Leadership and Productivity

It’s hard to stay on top of the many leadership and productivity articles published each week. To help you become the best leader possible, here are three articles I found helpful this week:

This Week’s Must-Read Leadership and Productivity Articles:

Pastoral Care for Healthy Churches (and Pastors) by Carey Nieuwhof

“When the pastor has to visit every sick person, perform every wedding and funeral, make regular house calls, attend every meeting, and lead every Bible study or group, they become incapable of doing almost anything else. Sermon preparation falls to the side, and providing organisational leadership for the future is almost out of the question. The pastoral care model of church leadership simply doesn’t scale.”

3 Things to Move a Sermon from Good to Great by Joshua Reich

“There are many good sermons and good preachers, but there seems to be a level of great. Communicators that thousands listen to, thousands respond to and the Holy Spirit uses in incredible ways. So while I would not stick myself in that category, I hope to continue growing to be used by God as much as I can. … With what a preacher has power over, what separates a good from a great sermon?”

How To Grow in Leadership Effectiveness by Embracing Your Fear Factor by Scott Cochrane

“Talk to any effective leader and they will tell you that fear has been a lifelong companion on their leadership journey. Anytime you push the envelope, launch a new initiative, or stake out new territory, you can be sure there will be an element of fear involved. One of the most important things I’ve learned from great leaders is how they move forward in the face of such fear.”

Thanks for reading with me. If you discovered an enlightening, must-read leadership and productivity article recently, drop me a line and share!

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