Insights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. Healthy couples recognize that processing grief is like solving a problem. If two spouses solve problems differently, they also may grieve differently – even when they face the same situation. During a season of grief, a husband and wife can affirm the…
Read MoreInsights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. You hear about it all the time: a married couple is torn apart when taking on a new responsibility like buying a home … increased obligations at work … a long-term house guest … aging parents …the birth of a child ……
Read MoreInsights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. Zeke and his wife had a problem. They desperately wanted a child. But Liz was infertile and the couple had no access to specialized infertility care. Zeke and Liz had done all the right things. They had taken care of themselves. They…
Read MoreRodney Cox and Don Blanton explain how love and money intersect in marriage — and how couples can blend their strengths to build a strong marriage — in this 30-minute interview with wealth managers and radio personalities Terry and Deborah Owens on their NPR show, “Love and Money.” Rodney and Don explain how their book,…
Read MoreInsights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. How a Team’s Strengths Blend in Quick-Moving Circumstances Think of a time when things changed quickly for you. Maybe it was a news report … a telephone call … an accident … a life-changing event … If you look carefully, you’ll notice…
Read MoreInsights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. When your team faces a threat, do they lean into each other for help to navigate the uncertain waters – or lean out and away from each other in fear? All of you may be anxious … but each of you has helpful strengths…
Read MoreInsights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. You’ve heard it before: “Let’s not rock the boat.” It’s a common refrain when you or those around you are opposed to change. The goal is maintaining the current state of affairs, sometimes called the “status quo.” That is all well and good…
Read MoreInsights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. Are you task-oriented or people-oriented? Each of us has a natural way we interact with your environment. This God-given inclination falls into one of two different orientations. The task-oriented among us are interested in “getting the job done.” They’re list-makers and sequential thinkers…
Read MoreDoug Akers Uses Profiles in Church Consulting “LifeWay deals directly with over 40,000 churches,” says Doug Akers, speaking of the Nashville-TN-based leading provider of Bibles, curriculum, books, audio/visual and Christian resources. That’s a lot of churches. Doug serves as Lifeway’s lead church consultant, helping to equip teams across the U.S. to maximize their ministry. Leading…
Read MoreInsights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. No matter what your natural strengths, they remain stable over time. Yet your environment changes regularly. Periodically you must adapt to your environment. In doing so, you exercise your “adapted strengths.” In a conflict, God may call you to flip the switch from…
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