A few weeks ago, I wrote an article called 5 Ways To Know If Your Team Is Inconsistent. If you haven't read it, would you click on the link and check it out? Now that you've evaluated the team that you lead and you've discovered that they're not as consistent as you'd like them to be...now what? How do I help them become more consistent? Well, I'm glad you asked! Here are five ways to help increase consistency: Over communicate. When leading a team, I'm not sure that it's possible to communicate too much. I'm sure that it is, but...
How Pastors Should Respond To News Like Ashley Madison
The last couple of weeks have given us insight into everything that's wrong with America all in one news event. And, no, I'm not talking about the presidential race. I'm referring to the hacking and subsequent release of the members of the Ashley Madison website - a site that's dedicated to helping married folks have an affair. 37 million names were on this list. Let that sink in for a moment...37 million. That means that there are 37 million spouses who took the time to sign up for this site in order to have an affair. This is proof, as...
How I Survived Being A Pastor’s Kid And What You Can Learn From It
My dad was a Baptist pastor. I can't remember a time in my childhood when I was not in church. Every Sunday and every Tuesday night there were services and I'm pretty sure I was there for 90% of them growing up. And, being a Pastor's Kid (PK) is a formula for rebellion and turning away from your faith altogether. And, I did. But here I am, at the age of 37, a pastor myself. And, there is one thing that my dad consistently said to me that helped me survive being a pastor's kid and even return to faith...