As we continue rolling out our volunteer leadership pipeline, one question keeps coming up: How many places can one person serve, and how many places can they lead? Those are two different things. Serving in multiple areas can be healthy. It allows people to use their gifts, build relationships, and discover where they are strongest. But leadership requires greater focus. Serve Broadly. Lead Narrowly. One of the easiest things to do in ministry is to identify someone who is … [Read more...]
The Freedom to Work on What Matters Most
A while back, I was reading Cal Newport’s Slow Productivity when I came across a quote from Benjamin Franklin that stuck with me: “I am settling my old accounts and hope soon to be quite a master of my own time… I am in a fair way of having no other tasks than such as I should like to give myself and of enjoying what I look upon as a great happiness—leisure to read, study, make experiments and converse at large on such points as may produce something of common benefit to mankind—uninterrupted by … [Read more...]
The Power of Practicing Your Sermon
I’ve been reading Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography, and I came across a fascinating observation he made about George Whitefield’s preaching. Franklin heard Whitefield preach often enough that he could tell the difference between a sermon Whitefield had recently written and one he had preached many times. The difference was refinement. Franklin observed that Whitefield’s frequently repeated sermons became so polished that “every accent, every emphasis, every modulation of voice” was … [Read more...]
A Leadership Discipline You Can’t Delegate: Alertness
Most of what matters most in leadership is easy to miss. Not because it is hidden, but because it is subtle. It shows up in a quieter-than-usual response in a meeting. A team member who used to engage but now just listens. A little more tension in conversations that used to feel easy. A decision that feels slightly off, but you cannot immediately explain why. None of these things are loud. None of them demand immediate attention. But together, they tell a story. And if we are not … [Read more...]
New Job Description Format
I want to start with a quick question. Have you ever jumped in and handled something in ministry because it was just faster? You knew how to do it. You knew it would get done right. And honestly, it felt easier than trying to walk someone else through it. I’ve done that more times than I can count. And in the moment, it works. Things get done. Problems get solved. But afterward, there’s this quiet realization: That should not necessarily have depended on me. Not because I don’t … [Read more...]
Shift from Doer to Multiplier
As we step into this new season at New Day, I want to invite you into something that’s going to shape not just how we work, but how we lead. A lot of us, myself included at times, can drift into thinking like this: “I don’t have enough time.”“I’m just trying to keep things running.”“I don’t feel equipped to develop others.”“I’m not even sure where to start.”“I’ve already got too much on my plate.”“Honestly… I can just do it faster myself.” If you’ve ever thought one of those, you’re … [Read more...]
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