A Fish Fry & A Best Business Practice
I have a friend who pastors a church that hosts a fish fry about 40 Fridays each year. This has been an ongoing practice since the church was founded nearly […]
Charge Ahead for the Silver Lining
At the age of 67, Thomas Edison, one of our nation’s greatest inventors, seemingly lost all his life’s work. He stood by and watched all his labs and factory burn […]
A Father’s Day Reflection
It was May 1988. I was living in Ohio and traveled home to Kentucky to visit my Mom, Dad, and fiancé, Pam, every time I could get a couple of […]
What Piece of the Puzzle Is Your Church?
If you’ve ever worked a jigsaw puzzle, you know the frustration of not being able to find that one missing piece. Most of us could get OCD about one missing […]
The #1 Sure-fire Way to Grow Your Church
My church won’t follow…”, “My church won’t get on board with the vision.” “I feel like I’m the only one who cares…” “No one is trying.” These are very commonplace […]
Getting Started Right, The Team
In my profession, I deal with change – a lot. Change is a six-letter word that brings fear, trepidation, and anxiety. To some, change is a dirty six-letter word. And […]
Tomorrow a Carbon Copy of Yesterday?
Before modern technology, before ink-jet laser, or toner copiers, there were these blue ink laden sheets known as carbon sheets. By taking a carbon sheet and placing it between an […]
Building Resolutionists
“Oh no. here comes Barbara again. I wonder what’s wrong now. She’s a real pain in my side.” In his book people are never the problem, Robert Watts Jr. states, […]
Changing the Habit Loop Part 2
As we shared previously, much of our daily actions are routine habits. Our days consist of a series of habits. Some leaders have been successful due to changing the habit […]
Changing the Habit Loop
What is the habit loop? A habit consists of three parts; a cue, a routine action, and a reward. According to Charles Duhigg in The Power of Habit, the cue […]
