor in Developing Leaders” – This post talked about how we need to give up and coming leaders opportunities to lead. They’re going to make mistakes, but it’s the only way they will be able to lead at a higher … Read More
“Micromanaging” and other Dirty Words
Let me just come out and say it: most leaders don’t micromanage. In fact, most people have no idea what micromanaging is. Example: Asking your graphics guy to design a flyer for an event and following up a few days later is not micromanaging. Asking your graphics guy to design a flyer for an event and standing over him while he designs it and commenting on each color is micromanaging. But let’s be honest: most Pastors aren’t standing over the shoulder of their staff. In fact, most Pastors suffer delegating to the point of abandonment (which is another problem all … Read More
The Scariest And Most Important Factor in Developing Leaders
Leadership development is one of the most rewarding things a leader gets to be part of. It’s amazing to see someone go from infancy in Christ to maturity. But the challenge of developing leaders to make sure that responsibility is increased as the level of commitment goes up. I’m not interested in creating a culture where leaders just sit in meetings and talk. I want a culture where leaders are actually leading! To ensure this, you must give up and coming leaders responsibility and ownership as the level of commitment is increased. If you don’t, you will simply create an … Read More
