The Great Commandment has enormous implications for us as leaders. When Jesus asked us to love God with our heart, soul, mind and strength, he was essentially saying that we should love God with all of ourselves – with everything in us. Leadership requires all of who we are – heart, soul, mind, and strength.
No one like rules, but without them life is no more than chaos. The truth is that we need policies. We may not like them, but we need these guidelines, fences and boundaries that not only help us move together as an aligned team, but protect us from wasting time, effort and energy.
It’s never wise to assume or take for granted that people are listening as you talk. What level of influence do you have when communicating? John Maxwell’s 5 Levels of Leadership is a great for us to use as a tool to assess and intentionally become better communicators!
Last summer I spent a couple thousand dollars cutting down and stump grinding nine trees that I spent hundreds of dollars planting about ten years ago. Seems dumb I know. But sometimes that’s what it takes both in your landscape and in your church. Perhaps you’ve seen these trees, they are called Cryptomeria. They grow …
