Leading Saints Bad Days
Let’s call it how it is… I have the best job in the world. Seriously, I wake up every day energized to get to work on Leading Saints, whether it is interviewing someone interesting about a leadership concept, writing a newsletter like this, or attending a conference...
Stake President of Inner-city Houston | A How I Lead Interview with Dean Andersen
Dean Andersen has served as a counselor in a stake presidency, high councilor, Seminary teacher, scoutmaster, and bishopric counselor, among many other callings. He was recently released as a stake president. He speaks Japanese, French, and Spanish after serving a...
Are You Willing to Be a Linchpin?
When I served my mission, and as my children served missions, I was deeply struck by the insight that at that specific time in our lives, we were exactly where Father needed us to be. Both for our growth and to assist Him in His specific work in that area. Being a...
Slowing Down by 5% | An Interview with Thomas Wirthlin McConkie
Thomas Wirthlin McConkie is an author, developmental researcher and meditation teacher. As a teenager, he met his first teacher and has been practicing for over 25 years under masters in the traditions of Sufism, Buddhism and Christian contemplation, among others....
The Errorproof Sunday School Lesson Plan
Last week I shared what I see as some typical bad habits of Sunday School teachers that lead to less-than-ideal lessons even though they have the best intentions. As a fun experiment, I wanted to challenge myself to provide a list of tactics any Sunday School teacher...
Making Church Approachable | A How I Lead Interview with Shawn Edwards
Shawn Edwards has spent nearly 25 years in brand marketing, including roles at Kraft, Clorox, and Microsoft. He currently manages a marketing consulting firm he founded in 2012. His work with both small and Fortune 500 companies alike has helped him find his love for...
Cultivating Covenant Learning
Jeff Borders joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the age of 19, and since then has had many opportunities to serve in various capacities. His wife, Crystyne, was integral to his conversion while they were dating, and he believes her to be one of...
Sunday School Bad Habits
We’ve all experienced a Sunday School teacher who is gifted with the skill of teaching. Often we think, “I could never teach Sunday School in such an effective way.” This made me wonder, is there a general format that any teacher could follow, no matter their...
The Acts of James E. Talmage | An Interview with Bryan Summers
Bryan Summers was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He served a mission in Carlsbad, California, and earned a Master's Degree in Library Science at the University of Wales-Aberystwyth. He was a county librarian in Yuma, Arizona for 12 years, and is now a mortgage...
Single Adult, Relief Society President | A How I Lead Interview with Angela Okada
Angela Okada earned a Bachelor of Arts from BYU and a Master of Arts from the University of Utah, both in Speech Language Pathology. She worked as a speech language pathologist in a northern Virginia school district lived for six years before moving back to Utah,...
