Pastors

The greatest strength for a leader is perspective.

The pastor asked his staff to be patient with such people, and referred to these unfortunates as EGR: Extra Grace Required. The difficult people in the church needed extra grace.

Being a pastor is a much more difficult job than most people realize. It’s also a lot lonelier than most know. Most pastors could use a couple of good friends. 

Many times what may appear to us—or we may label as—a leadership style or personality is actually a leader’s personal battle—and sin—of pride. And pride is very dangerous.

Neuroscientists have discovered that our brain records social pain, like rejection, in the same place  in our brain where we feel physical pain. Here are three tips for overcoming it.

It’s rare to see only one element hold leaders back from making progress. It’s most often a combination of issues. Let’s look at four.

Leading well is hard. There are often common threads - leadership lessons - among a majority of leaders with whom I interact.

The word pessimism is from a Latin world — pessimus. It means "the worst." A pessimist takes a negative event and allows it to ruin their day or week or even month. Here's how to lead someone trapped in a cycle of pessimism.