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  • My Advice to My Graduating Daughter: Nobody’s Coming to Give You Permission to Do Something Great

    My Advice to My Graduating Daughter: Nobody’s Coming to Give You Permission to Do Something Great

    As you step into this next season of life, one thing I want you to remember is this: nobody is going to tap you on the shoulder and tell you it’s time to do something great. No committee approves meaningful lives. No crowd that applauds before the work begins. Most of the time, the permission…

  • Spiritual Retreat for Leaders

    This week was sacred. We spent two days on retreat with the Branch Managers of Sun Life Metro Manila, leaning into a truth we often forget in the rush of leadership: “Our soul is the soil from which all our leadership grows.” To lead is a sacred trust. The decisions we make can ripple into…

  • What does it mean to be Effective as a Pastor?

    What does it mean to be Effective as a Pastor?

    Matthew 25:21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ How Do I Measure My Effectiveness as a Pastor? When you read church growth books, you often encounter people telling you how…

  • Measuring Success as a Pastor

    Measuring Success as a Pastor

    “Every leader, in a sense, has got to establish some metrics of how he or she defines success in whatever his or her particular mission is. So, in some ways, the content of those measures will differ. But transcending that, I think if you look at all of the leadership literature, if you look at…

  • How to 10X Leading by Example

    How to 10X Leading by Example

    We’ve often heard the phrase: “Lead by example.” It’s a timeless principle—if you want others to do something, show them how to do it. However, as senior pastors, lead pastors, or directors of ministries, there is something even more impactful than leading by example: creating the environment needed to accomplish the goals you’ve set for…