Our first priority is to delight in the Lord. It is not to seek the desires of our heart.
Category: Leader’s Heart-Overflow
Church Leadership, Leader's Heart-Overflow, Small Group Leaders, Spiritual Life
All Leaders and Teams Would Benefit from Leading from the Heart
People still ask me questions about my book, Leading from the Heart, which I wrote 20 years ago. The subtitle, "A small group leader's guide to a passionate ministry," defines my original intended audience, small group leaders, plus the coaches...
Leader's Heart-Overflow
Step #1 in Becoming a Great Leader: Gut-Level Honesty
The World’s Greatest Small Group Leader is a perfect model for us. Jesus’ priority was his relationship with his Father. He said and did and taught nothing on his own, but only what his Father gave him. Henri Nouwen once...
Leader's Heart-Overflow, Spiritual Life
‘Where Are You?’
"Where are you?" The obvious answer to that question is a physical one ... but there's a much more vital spiritual answer. "Where are you?" is the simple, three-word question God asked Adam (Genesis 3:9) after he and his wife...
Leader's Heart-Overflow, Ministry Leaders
Leadership: An Extraordinary Lesson from George H.W. Bush
The last five days have provided a rich lesson on leadership. Almost immediately after the passing of George H.W. Bush on Friday, November 30, I started noticing the words being used by people who knew him best to describe him....
Leader's Heart-Overflow, Spiritual Life
Leadership: Helping People Become Who God Created Them to Be
God wants us to realize that we are works of art in progress, and we, as leaders—church leaders, small group leaders, teachers, parents, etc.—can envision others with this truth. I am fortunate that several people in my life took the...
Leader's Heart-Overflow, Spiritual Life
Get the BLANK Out of Leadership!
How does the way others think about you—or what they've said about you—affect your ministry? How does the way you think about yourself, perhaps based on those tapes that keep playing in your head of what others have said to...
Leader's Heart-Overflow, Small Group Leaders
Jesus’ Leadership Order
Jesus started his church by calling a few normal, workaday guys to follow him, and then he made a remarkable statement. He told these unschooled, unspectacular, blue-collar guys that he’d turn them into leaders who would make an eternal difference...
Leader's Heart-Overflow, Ministry Leaders
Finding FAST People
GUEST POST by Joel Comiskey, Ph.D., president of www.joelcomiskeygroup.com. * * * * * * * * I really wanted John to replace me as the small group point person. He was knowledgeable, talented, friendly, and likable. He was...
Leader's Heart-Overflow, Spiritual Life
Is It Well with YOUR Soul?
As a shepherd leader, you are undoubtedly concerned about those you lead. You care about their souls. You pay attention to their spiritual conditions and want to lead them deeper with God. At least I hope so. Being in a...