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What drives you? (Identifying your personal leadership philosophy.)

What drives you? (Identifying your personal leadership philosophy.)

Do you have a personal leadership philosophy? You may not have it written down, but we all have certain core beliefs and attitudes that drive our behavior.

It is a good idea for any leader to identify these core beliefs and write them down as a personal leadership philosophy. A written leadership philosophy not only easily communicates to others your core values and beliefs, but it also serves as…

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Excusing Yourself From God’s Blessing

Perhaps you are excusing yourself from God's blessing & you don't even know it. Consider this...

Is it possible that you are excusing yourself from God’s blessings? Let me explain…

In Exodus 3, we see that Moses found himself in a really awkward situation one day.  It was one of those awkward situations where things just got weirder and weirder.

1 One day Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to…

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An Adopted Child of God

Consider how much God gave so you could be called a Child of God!

Who Am I?  An Adopted Child of God

 “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.  For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”  The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs – heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if…

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The Delight of God

Have you ever paused to really consider that God rejoices over you? Even as a sinner, you are God’s prized creation & in you He has delight.

Who Am I? I am the Delight of God.

The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.

– Zephaniah 3: 17 

Have you ever paused to really consider that God rejoices over you?  The NIV states, “He will take great delight in you.”  Think about that.  God.  Delights.  In.  You. …

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Parenting in the Water

Parents, check out "Parenting in the Water" (as heard on the Sugar Hill Church Weekday Podcast)...

Before my children were good swimmers, I remember the days of taking them to the pool and them spending more time standing on the side of the pool nervously looking at the deep water, than they would actually spend in the water.  As much as people would try to coerce them to jump the water, it just wasn’t happening.  Teaching my kids to be the great swimmers they are today was a long and…

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5 Interview Questions Every Candidate Should Ask

New Article: 5 Interview Questions Every Candidate Should Ask (& every interviewer should be prepared to answer)

A church recently asked me what questions their search committee should be prepared to answer when interviewing a candidate. Below are the top five questions I think every interviewer should be prepared to answer and every candidate should ask. (Also included are 50 more questions that will lead to needed discussion in an interview process.) While this was written in a ministry context, it likely…

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