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Some Thoughts On Vision

In Leadership Having "Vision" Is Not The Challenge ... It's Leadership Of One's Self That Is Most Critical

I've said it many times. "Good leaders are very hard to find." What do I mean? People in leadership roles who actually get and practice leadership fundamentals, enabling the organization to accomplish its mission and realize the vision are few and far between. Why? I don't profess to know exactly, but I think it's mostly because it's hard. Good leadership usually requires "change" and we all know how difficult it … [Read more...]

Creating The Annual Budget

The Annual Process Of Developing The Budget, Along With A Few Pointers

In my role as Executive Pastor, one of the things I can never avoid is doing the budget for the church each year. The budget is due to the eldership in early December, and it takes a bunch of work to get it together. I usually start working on it in mid to late August. I wanted to share the process I go through each year, along with a few pointers. I’ll assume your church uses QuickBooks or some other application … [Read more...]

Andy Stanley On Challenging People

This Week's Great Book Quote

"When people are convinced you want something FOR them rather than something FROM them, they are less likely to be offended when you challenge them." Andy Stanley   … [Read more...]

The Best Of The Blogosphere For The Week Of October 18th

This Week's Top Posts From Around The Web

Five Reasons Why 2021 Should Be A New Base Year For Your Church - Thom Rainer Here Comes 2021: 7 Things Every Leader Should Be Preparing For Now - Carey Nieuwhof 5 Ways To Zig While Everyone Zags - George Raveling & Michael Lombardi Three Questions We Have Of All Leaders - Marilyn Gist Are You Stretched To The Limit - Thomas McDaniels And this week's funny video.... … [Read more...]