“What you want is practice, practice, practice. It doesn’t matter what we write (at least this is my view) at our age, so long as we write continually as well as we can. I feel that every time I write a page either of prose or of verse, with real effort, even if it’s thrown into the fire the next … Read More
Without Continual Growth – A Saturday Quote
“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” —Benjamin Franklin
Read Everything. – A Saturday Quote
“Read, read, read. Read everything — classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.” —William Falkner
Methods – A Saturday Quote
“Methods are many, principles are few. Methods may change but principles never do.” —Dr. Elmer Towns
What Trials Teach Us – A Saturday Quote
“Trials teach is what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of” —Charles Spurgeon
Join Me on a Life-Changing Trip to the Holy Land
Dear Pastor, Will you prayerfully consider joining me on a life-changing trip to the Holy Land on May 22-30, 2014? I believe every pastor should visit the Holy Land, so I’m hosting a DELUXE FIRST CLASS trip to the Holy Land specifically for Pastors, your spouse, and up to 6 key leaders from your church. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity … Read More
Cultivating a Tender Heart and a Tough Hide by Charles Swindoll
I wanted to re-post a great blog post I read recently from Charles Swindoll about handling criticism like Paul. Cultivating a Tender Heart and a Tough Hide For as long as I have been in the ministry I have asked the Lord for a balance between a tender heart and a tough hide. It isn’t an easy balance. In fact, … Read More
How to Handle a Staff Member Resigning – FREE Checklist
One of the most difficult situations you’ll ever face in leading a church staff is when someone resigns. I’ve learned from my own personal experience at The Journey that whether it’s a “good” resignation or a “not so good” one, it’s almost always emotional. And it’s easy to miss important steps in the process if you’re not prepared ahead of time. At … Read More
Obedience, Then Leadership – A Saturday Quote
“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.” — Aristotle, Greek Philosopher
Translating Vision Into Reality – A Saturday Quote
“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” — Warren Bennis, Author and Organizational Consultant