Dan Reiland The Pastor's Coach – Developing Church Leaders
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5 Key Questions about Your Meaningful Purpose in the Kingdom of God.

There is something deeply moving about giving ourselves away for the good of others.

When we give of our time and talent in any way to encourage and build others in their faith, or emerging faith, we begin to activate the servant-heart of Jesus within ourselves.

When we serve others, we add value and potentially change a life. We bring a cool cup of water in the name of Jesus.

There is no right or wrong, or greater or lesser, in serving. If the desire of your heart is to be helpful, serving pleases God and makes a difference.

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Church, Leadership
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5 Enemies Of The Soul That Hurt Your Church

It’s easy to get so consumed with solving the problems in the church that we miss slaying the enemies of the church.

Problems come in a wide variety from things such as developing effective strategy in a time when the future is so uncertain to financial pressure and complexity of hiring staff. They involve factors like understanding culture, how to lead the online church, and both ideological and theological differences. You get the picture.

Here’s how it works.

As leaders, it’s part of our job to see and solve problems, so we understandably invest a great deal of time in that process.

The pressure to solve problems in the church requires so much focus that we have little energy left to conquer the enemies of the soul.

That leaves room for these quiet destroyers to do significant damage.

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Church, Leadership, Spiritual Life
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11 Leadership Mistakes To Avoid At All Cost (with preventative measures)

If you’re a leader, you make mistakes. I’ve made plenty.

In fact, it’s impossible to lead without making mistakes because you are moving into new and often unknown territory. The important thing is not to repeat your mistakes. If you do, that indicates you’re not learning as you lead.

So let me say it again this way.

Make mistakes, learn from them and get better as a leader; just don’t make the same mistake twice.

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5 Practices that Build Leadership Character to Last for a Lifetime

Good character takes a lifetime to build and a moment to destroy.

The temptations we face, plus the pressures we experience, can lure us to deep regret without the discipline of strong character and trusting God to help us do what we cannot do on our own.

God helps us, but He expects us to do our part too.

Good character, often called integrity, is not literally destroyed in a moment. However, it’s in a moment that we realize the reality of what has happened and how it affects others.

The failure to develop integrity, or the breakdown of good character often takes place over a long slow road that is nearly imperceptible in the beginning. 

Keep watch over your sustained stress, prolonged and elevated pressure, and personal and spiritual disappointments. They can trigger justification and rationalization that leads to regret.

What are your triggers, temptations, and most common situations that can contribute to the breakdown of your character?

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Leadership, Spiritual Life
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