Change takes extensive prayer, planning, and care. John Kotter’s 8-stage model provides a framework for leading it.

Few things are as spiritually and emotionally comforting as spending time with a good listener. Sadly, I can count on one hand those in...

The best book from which to find leadership principles is the Bible. I love reading about King David. From his time in the wilderness and serving as king ‒ good and bad ‒ we learn a great deal about leadership and what is required to successfully lead.

Are you investing in the life of someone spiritually younger than you? Know that the young women in your church want, and need, you to be.

There is sometimes loneliness in leadership which cannot be avoided.

What exactly is change, and how do we go about implementing it?

The most commonly heard of the biblical models for Christian leadership is servant leadership. Christians commonly use this phrase, especially in relation to vocational ministry work. We are encouraged to be servants and serve others as Christ did.

I don’t mean that we’re “broken” in the sense that we’re rendered useless by our imperfections. The opposite is actually true. We’re made more useful, and we discover our greatest purpose through our pain and suffering.

In this article, I will endeavor to establish a theological foundation for spiritual formation that transforms the character, and results in greater influence. To change...

Can you imagine if on the day my granddaughter was born, her father Stephen began assigning her chores: “OK Charis, listen up and listen...

People will resist change – it’s an unalterable fact. We must learn to use this resistance to serve and strengthen our followers and our plan for change.

After glimpsing pain in my neighbor’s eyes my curiosity was stoked. That moment has led us to five years of immersion into the lives...

Imagine the following scene. You take your car into a repair shop because it is not running well. After a thorough check your mechanic...

Our lack of self-awareness in life and leadership is often referred to as our “blind spots.”

If there’s anything that Jeff Pessina has learned in 37 years of ministry in the Philippines, it’s that he doesn’t write the job descriptions in his life. “The most significant surrendering in my life was when things weren’t going the way I wanted them to or the way I expected. The Lord has never shown up as clearly and as audibly as at the moments when I said I didn’t want the job anymore. And He explains to me, you don’t write the job description. I do that.”

Every significant moment in history was led by leaders who were committed to another way. Leaders who acted counter-culturally. Leaders who selflessly did what was right rather than what was popular or comfortable.

The most effective leader development efforts are conducted within a living community of people in which the emerging leaders function and participate.