Do you feel like you are surrounded? Do you feel trapped from the current crisis?   Elisha was literally surrounded by an army of horses and chariots. They were there to take him as a prisoner. Elisha’s servant sees this great army and is afraid. He’s fearful that he will be captured and imprisoned. Elisha […]

Your life may feel out of control. This invisible virus has caused visible chaos around the world. Nothing in your life may seem normal right now.  How do you feel a sense of control even when the world feels like chaos? It starts with your mind.  As someone think within himself, so he is. Proverbs 23:7 […]

This crisis is drowning many people in fear. It is difficult keeping our heads above water especially with job losses, retirement accounts wiped out and health problems. The anxiety and stress pulls us down deeper into the waters of fear. We become surrounded by darkness as the rays of hope fade.  You may have seen social media […]

Do you know the turnover rate among your volunteers? There are studies that focus on employees. The general goal for staff members in organizations is 10 percent. I think most of us would love to see that at our churches. We would love to add more volunteers but not to lose our current volunteers especially […]

Every person worries. It is a part of life. It’s natural and everybody does it. But does that mean we should worry?  We all know that worry makes us more stressed, anxious, and fearful.  The worse part of worry is that we get so emotional that we are more likely to make regrettable decisions. We know we should […]

“I’m just tired.” That’s a common phrase that I’m hearing among pastors and church volunteers. Maybe that’s something you are hearing from your staff and volunteers. If you are like me then you want to help them but you’re not sure what to do. You want to give them a break  and try to make it […]

How do you train and develop you team? Conferences are a great way to incorporate team building and team training. However, I’ve noticed that the things I learn in conferences rarely get applied. Also, I forget what I’ve learned after a few weeks. Conferences can be costly and typically teams attend only once a year. There […]

Leadership requires tough conversation. The more people (employee, volunteers or team members), the more opportunity that you’ll need to have these talks. Not every team member will follow through on 100 percent of what they say.  I don’t. You don’t either…unless you are not human.  So, we need clear steps in navigating difficult conversations when our team goes […]