Be the Underdog #10 – I Hate Insecurity!

At the end of the day, I believe the greatest enemy to most of our potential as leaders, is ourselves. A few years ago I was on a studying and planning retreat and I began praying for many of my closest friends and colleagues in ministry. After several minutes of truly interceding for each of…

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Be the Underdog #9 – Slim Chances

  In chapter 9 of my book, God of the Underdogs, (due out September 10th) I talk about Esther who was a most unlikely choice to become the queen of her nation and change the destiny of an entire race of people. The chances of Esther being used like that were about the same as…

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Be the Underdog #7 – You're More Connected than You think You are

  One of the greatest drivers of our leadership success are the connections we are able to form, have and maintain. And the ground is not level when it comes to connections in the life of underdog leaders. Some of us were born with better contacts and connections then others, but it doesn’t mean we…

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Be the Underdog #6 – The Thing about Potential

In chapter 5 of the God of the Underdogs book, we talk about how Jesus went through seasons where no one recognized his potential. Every underdog leader can relate to this I’m sure. How do we respond when we feel like we have more to offer than is being offered to us? Here are 3…

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Be the Underdog #5 – Implementing "Big Ideas" as an Underdog Leader

In chapter 4 of the God of the Underdogs book, we talk about how John the Baptist’s dream was radical and out there. After all, John was a preacher’s kid who wanted to do ministry in a different way than the generations before him. As underdog leaders, we can probably relate. I’m sure each of…

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Raising Up a Team of Communicators in your Church (Summer Repost Series)

Last week in our “Summer Repost Series” I tackled the first of the two most Frequently Asked Questions I get whenever I work with pastors and church leaders. “How do you stay ahead of Message Preparation?” This week, I tackling the 2nd most frequently asked question: “How do I raise up other communicators in our…

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Taming the Monster of Sunday (Summer Repost Series)

This week in our “Summer Repost Series” I am posting an article that is the answer to 1 of the Top 2 Questions I get whenever I am in front of pastors. Next week we’ll hit #2. Enjoy…   Taming the Monster of Sunday (Help for Pastors under Pressure)   One of the most taxing…

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