Friends in the SC Baptist State Convention introduced Dale Roach to the Leading From Your Strengths profile soon after he took on the role Director of Missions for the Moriah Baptist Association (Lancaster, SC). “I showed the profile results to my wife and watched her smile,” says Dale. “All she could say was, ‘This is…
Read MoreUse this team devotional as a short Bible study or exercise during one of your regular team meetings. For You From the Word Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. (Hebrews 3:13, NIV) For You To Think About Read Hebrews 3:13…
Read MoreAt Ministry Insights, we work to equip Christ-followers and ministries to build stronger leaders. This is the first of two excellent articles from our good friend and Ministry Insights practitioner Paul Alexander that gives you great steps to take in successful staffing. Why Church Hires Go Wrong BY PAUL ALEXANDER, Posted March 26, 2012 Spiritual…
Read MoreAt Ministry Insights, we work to equip Christ-followers and ministries to build stronger leaders. This is the first of two excellent articles from our good friend and Ministry Insights practitioner Paul Alexander that gives you great steps to take in successful staffing. Four Steps to Making the Right Hire BY PAUL ALEXANDER, Posted APRIL 8, 2012 Success is rarely…
Read MoreJim Schubert and Pure Flix Management Integrate LFYS as Part of the Team Culture Soon after the release of its break out film, God’s Not Dead (2014), Pure Flix invited Jim Schubert to be a part of their team to build the company to the next level, particularly in the role of building the company’s…
Read MoreIt can be tempting to elevate your strengths. After all, God gave them to you as a gift and every good gift is from above. Right? But when you elevate your strengths above needs (“I can’t do that – it’s not my strength”)… or use them as a justification (“that’s not the way I’m wired”)…
Read MoreInsights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. Over and over again in the Bible, God commands us to love one another. To love Him. To love our enemies. Please excuse what may be a spoiled, selfish point of view … but what if you don’t feel like loving others?…
Read MoreInsights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. In English, just one word expresses love. But the Bible has at least four different words for “love.” In 1 Corinthians 13, the famous “love chapter,” Paul uses one of them: agape. Agape is the love of God for man – which…
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When you gather your group together for team building, each person comes with a different set of experiences and expectations. This ice breaker exercise gets your team members on the same page in a short time by letting them create a quick visual of the differences of the team. It is simple and fun, allowing…
Read More“Me – lie about my pastor?” If you’re like most in the church, you are horrified at the thought. None of us likes to think we’re perpetuating untruths about our spiritual leader. But you may be – albeit unwittingly. It happens when you accept commonly-held beliefs without question. Beliefs like … Lie #1: “My pastor…
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