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Category: Personal Growth

Realigning the Leaders Soul with the Heart of God

A friend of mine who is a Christian Counselor came in town recently and we had the chance to spend several hours together.  During that time, like a doctor probing and prodding, he asked me a battery of questions.  Then, before I knew it he hit some tender spots on my soul.  He identified some patterns in my life that were hurting my physical, emotional and spiritual health.  Saddly in the busyness of serving God I had totally missed…Continue Reading

A Double Take on My 2010 Leadership Growth Plan

As I sat down and began to wrestle through my 2010 Personal Leadership Growth Plan my mind immediately went to the books, tools, systems and people that could help me increase my leadership competency. While it looked good on paper “my plan” seemed deficient.  Then Jesus words from John 15 went through my mind, “Without me you can do nothing.”   As these words sank deeper into my thinking it reinforced what I already know…I don’t want to…Continue Reading

Investing in Your Own Leadership Development

Nearly 20 years ago I went to my first John Maxwell leadership conference.  As I  listened to him teach, a hunger to grow as a leader swelled up within me.  At the end of the first day he promoted a special on 100 of his Leadership audio tapes,  12 of his favorite leadership books and a  daily leadership devotional all packaged together in a Personal Growth Kit for $500. As he described this offer I started to salivate.  But…Continue Reading

Four Signs of a Calling

Because of the nature of my position I frequently have people come to me and tell me they’re called to full-time vocational ministry.  I believe some have truly experienced a calling, while others seem to merely have an infatuation. There’s a huge difference between calling and infatuation. Please understand that every believer has a calling from God.  A calling is a God inspired assignment which aligns your unique gifts with His specific purpose.  Finding your…Continue Reading

The Lonliness of Leadership

There are days leadership can be very lonely.  I didn’t realize that until I became a church planter back in 1997.  Shortly after planting Carolina Forest Community Church I began to feel a pressure I had never felt before.  I sensed that while my team loved me, they really didn’t understand what I was going through as the leader.  Senior leaders face unique pressures that others simply cannot understand until they are in that role…Continue Reading