Do Pastors Wield Too Much Power?
pastors yield great power and must use it wisely.
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Stress is NOT your Biggest Problem: Perspective is
The Power of Perspective What if stress isn’t your biggest problem? What if how you see stress is? In neuroscience, there’s a concept called reappraisal. It means reframing a stressful situation in a new light—seeing it not as a threat, but as a challenge, or even a growth opportunity. Scripture calls it “renewing your mind” (Romans 12:2). In
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A Powerful Tool to Help Create Change in your Church
Change in every church is difficult, but necessary. Things that are alive, change. One powerful tool that can help move change forward in your church is storytelling. I’ve excerpted a brief portion of my fourth book Brain-Savvy Leaders, the Science of Significant Ministry below that describes the power of storytelling to create change. Narrative persuasion is a
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The Three B’s that Build Stress Resilience
The Three B’s that Build Stress Resilience I often get asked, “How do we actually build resilience?” Over the years of study, coaching, and personal trials, I’ve come to rely on what I call the Three B’s: – Biblical truth – Brain insight – Best practices These three strands form what Ecclesiastes 4:12 calls “a triple-braided cord”—not easily
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Are You a Catalytic Leader?
The book, The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leadership Organizations by Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom, highlights the value of what the authors call, ‘leaderless’ organizations. Although I don’t advocate leaderless organizations, one chapter describes tools that successful non-leader leaders use to catalyze their respective organizations. These qualities also apply to catalytic leaders. I’ve summarized them below. Qualities
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