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The Defensive Leader: 5 Ways to Avoid Becoming One

3 Comments / Leadership, Life Balance, Spiritual Growth / By Charles Stone

Defensiveness: excessively concerned with guarding against the real or imagined threat of criticism, injury to one’s ego, or exposure of one’s shortcomings (Dictionary.com). Every leader at times has probably reacted defensively to another. I have and I regret every single time I did. Leaders naturally face situations that can easily provoke a defensive reaction. But seldom does defensiveness move our churches …

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Defensive Pastors – 5 Things NOT to Do

2 Comments / Leadership, Ministry, Pastors / By Charles Stone

Each week pastors sit on the hot-seat. We preach sermons in which we invested hours to people who don’t have to be there. We hope what we say helps people grow, helps our churches grow, satisfies our influences, and most of all, honors God. But what happens when someone, especially an influencer, doesn’t like our …

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