Spiritual Growth

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Be More Interested Than ‘Awesome’

Discipleship Lesson: Be More Interested Than ‘Awesome’. I was eating lunch with a pastor recently when the conversation just began to turn weird. It was slowly dawning on me that he had initiated lunch with me to tell me how awesome his church was. Now, this is a...

Resisting The Pressure To Make Something Happen

Discipleship Lesson: I don’t have to listen to this, devil. Are you taking on too much pressure for things you CAN’T CONTROL? Let’s face it – no one is at their best when they feel unnecessary pressure to MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN. Don’t Take Random Pressure From The...

Those You Influence Need More Than Your Advice

People are looking to you for leadership, even though you may not know it. Or you MAY know it . . . But you don’t know HOW to help those who follow you. Like many of you, I haven’t always had many older, wiser mentors in my life who could speak into me, help me grow...

Bold Ask: You Should Ignore the Impulse to be Courteous

Failure to ask is often TIMIDITY wrapped in the guise of COURTESY. You know that thing that tells you to wait a little longer on others to go first, that wants to wait a little longer to respond, that doesn’t want to be a bother? Leaders intentionally ignore that...

How to Get Out of a Lust Trap

Like it or not, you have a spiritual enemy who would love to DESTROY your leadership. And if you have ever struggled with LUST, this will be one of his main strategies to do it. Sexual lust is the act of entertaining or fostering any desire for that which is God...

The Devil is Playing the Long Game With You

The Apostle Paul didn’t think it was wise to be unaware of Satan’s schemes (see 2 Corinthians 2:11), and we shouldn’t be either. It’s always an advantage to consider the tactics of the enemy, and one often overlooked device is his commitment to WEAR YOU DOWN. Wherever...

Rejected? Welcome to the Dead Prophets Society

Wounded friend, Welcome to the Dead Prophets Society. “God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in...

Do You Wish Someone Would Invest in You?

Discipleship Lesson: Your HUMBLEST self is the one that will be promoted. What do you do when you want higher level leaders to invest in you? Here is what you DON’T do: The moment is a little bit burned into my mind. I was in the car arguing with my pastor about...

What Should We Do When Change is Unexpected?

Discipleship Lesson: Surrendering to change often IS surrendering to God. Change is hard on MOST folks. Even if you LIKE change, too much too quickly can still leave you unnerved and emotionally worn out. Even so, change is unavoidable. You may be in the midst of a...

Why We Sometimes Need it to be Difficult

Discipleship Lesson: To become more effective in anything, we must be willing to be stretched. Over the years, there have been multiple seasons in my life which I could only describe as capacity-stretching. They’ve been seasons where everything just seems . . ....

Be More Interested Than ‘Awesome’

Be more interested in people’s problems (and potential ways you can help solve them) than in communicating how ‘awesome’ you are (or your organization is).

Resisting The Pressure To Make Something Happen

Are you taking on too much pressure for things you CAN’T CONTROL? Let’s face it – no one is at their best when they feel unnecessary pressure to MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN.

Those You Influence Need More Than Your Advice

People are looking to you for leadership, even though you may not know it. Or you MAY know it . . . But you don’t know HOW to help those who follow you. Always be relationally passing on what you have learned.

Bold Ask: You Should Ignore the Impulse to be Courteous

Failure to ask is often timidity wrapped in the guise of courtesy. You know that thing that tells you to wait a little longer on others to go first, that wants to wait a little longer to respond, that doesn’t want to be a bother? Leaders intentionally ignore that impulse most of the time.