Last winter, someone mentioned in passing that a local ministry leader had to step down because of a moral failure. I replied, “Wouldn’t it be great if there were an early warning signal which alerted people that they were near the edge of the slippery slope that ends with loss of integrity, so… More
I have noticed that emails from some friends and coworkers are being sent late at night. Two weeks ago a friend who is a chaplain sent us his weekly prayer requests at 1:05 am his time. Then another friend whom I volunteer for, on the same day sends me an email at 1:11 am his time! This is not unusual for these people. Others have been sending me emails late at night or on weekends.So, my question of you, and me, is “When are we going to learn the lesson of our need for adequate rest – for a more balanced life?” More
I’d like to share what I consider the ten most significant posts I’ve written. They represent the very best advice that I can give to a Christian ministry leader. These are the posts (in my order of importance) that, more than anything else I could say, will help you be the best Christian leader you can be. May you hear some day the Master say to you, “Well done, good and faithful servant!” More
The end of June marked the fourth anniversary of my blog, and this is my 200th post! In celebration, here are the all-time top ten posts based on page views. More
The traits that enabled you to become a leader are the same traits that can be your downfall. This is the dark side of leadership. The point is not that leaders have a dark side that others don’t. Everyone has a dark side, but when you are in leadership, particularly in the senior leader’s role, your dark side has the potential to wreak greater havoc than would be the case with most people simply because you have greater ability to affect people. As you rise through the leadership ranks acquiring more power and authority that you plan to use for good, your foibles from the dark side are also acquiring greater power to potentially do serious harm to yourself and others. More
One of the most pleasant aspects of my job is meeting people who work in Christian ministry. Many of these are in some level of leadership, and they are very nice people. A well-known truism, though, is that power corrupts. So all these nice people I’ve met, and me too, need… More
Ever get discouraged when ministry leaders don’t live up to your expectations of Christian behaviour? As an observer, how do you deal with that? The ideal believer lives a Christ-like life manifesting the fruit of the Spirit. Unfortunately, everyone is on a journey toward that ideal. We all fall short and we always will until God… More
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