All Leaders Need Apprentices
Michelle S. Lazurek The Voice premiered on NBC in 2011 and took the world by storm. This singing competition features four celebrity coaches as they choose singers to mentor based…
The Ripple Effect of Leadership
Michelle S. Lazurek On our yearly vacation to Maine, we rent a small cottage that overlooks a gorgeous pond. I often sit for hours in silence, inhaling the fresh, crisp…
Spiritual Deep Cleaning for Leaders
Karen Porter | karenporter.com I made a list of the areas in my house I want to deep clean this spring. By the time I finished, I had a full…
Sometimes I Struggle
LeeAnn Mancini Some days I struggle. I have self-doubt, and I ask myself: Am I qualified? Will anyone listen? Am I making a difference? Am I doing the will of…
Big Fail? It’s Time to Get Up!
by Julie Zine Coleman He was a young pastor, happy in his ministry and life as a husband and father. Then, during an intensely emotional counseling session with a woman,…
Sharon Tedford: Anointed and Appointed
Sharon Tedford “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me because the Lord has anointed me…” Isaiah 61:1 Songwriting has been my creative outlet for many years. As an…
You Are Designed to Lead
julie coleman| juliecoleman.org He was beet red in the face when he cornered me in the snack shop after chapel. I had just led the singing at Boys’ Camp, a…
Giants in My Backyard
Karen Porter | karenporter.com I haven’t seen any giants loitering in my backyard lately, but I know about giants who mock while I cringe in discouragement, fear and defeat. You…
Three Roles of a Leader
Michelle S. Lazurek Leadership can take many roles within a church. From small group facilitator to senior pastor, leaders come in all different forms. But there are three general roles…
All Stirred Up
by Karen Porter for Leading Hearts I love peanut butter. The kind that makes a quick sandwich into an ooey, gooey delight. I also like this creamy childhood favorite on…