Leadership

I think I stumbled across it initially. I wasn’t really expecting it, or even looking for it. But when I heard it come out of my mouth, I thought, “Wow, that was a great question!” Then, Mike, our associate pastor at NLC, said, “Bro, that really is the greatest question ever!” And so the deal…

By far, the greatest mistake young leaders make is to do more talking than listening. After all, it’s not what you know but what you don’t know that has the power to change your life. Think about it… if what you knew had the power to change your life, then you’d already be different! Unfortunately,…

One of the greatest disciplines we can ever learn in leadership is Listening. I have been reminded of this recently in my own leadership. Over a period of several weeks, I have had several different inputs alert me to my need to “Relearn Listening.” With that in mind, I want to spend a week reviewing…

On Friday of last week, I wrote about being mentored by the people of the Bible. Here’s one of my recent encounters with a Bible character named Baruch. It’s found in Jeremiah 45:1-5 1. Baruch is pretty discouraged. (I can relate sometimes.) 2. Baruch is not sure how much more he can handle. 3. The…

On Thursday of last week, I mentioned that being mentored by people who are ahead of us is huge. I recently had a chance to have dinner with Greg Surratt, pastor of Seacoast Church in Charleston, SC. Greg planted the church about 20 years ago and has grown it to over 10,000 people in 13…

On Wednesday of last week, I talked about being mentored by listening to messages from great leaders. Recently, I got to hear Andy Stanley talk about Making Vision Stick. It wasn’t the first time I’ve heard Andy talk about vision but it was timely for me. 5 ways to make vision stick: 1. State it…

On Tuesday of last week I talked about being mentored by books. I am presently reading Leadership Gold by John Maxwell. He recently taught me about how to handle criticism. Here are a few of the take aways I wrote down in my journal: “I love being mentored by John Maxwell as well. Here’s what…

Last week, we talked about Mentors. This week, I want to give you a sample of how I process the information I’m gleaning from the Mentors in my life right now. On Monday of last week, I stated that “Mentors are Voices we give Permission to speak into our life.” One of those voices for…

A final place I find mentors is in the Bible. The collected stories of the lives of the men and women of the Bible are the single greatest mentoring resource available to mankind! If we’re not being mentored by Biblical Characters, we’re missing out! Period. 1. Don’t Read the Bible, Enter the Bible! There’s a…

Another great source of mentoring in my life has been people who are a step or two ahead of me in some area of their life. There’s nothing greater than seeking out someone who has more experience in a certain area of life then we do. Everything from Marriage, to Parenting. From Leadership to Church…