by Leading Saints | Mar 9, 2023 | Newsletter |
In 2022 I felt like I went on a remarkable journey of self-development. I think Ryan Gottfredson frames it best with his term “vertical development.” I am learning concepts and becoming more aware of my story and it has become more clear to me how I can personally...
by Leading Saints | Mar 2, 2023 | Newsletter |
There is a natural reflex that leaders feel when an issues arises. I call it the “gotta-do-something” reflex. This dynamic happens when something breaks in the organization or in the lives of those in the organization. Someone is preaching “false doctrine”. The leader...
by Leading Saints | Feb 23, 2023 | Newsletter |
When it comes to calling leaders, we hope this is done in a revelatory process — but that process includes many minor decisions. We don’t give much thought to these decisions most of the time. From my experience, many of these decisions happen quickly in a simple...
by Leading Saints | Feb 16, 2023 | Newsletter |
When I started Leading Saints, I figured my target audience was leaders in the church. Almost 13 years later I realize the target audience for Leading Saints is much more expansive. (Not to mention, the audience is much more female than I expected it would be.)...
by Leading Saints | Feb 10, 2023 | Newsletter |
There is a huge benefit of being in a formal church leadership role that rarely gets mentioned. It’s simply this… Friendships Brotherhood Sisterhood Community A decade of my life was spent in bishoprics and a stake presidency, and it was an amazing way to be in a...
by Leading Saints | Feb 3, 2023 | Newsletter |
I’ve heard a handful of individuals make the observation that those who leave organized religion are able to replace most of the benefits that religion has to offer; however, rarely are they able to replace the type of community they find in religious traditions. This...
by Leading Saints | Jan 26, 2023 | Newsletter |
I was recently listening to an interview on Bronco Mendenhall’s podcast where he was talking to another Division 1 football coach. By the way, if you haven’t listened to my interview with Bronco Mendenhall, do so ASAP. Anyway, in this interview, these two coaches...
by Leading Saints | Jan 19, 2023 | Newsletter |
I received a thought-provoking email recently. It read like this: “Something I have been musing upon lately is the practical qualities of a ‘good’ church leader. (Of course, you would first have to define ‘good,’ to whom? In what way?) Certainly, we can easily...
by Leading Saints | Jan 12, 2023 | Newsletter |
I typically write this newsletter for the general Leading Saints audience. However, this week I need to speak to one person in particular. You know who you are. You see, I was reminded of you when I met Judy a few weeks ago at a conference. She approached me with...
by Leading Saints | Dec 30, 2022 | Newsletter |
In my last newsletter I talked about one of the phrases we say in our culture that isn’t helping: “You need to forgive.” Next, I’ll share another overused phrase that’s been on my mind recently and with which you’ll probably disagree: “Stop judging.” We need to stop...
