Raising Up a Team of Communicators in your Church

Last summer in order to give myself some breathing room for some writing I needed to get done, I did a “Summer Repost Series” of favorite articles. It worked well… so here we go again! The next 6 weeks will be a “Summer Repost Series” of some of my favorites. To start off, I’m tackling…

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How to Up Your Energy Level at Work INSTANTLY!!!

The natural tendency of a leader’s schedule is to drift toward “have to’s” and away from “want to’s.” Of course there are just some meetings we “have to” have, but the reality is, the bigger our organization gets, the more likely this “have to” creep gets.  The problem is: The “have to” meetings drain us…

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Who You Work For. Who Works for You.

Choosing who you work for and who works for you are two of the most important things a leader will do.   Because… You will eventually become who you associate with, both up and down the organization.   If you work for someone who is a tyrant than don’t be surprised when you start to…

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Leadership and Little Kids

In Matthew 18, the leaders around Jesus have come to Him to ask what, in their minds, is a very important question. “About that time, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’” v. 1. Now, I love this because what these leaders were actually asking was, “What…

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The Official "Top 10" List of Books to Read in 2014 Part 3

  This is week 2 of my 1st Annual “Top 10” Books List for reading in the New Year. Because every leader I know is busy, my desire is to do the “Screening” for you. Today we’re looking at my Top 3 books for the Personal Growth Category. These are must reads for every leader…

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How to Define a Win!

When people connect the dots between what they do & the stories of Life-Change, Motivation goes Way Up!!! Stories move the Heart like Data never can. Numbers tell a story, they just don’t tell the whole story. Numbers tell a story, its just a very thin one. The Best Way to Define a “Win” is…

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Write a Letter. Change a Life.

  One of the things I am passionate about is leveraging what God has given me for the least of these. A dream came true last month when we were able to see close to 400 children receive sponsorship through Compassion International over 1 weekend of the God of the Underdogs series at Next Level…

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7 Tips for Getting Better as a Communciator

  As I mentioned last week, I’ve been speaking publicly now for over 20 years and as best as I can calculate, I’ve given over 3000 talks. Over the years, I’ve developed some “practices” that I know help me do what I do better and hopefully will help you too.   Here are 7 tips…

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3 Books that are Impacting me Right Now

  Happy Wednesday (Hump Dayyyyy!) Everybody! I thought I’d give you a bonus, Midweek post this week. Enjoy! As most of you know, I’m an avid reader. At any time, I’m usually reading between 4 and 6 books and right now is no exception. I wanted to let you know of 3 books in particular…

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Speaking ShortCuts for Public Speakers

  I recently was reflecting on the fact that I’ve now been speaking in public for over 20 years. And as best as I can figure it, I think I’ve probably given over 3,000 talks in my lifetime. (Wow, that makes me tired just thinking about it.) Who am I kidding? I love it!!! I…

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