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Josh Ellis Josh Ellis

The Leadership Challenge

Josh Ellis reviews one of his favorite leadership books—James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner’s The Leadership Challenge.

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Buckner International Buckner International

4 Surprising Benefits of Volunteering

This National Volunteer Appreciation Month, let’s explore what motivates volunteers and the surprising benefits they can experience through serving. 

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Buckner International Buckner International

Serving Your Volunteers

Churches and nonprofits need volunteers to serve others. But how can leaders serve those so eager to serve others?

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Marie Burrus Marie Burrus

Your Church's Leadership Structure May Not Be the Problem

The New Testament is conspicuously silent with respect to details on church governance and decision-making., but it does provide teachings that speak powerfully to the organizational needs we face. An imperfect system filled with people of integrity, humility, and grace will function far better than a perfect system filled with those who lack these qualities.

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Marie Burrus Marie Burrus

Lead Smarter, Not Harder

Over the years, I have often heard the phrase, “It’s quicker if I just do it myself.” But is that really true when it comes to leadership? The problem with this approach is that it does not take the long view. It saves time only in the short term. You accomplished in a few seconds or a minute or two what it might have taken you half an hour or more to train someone else to do, but you have trapped yourself. Can we use those extra minutes to invest a bigger opportunity?

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