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Do you ever feel weighed down by a never-ending to-do list? You’ve got projects, meetings, people to lead, and goals you know God has called you to pursue. But there’s only one of you, and you need a strategy to lighten the load and develop those around you. That’s where delegation comes in.
This w...
Enemies of Excellence #3: Avoiding Burnout
We’ve been talking about the Enemies of Excellence—the pitfalls that can derail our best efforts and keep us from bringing our God-given dreams to life. In this third installment, let’s look at burnout. It often creeps in when we get so consumed with achie...
I’ve never jumped off the high dive. I’m kind of ashamed to admit that. I’ve jumped off the low dive and the medium dive, but never the high dive. I don’t quite know why, because I’m a decent swimmer and I actually like taking risks. But when I’m up there looking down, I freeze. Could be related to...
A lot of churches are stuck and they don’t know why.
Trust me, I know this from experience. Years ago at my church we felt like we had examined every possible cause for our “slow-to-no” growth. We attended all the best conferences, read all the best books, and used all the best tools we could find....
Their eyebrows go up every time I talk about it.
“Am I allowed to do that?” “I don’t see how I could make that happen.” “Is it worth it?”
A few years ago I had the great privilege to host two California friends for a Portland workshop called Multiply PDX. Chris Lagerlof and John Blue were schemi
...Making an impact doesn’t have to take a toll. As I write these words I’m in the middle of one of the “three-day study breaks” I’ve put on the calendar for this year. And let me tell you … it feels weird. I’m sitting in a coffee shop on the Oregon Coast, reflecting on the unusual season in which I fi...
