I’ve recently discussed the importance of leaders talking more openly about their personal struggles and the reasons why they need repentance from sin just like everyone else. The temptation is to keep struggles with sin vague and to not get too specific. So, instead...
As church leaders, of course we struggle with sin and need to repent constantly. Right? Yes, of course we do, and I have heard many leaders make a similar confession, even over the lectern at church. However, simply confessing that you struggle with sin and need to...
In the last newsletter I discussed the importance of needing to get rid of the term “serious sin” and take all sin seriously. Naturally, our brains want to categorize concepts such as sin. There is the really, reeeeally bad sin, and then there is the white-lie sin....
I’ve been thinking a lot about sin and stigma lately. It seems we have created two general categories for sin: Sin Sin with stigma In our faith tradition, we don’t say “sin with stigma,” but instead we say “serious sin.” It’s a terrible habit, and collectively as a...
Recent newsletter messages may have helped explain the concept of why expectations are poison in leading people; however, they might have been too “in the clouds.” I’d like to address what leading without expectations might actually look like in real life. Although...
Let’s continue to explore the concept of leading through expectations. In a recent newsletter, I made the argument that even though it is common encouragement to lead with high love and high expectations, I consider expectations poison because they are behavior...
There is a quadrant that is often used when teaching leadership in the Church. Maybe you have seen it. It combines the power of love and the power of expectation in one quadrant. Elder Andersen has referenced it in a few trainings, and it was even referenced in my...
In my most recent newsletter message, I highlighted that doctrine is less effective if it is framed poorly. I shared some dramatic examples to communicate my point, but most of the examples sounded like they were framed by some type of anti-Mormon. My attempt at...
When it comes to people disengaging from the Church, we often hear the same typical reasons… • Social issues • Church history • Negative church culture • Church doctrine or theology For believing Latter-day Saints, this is sometimes hard to understand as we have such...
As with any institution, at Leading Saints we are constantly striving to refine our messaging so that we can continue to grow our audience. During this process, our board of directors has been trying to answer the question, “What problem does Leading Saints solve?” In...
