by Derek Sanford | Aug 15, 2022 | Articles
Put an x on where you’d place yourself on this continuum. I’m about ¾ of the way toward task (maybe more). The tension in every ministry position is to serve both of these things well. There are both tasks and people involved in every ministry endeavor. If you’re a...
by Derek Sanford | Aug 5, 2022 | Articles
God has always used regular ordinary people to do great things. He used anxious people and depressed people, he used hesitant people, arrogant people, and busybodies and tightwads, he used liberals and conservatives, scared people and broken people. The more ordinary...
by Derek Sanford | Jul 25, 2022 | Articles
For the past several decades, I’ve seen example after example of pastors and church staff members and volunteer ministry leaders being forced to leave ministry because of a breakdown in their family. Church leaders come with a target on their back. Satan knows that if...
by Derek Sanford | Jul 18, 2022 | Articles
Creating a Culture of Trust on your team is critical if you want to lead it with success. Whether we’re talking about leading your staff team, a team of volunteers, or even your family, you will not get very far without trust. In this video, I look at what...
by Derek Sanford | Jul 11, 2022 | Articles
When you’re a leader, criticism goes with the territory. I get a lot of hate mail. I feel it every time. With the internet – it’s easy for people to take shots and hide behind a keyboard. When you lead in the church in any capacity, you will have to handle criticism...
