Mike BonemFor the last 16 months, churches have had little appetite for visioning or strategic planning. This makes perfect sense. In the middle of a pandemic,…
There is a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. It’s getting brighter and more hopeful. But with so many unknowns, planning for the…
MikeWe may not be in the final stages of the pandemic, but leaders are experiencing considerable accumulated fatigue right now. And with that fatigue comes…
Some high-profile individuals are known for dressing the same way every day. Think of Steve Jobs always wearing a black turtleneck and jeans. The explanation…
What is the overarching narrative that runs through your church or ministry right now? At the risk being too simplistic, it is probably one of…
This strange time of isolation is surprisingly one of the loudest seasons I have ever experienced. The TV features a different “breaking news” story every few minutes that seems even more urgent than the last.
The helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and 7 others had many tragic storylines. One that struck me is that the helicopter had almost risen above the clouds before it began its fateful descent.
There is always a price to be paid in leadership. In stressful and uncertain times, when leaders need to step up more than ever, that price tends to be much higher. But just like a car engine, if you run above the red line for too long, damage will occur.
