You’ve probably heard this one before: “The bishop isn’t a therapist!” Typically, this is stated in a way that is somewhat critical of the spiritual counseling model we have in our faith tradition in relation to bishops or other leaders we see as having authority....
Everyone is going to lead differently. And that’s okay. In fact, it is the way it should be. There is no one secret way of leading that everyone needs to adopt. However, there are specific principles that are implicit to lead in a productive manner. One of those...
As a former church leader, I want to speak about those former leaders who are no longer serving in an official capacity. Those years of service were intense! They took a lot of sacrifice and attracted impossible problems at times. But now, being a few years separated...
I’ve thought about doing a newsletter series on talks that should have never been given. What I mean is that there are certain talks that have become very popular to use in ways they were never intended to be used. Or in other words, the prophet, seer, and revelator...
A few months back I wrote a newsletter which I then turned into a podcast episode called 5 Reasons Negative Church Culture Exists. These reasons apply to all church members, but they particularly apply to church leaders. In fact, I could easily label these reasons as,...
Last week I wrote about 3 reasons why the Church should not provide official leadership training. I did highlight the fact that lay leaders still need to experience some type of leadership training. However, I’d prefer to frame it differently. I think the word...
Should The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints do more to train their lay leaders? As an Executive Director of Leading Saints, a nonprofit organization focused on leadership in the Latter-day Saint context, this is the question I hear often. I have also heard...
I’d like to pivot back to a broader topic of the second hour in church. Because of recent messages I have published via the newsletter, a few weeks ago I took a survey about what expectations you have for second-hour Sunday School. Here are the results: You can see...
These newsletter messages are more of a community experience rather than a personal experience for me. As I share perspectives and get incredible replies from many of you, I learn more and gain a deeper understanding of the leadership concepts I discuss here. As we...
The majority of feedback I get from this newsletter is often positive and in agreement with my somewhat random opinions. But I figured I would share with you one of my most controversial opinions that most of you are going to dislike (or outright hate). So keep your...
