by Leading Saints | Nov 3, 2023 | Newsletter |
In 2006, after returning from my honeymoon, I remember stopping by my childhood home to pick up the rest of my personal items before beginning my new life with my wife in a basement apartment. Driving away from this home, I began to cry like a baby. I had previously...
by Leading Saints | Oct 26, 2023 | Newsletter |
Have you ever considered what offerings only the Church can provide? Obviously, the restored gospel has offered us priesthood authority and revealed eternal truth through scripture. But what are the things that ONLY the church can offer us on a regular weekly basis...
by Leading Saints | Oct 13, 2023 | Newsletter |
Posted on every Latter-day Saint chapel there is a sign. Not only does this sign show the name of our church but it also includes this simple phrase: VISITORS WELCOME Of course, nobody would argue with this statement. We all hope any interested party would feel...
by Leading Saints | Oct 5, 2023 | Newsletter |
A few weeks ago, I discussed how leaders should make an effort to understand which callings members in their ward find most fulfilling and then use that information in their revelatory process. But, Kurt, come on! We can’t just give every member a calling they enjoy....
by Leading Saints | Sep 25, 2023 | Newsletter, Stake Leadership |
Recently I have had several friends called as stake presidents. This has caused me to reflect on principles I have learned from my own experience in a stake presidency and things I have learned from doing hundreds of leadership interviews for Leading Saints. I’d like...
by Leading Saints | Sep 24, 2023 | Newsletter |
General conference is coming up! A year ago, I shared specific approaches I take to enhance my learning and personal change during conference. These have been so popular in the past, I figured I’d share them again. Here are four approaches I am taking to get the most...
by Leading Saints | Sep 15, 2023 | Newsletter |
So what do we do about this STP problem? (Remember, STP stands for “same ten people,” or the tendency some wards or stakes have to rotate the Same Ten People through influential callings.) As I heard from many readers, most wards are making a concerted effort to...
by Leading Saints | Sep 7, 2023 | Newsletter |
Someone recently turned my attention toward this paragraph in the handbook: Sometimes the same people are called repeatedly to leadership positions. This can overburden them and their families and take opportunities away from others. Seek to give all members...
by Leading Saints | Aug 24, 2023 | Newsletter |
Over the last several years, I have often thought about the concept of how spiritual confirmation can trigger confirmation bias and how confirmation bias can trigger the feeling of spiritual confirmation. Quick definitions: Spiritual confirmation is to receive a...
by Leading Saints | Aug 17, 2023 | Bishops, Newsletter |
I’m an efficiency nerd. I love tinkering with systems until they work like a well-oiled machine. Since many of you can relate, let’s have some fun and dissect the sacrament meeting system from a leadership point of view and see what ideas we can share. (I’m really...
