A devotional about valuing differences How many decisions do you make a day? The answer depends on your age, your life stage, and your circumstances, say researchers at USA Today. But on average, an American adult makes 35,000 decisions a day. Two Different Kinds of Decisions Those decisions fall into just two broad categories –…
Read MoreFourth in a series that addresses misconceptions about leading from our strengths God created you and those around you with unique strengths and has placed you together to be more together than you can be alone. But misconceptions can get in the way of learning to lead from your strengths. This series reveals common misconceptions…
Read MoreWhy God’s Appointments Are “A Good Fit” This three-part series looks at what the Bible has to say about placing people on your team or joining a team yourself. In this series, we have seen that positions on God’s organizational chart are not only needed (Part 1) but also indispensable to building the Body of…
Read MoreA Practical Way to Build Unity in Your Staff Conflict, Part 4 As I travel the country and world speaking to leaders, my heart breaks hearing their stories. Division in churches has become so commonplace that those of us in ministry have either experienced a split or know someone who has. It may shock you…
Read MoreConflict: The Choice Leaders Make Every Day Each day, leaders have a choice: they can judge members of their team or they can value each member’s uniqueness. When a staff member regularly questions your approach, how do you respond? The choice you make determines whether your team lives or dies. Let’s check back in on…
Read MorePart 2 of 4 If you’re a ministry leader, conflict is unavoidable. But how do you make the move from conflict to cooperation? Remember Don (lead pastor) and Mark (executive pastor) from our previous article? Neither begins their day trying to frustrate or isolate the other. But that seems to be happening now more than…
Read MorePart 1 of 4 in a series on overcoming conflict Even Jesus faced conflict, both internally (the disciples were experts at sniping and one-upmanship) and externally (Jewish leaders questioned Jesus’ tactics and motivation.) So when you’re challenged, confronted, opposed, pressured, or intimidated, how do you respond? Don and Mark served together at a sizable church…
Read MoreHelp Video: The New Strengths Chart This video helps you understand how to read the new strengths charts. It also explains the differences in visual representations between the old and new charts.
Read MoreThe Strengths Wheel video is designed to help you understand how the Strengths Wheel works, how to plot a team, and how to make sense of the data presented on the wheel. Strengths Wheel Video, Part 1 edu admit cards Strengths Wheel Video, Part 2
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