Photo by Matteo Vistocco on Unsplash Who you choose and allow into your inner circle will determine who effective your leadership is. These people will either multiple or minimize your effectiveness. Choosing lieutenants unwisely can cripple your ministry. Poor lieutenants can undermine a leader in so many different ways it’s almost staggering. But the value of a great…
Photo by Matteo Vistocco on Unsplash Who you choose and allow into your inner circle will determine who effective your leadership is. These people will either multiple or minimize your effectiveness. Choosing lieutenants unwisely can cripple your ministry. Poor lieutenants can undermine a leader in so many different ways it’s almost staggering. But the value of a great…
This is simply a fantastic word by Craig Hamilton, author of Wisdom in Leadership: the how and why of leading the people you serve. Every critic is your friend. They might not realize that, but they are. Whether they give you criticism with love and care or criticize you out of hatred while trying to tear…
Here’s how Spurgeon described this leadership principle: …it is always best not to know, nor to wish to know, what is being said about you, either by friends or foes. Those who praise are probably as much mistaken as those who abuse us, and the one may be regarded as a set off to the…
Dr. Lawless regularly blogs here and without fail I’m always encouraged and challenged by his words. Leaders often lead in their own power. I’m guilty of this. I wrongly and foolishly think that my competency comes from my aptitude, wisdom and experiences. In so doing, I lead out of my own power, not God’s. The…
I tried to link this post to Dr. Lawless’ website but had problems doing so…so here is the post in its entirety. We’ve all been there in one way or the other.| As church members, we need to tell the pastor something – and the only time we see him is as he makes his…
Always thankful for the love and concern Dr. Lawless has for pastors. You can read his post in its entirety here. It’s biblical. It is through iron sharpening iron that we grow (Prov. 27:17). We are to challenge each other to live in godliness (Heb. 3:12-13), confronting one another when necessary (Matt. 18:15-17, Luke 17:3).…
