by Derek Sanford | Nov 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
I recently completed a companion resource for my book, Untapped Church: Discovering the Potential Hidden in Your Congregation. If you’ve read the book and are looking for a practical way to implement the concepts, you might find the Untapped Church Workbook to...
by Derek Sanford | Oct 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Today I’ll wrap up this blog series on Character in Leadership. We’ve talked about the importance of character, the things that shape character, and cause us to compromise our character. Today I want to talk about the best strategy to employ when your character falls...
by Derek Sanford | Sep 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Leadership Network recently published an article by yours truly on the topic of staffing the post-pandemic church with volunteer leaders. Here’s an excerpt: I think the church has gotten staffing all wrong. Over the past 50 years, the staffing approach for most...
by Derek Sanford | Sep 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
4 Challenges to Small Group Leaders As We Start a New Ministry Year I recently met with the small group leaders at our church and shared some thoughts about the upcoming ministry year. Some encouragements and some challenges. I thought it might be helpful for you to...
by Derek Sanford | Sep 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
An underrated moment in the classic movie The Wizard of Oz is the freedom that the Wizard experiences once he stops pretending to be someone he’s not. You remember the scene; Toto pulls away the curtain to reveal the unimpressive man operating the machine behind the...
by Derek Sanford | Aug 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Insecurity can easily creep into a person’s leadership. I’ve worked with insecure leaders before – and it’s not a great experience. I’ve led out of insecurity at times too… also not a great experience. Because at some point, insecurity begins to erode character....
by Derek Sanford | Aug 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Character is critical in leadership, and it’s also critical in life. Here are six reasons character is so important. 1. God sees your heart. It was a time of transition, Samuel was choosing the next king, God had already rejected Saul due to character issues. Samuel...
by Derek Sanford | Aug 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
We dropped our first child off at college this week. It’s a moment that Kim and I had been both anticipating and dreading for years. Caleb is attending Duke University as a member of the class of 2020 and we moved him in to Epworth Hall. The 9 hour trip home from...
by Derek Sanford | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
My dad is a coach. So, the definition I always heard growing up is, “Character is who you are when nobody is looking.” I still think that one holds up pretty well! The Oxford Dictionary says character is, “the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.”...
by Derek Sanford | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
What do Bill Hybels, Tiger Woods, and Lance Armstrong all have in common? They all had skills that outpaced their character. They are all examples of the adage, “Talent can take you where character can’t sustain you.” There’s a great description of leadership in Psalm...
