As a leader, you will get angry at times. In fact, you should get angry. I don’t mean when your team makes mistakes. After all, mistakes help people learn and grow. I mean you should get angry when you see people take advantage of the vulnerable. Because of this, the question is not whether aContinue reading “Jesus’ Example: Managing Anger as a Leader”
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What are Boundaries? // What are Priorities?
Henry Cloud and John Townsend have written extensively about boundaries. In their titular book on the topic, they wrote, “We need to set mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual boundaries for our lives to help us distinguish what is our responsibility and what isn’t.” Essentially, boundaries are the things we say no to. Boundaries also helpContinue reading “What are Boundaries? // What are Priorities?”
Why Metrics Are Important
As a leader, it’s one thing to have a purpose, it’s quite another to know if you are fulfilling it. This is why metrics are important. Metrics, simply put, are what you measure. In a work setting, you might measure sales, profits, and customer service. In a church setting, you might measure attendance, new salvations,Continue reading “Why Metrics Are Important”
Why Honor is Important
Honor is when you show public appreciation for someone else. If you don’t take the time to honor your team and their work, then they have no way of knowing whether you appreciate them. This is why honor is important. When we look at the leadership of Jesus, we see He honored people. There areContinue reading “Why Honor is Important”
How to Pray
Article Summary The Church of the Pater Noster in Jerusalem is where Jesus is believed to have taught the Lord’s Prayer. This prayer is displayed in over 100 languages at the site and serves as a model for Christians. By incorporating the attitudes of relationship, worship, obedience, dependence, forgiveness, and guidance into your own prayers,Continue reading “How to Pray”
Resurrection Sunday: Hopeless Times & Hopeful Leaders
Holy Week Reading Plan: Matthew 28:1-10 I don’t need to tell you that the times we are living in are not the most hopeful. Your favorite cable news network can probably do that for me. There are plenty of things happening around the world that would make us feel hopeless. Because of this, it canContinue reading “Resurrection Sunday: Hopeless Times & Hopeful Leaders”
Holy Saturday: Every Day is Holy Saturday
Holy Week Reading Plan: Matthew 27:62-66 Holy Saturday is the day in-between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. As Christians, it can be easy to jump from the crucifixion to the resurrection without any reflection on the day in-between. I have led and attended many Good Friday and Easter Sunday services. However, I have never been invitedContinue reading “Holy Saturday: Every Day is Holy Saturday”
Good Friday: What does it mean to “take up your cross”?
Holy Week Reading Plan: Matthew 27:1-61 Good Friday commemorates Jesus’ crucifixion. As we reflect on the cross Jesus carried on Good Friday, we must also consider the cross He calls us to carry today. Luke 9:23 reads, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me”Continue reading “Good Friday: What does it mean to “take up your cross”?”
Maundy Thursday: What does “maundy” mean?
Holy Week Reading Plan: Matthew 26 Maundy Thursday commemorates Jesus’ last meal with his disciples. The Last Supper is documented in Matthew 26:17-30, Luke 22:7-38, Mark 14:12-26 John 13: 1-38. The word “Maundy” comes from the Latin word meaning “command” and refers to Jesus’ command to wash feet. In John’s account of the Last Supper,Continue reading “Maundy Thursday: What does “maundy” mean?”
Holy Wednesday: The Last Parable
Holy Week Reading Plan: Matthew 24-25 There are 40 parables in the Gospels. A parable is a short story that teaches a spiritual principle. The last parable Jesus teaches in the book of Matthew is “The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats” (Matthew 25:32-46). In this parable, the Shepherd King separated His followers likeContinue reading “Holy Wednesday: The Last Parable”
Nick Chellsen 