Patch Adams is a great example of leadership. He is determined to chase the dream/vision of helping people. When he fixed a cup and was called “Patch,” he realized he could help people. This identity gave him the confidence to chase after this vision and …
Read More“Under the Influence”
This was just a random thought I had today. Leadership has been described as “influence” in some of my classes, so now when I hear the phrase “under the influence” I don’t think of an alcoholic – my mind takes me to another place – …
Read MoreAre you Smart enough to Feed the World?
Check out this website – you can answer some vocabulary questions and feed the hungry. For every question you get right, they donate rice to feed the hungry. If you’ve got a little time, you can feed quite a few people in just a few …
Read MoreChurch Leadership
Since I’ve been studying leadership, I’ve been paying a little more attention to how things are done at my own church. Our church is no different from any other Methodist church in that their main leadership roles are positions which are held for no more …
Read MoreLike Father like Son
Kasen is looking more like his daddy everyday. Ha! Ha! Had a little fun with photoshop.
Read MoreStudent Leadership
We’re doing a short little series on leadership with the students in our church and so I’ve been teaching some of the things I’m learning in class. It’s been fun ’cause some of them are really into it. They’ve got lots of good questions. We …
Read MoreDreamers and Visionaries
In his book Visioneering, Andy Stanley makes a clear distinction between these two. “Dreamers dream about the world being different, but visionaries envision themselves making a difference. Dreamers think about how nice it would be for something to be done. Visionaries look for an opportunity …
Read MoreRelationships and Vision
I started back to class last night and had a great experience once again. This class is going to focus on Relationships and Vision in Leadership – the horizontal parts of the leadership compass. I’m excited about it ’cause these are the areas I’ve stressed …
Read MoreDark Side of Leadership
“Book Summary: Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership” By Steve Corn This book should be read by any and every leader. It deals with a part of leadership which is very rarely discussed and in some cases ignored altogether. Although they never use the metaphor, …
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