Teaching Help | Chapter 14: The Gift of the Holy Ghost
The purpose of this post is not to summarize the lesson, but rather to give you teaching ideas on how to approach the lesson more effectively. Effective teaching is a strong leadership trait and below you will find additional teaching ideas to help inspire your...
How to Improve Home Teaching by 20% | PPI’s That Change Everything
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe Email | RSS | More Many may classify 100% home teaching a fairy tale. Even 80% would be a modern day miracle. Like I mentioned here, home teaching is a unique challenge. It’s hard to compare it to anything...
How to Ask People to Help With a Move | Engaging Others in Laborious Tasks
Is asking people to help with a move like pulling teeth? It’s all in the invite…
You Were Not Called to Fix It | Recognizing Grace in Your Calling
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe Email | RSS | More Do you remember the euphoria you felt when you were extended the call to serve in a leadership position? You finally get to pick the counselors you want and you can finally apply your ideas....
Guest Post: Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals
Ryan Windley grew up on an 18,000-acre sheep and cattle ranch in the Wasatch Mountains of Northern Utah. Growing up on a ranch not only instilled the value of hard work, but also the desire to become an entrepreneur. As a self-proclaimed “Rich Dad junky,” he has been...
When the Bishop Doesn’t Pay the Rent | Letting Consequences Happen
I have a 2-foot stick on my desk that has the following saying engraved on it, “he who picks up one end of the stick, picks up the other.” We spend our lives picking up sticks (making decisions), which means we pick up the other end as well (consequences)....
Teaching Help: Teachings of Joseph Fielding Smith | Chapter 6
Teaching is motivating, and motivation is the core of leadership. Instructors must to take the right approach to make sure those in the class are engaged and inspired. The purpose of Teaching Helps posts are not to summarize the lesson content, but rather a summary of...
How to Turn Down a Church Calling — Balancing Duties in LDS Life
I recently read a comment from someone who was called to serve in the scouting program. He is not a fan of scouting and really wants to turn down the calling. He suggested the calling is coming more from “desperation and not inspiration”. I laughed out...
“You Are Not to Take Over” | Avoiding Ward Council Domination
This post was originally submitted as a comment on Leadership Germs. It was so good I asked Tony if we could make it into a post on Leading Saints–he agreed. Tony has the background and experience of someone who should have started a resource like Leading...
