Leading From Alignment

One of the biggest mistakes I made as a young lead pastor was spending too much time trying to get uncommitted people to be committed. It’s a losing strategy to spend more time with problem people than with promising people. Today’s pod will shed light on how we use our time leading an organization or a team. Why do some of us fall into the trap of obsessively chasing the unfaithful fringe? We’ll...

If you’ve answered the divine call to pastoral ministry, you’ve signed up for both a fulfilling and stressful journey. It’s one thing to know what forces create and sustain stress in your life. It’s another thing to know what to do about them. Today’s pod offers five practical hacks pastors can use to address five common stressors ministry leaders face: Difficulty separating from work; the wear an...

In Episode 6, we introduced the concept of personal alignment and its impact on our professional leadership. Being misaligned personally leads to a host of problems: Anxiety and depression. Fatigue and lack of energy. Isolation and loneliness. In last week’s podcast, we considered the first 3 components of personal alignment: First, spiritual – basically, developing our walk with God. Second, medi...

06 - The Simple Yet Amazing Power of Alignment - Part 1 by Converge Coaching

When a leader casts a bold vision or enlarges their facilities to accommodate growth, it’s almost always accompanied by a certain percentage of people leaving. It throws some of these leaders into a bit of a panic: “Wait a minute! How can anyone not be excited about the clear direction we’re heading toward? How can they deny the energy and momentum we’re experiencing? Why don’t they see what I see...

The other day I was talking to a bi-vocational associate pastor who was “the guy” for 3 months while his lead pastor was on sabbatical. He said something stunning to me: “Now that our pastor is on sabbatical, it’s like a switch turned on with our people. They know they have to step up, that they can’t rely on him to do all of the work because he’s not here! And it’s been an amazing season for us!”...

Have you ever wondered how your calling in life can at times be so hard? You heard the voice of God calling you to do something special, exciting—and yes, maybe even risky—and you jumped in with both feet. You’ve felt fulfilled in that calling, watched God help people through your calling, and even pinched yourself thinking: “I can’t believe I get to do this for a living!” And then comes the inevi...

How often do we think: “I’ll be happy when the church I pastor grows to 400 people” or “when the business I lead reaches $10 million in revenue” or “when I get my Master’s degree” etc.? Leaders tend to wait to be joyful until they arrive at a certain destination, and discover when they get there, they often find themselves disappointed because they imagined they’d feel happier. Jim Branch writes:...

Questions to ask yourself when your mission feels drifting.