One of the worst things you can do as a leader ever is stop learning. To reach your potential as a leader you have to keep learning. One of the phrases I believe in so much is lifelong learner. Right now I am doing my DMin, I am doing a course on how to mentorContinue reading “Essential Steps to Leading 04 Keep Learning”
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Essential Steps to Leading 03 Get Some People Skills!
Listen, if you are going into your vision but no one is coming with you, you are not a leader, you are person on a walk. You have to develop some people skills! It’s amazing how many pastors and leaders don’t have people skills. Some are only interested in speaking to those who can promote them and theirContinue reading “Essential Steps to Leading 03 Get Some People Skills!”
Pastor’s Don’t Do This 25 Being Light About the Things of God
Last week, I asked someone who was working for the church in the finance department to give money to two ministries and they refused. They said the money should be given later when other things were done. They were light about the things of God. They were not taking God seriously, and putting His commands to give andContinue reading “Pastor’s Don’t Do This 25 Being Light About the Things of God”
Pastors Don’t Do This 09 Become Pastor Pharisee (Part 8 – Get In the Way of People)
One of the biggest problems with the Pharisees is that they got in the way of other people growing with God. In Matthew 23.13, talking about the Pharisees Jesus says “woe to you… Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye shut up the kingdom of Heaven against men” (KJV). In the New Living, it says “You shut theContinue reading “Pastors Don’t Do This 09 Become Pastor Pharisee (Part 8 – Get In the Way of People)”
The Number One Quality for Leadership 01: Let’s Find Out What it Is.
If I asked you what is the most important quality necessary to be a leader, I may get several answers. I would imagine you are not at a level where you would think it was some sort of ability, like a charismatic manner or a good preaching gift. So you would assume it was someContinue reading “The Number One Quality for Leadership 01: Let’s Find Out What it Is.”
Pastors and Elders V: The Requirements for an Elder (part 2)
In part one of the Requirements for an Elder we discussed that an elder must be above reproach and briefly examined what that meant. Today, I want to look at the second Biblical qualification for eldership – that an elder be the “husband of one wife” (1 Tim. 3.2). Now let me preface this article by saying thatContinue reading “Pastors and Elders V: The Requirements for an Elder (part 2)”
3 Leadership Lessons from England in the World Cup
3. You have to put energy and experience into defence. The natural attitude of a leader is to advance, to take ground and to win. But while we are called to be pioneers and move forward, you have to also ensure that no one is going to advance on you. England did not have defendersContinue reading “3 Leadership Lessons from England in the World Cup”
Pastors and Elders II: The Elders Conference
In Acts 20.17 Paul travels to Miletus, and calls all the elders of the Ephesian church to him. And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church There were a lot of elders in the church in Ephesus. Paul decided he wanted to separate the elders and teach them theContinue reading “Pastors and Elders II: The Elders Conference”
Leadership and Tithing
Letting people know your vision as a leader is vital as a pastor as people give to vision. At Tree of Life, we want people to understand God and His nature and His principles, and how to live by faith in every single area of their life and finances is no exception. It would beContinue reading “Leadership and Tithing”
8 Keys to Raising Leaders without a Potential Coup
Sadly many churches have experienced splits due to a coup. A coup is where a group of people take authority that was never theirs in the first place. Some pastors are so afraid of this kind of thing they never raise leaders, hate small groups and centralize everything and control everything! That is not theContinue reading “8 Keys to Raising Leaders without a Potential Coup”
Inspiring and Challenging Dreamers 