If you're anything like me, then the chances are that you've had your fair share of struggles as a leader. These obstacles can be frustrating but in reality, aren't so much an issue to overcome rather than the everyday bumps in our careers and personal lives; this is what I write about on my blog.
I’ll admit, as a leader it’s quite easy to get caught up with a vision. It’s natural because as leader’s we’re encouraged to look out for opportunities and then take the lead in making things happen. But sometimes we find ourselves alone out front, and wonder what...
NEW SERIES: RESET Sunday, February 5, 2012 (8am or 10:30am) Mars Hill Baptist Church 2012. It’s a new year filled with new and hopeful opportunity! Yet for many…it will be another year of feeling stuck. Stuck in unhealthy relationships, dead-end careers, faulty...
Los Angeles police say ‘Soul Train’ host Don Cornelius dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officers responding to a report of a shooting found Cornelius at his Mulholland Drive home at around 4 a.m., police said. According to the Associated Press,...
One of the questions that is often asked of me by pastors, church leaders, and business leaders is, “Where do you get your vision?” My answer usually seems to frustrate them because…well…it’s simple. Leadership (and vision) is as easy as listening to God. Vision does...
Mars Hill is the kind of church men would love to attend. Every Sunday, church pews fill up with despondent women who are forced to worship without the men in their lives. A recent survey by Ellison Research found that 31% of men never attend church even on holidays...
If you’ve learned a lot about leadership and making a movement, then let’s watch a movement happen, start to finish, in under 3 minutes, and dissect some lessons: A leader needs the guts to stand alone and look ridiculous. But what he’s doing is so...
My late father, Dr. Clarence E. Stowers Sr., would always tell me, “Son, find a story and tell it well.” I didn’t quite understand then, but I do today! To steal one of the ancient slogans in advertising, “your brand is the truth about you, well told.” This...
1. KEEPING PEOPLE PAST THEIR EXPIRATION DATE. I’m what you call an eternal optimist. My first instinct is to see the best in people and work to bring it out in the open. I’ve sent people to conferences, personally mentored them, invested time and...
2. PUTTING PROJECTS BEFORE PEOPLE. Ecclesiastes 7:18 says, “The man who fears God will avoid all extremes.” This is one of those areas where we need to embrace the tension between relating with people and accomplishing the mission/getting the job done. ...
3. TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM RATHER THAN THE PROCESS. A problem is an obstacle which makes it difficult to achieve a desired goal, objective or purpose. Furthermore, it refers to a situation, condition, or issue that is yet unresolved. In a broad sense, a...
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