by Derek Sanford | Sep 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Labor Day was celebrated first time nationwide in our country in 1894. And here we are in 2022, the US workforce feels as unpredictable as ever. I don’t know if you’ve tried to hire anyone lately, but there may not be another time in my lifetime when I’ve been more...
by Derek Sanford | Aug 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
Some leaders fly solo because they think they’re the only one who can do it the right way. Some leaders fly solo because they think there’s nobody available to help. And some leaders fly solo because they’re too difficult to work with and no one wants to be around...
by Derek Sanford | Aug 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Every leader knows there are disciplines that go along with leadership. Disciplines like personal development, team building, meeting rhythms, and time management. You don’t have scroll leadership twitter very long before you are confronted with the morning routine of...
by Derek Sanford | Aug 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Discipline of Surrender The late Pastor Adrien Rogers made the observation that around 1960, Americans made a switch in the term they chose to describe their relationship with God. People started to use the word “commitment” in place of what used to be...
by Derek Sanford | Aug 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Discipline of Elimination One of the things that holds most leaders back is saying “yes” to too many things. Because if the devil can’t make you bad, he’ll make you busy. There are more things that you CAN do than you SHOULD do, and if you’re not careful, you’ll...
by Derek Sanford | Aug 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Discipline of Momentum Management Henry Blackaby famously said in his book Experiencing God, “Find out where God is working and join Him in it.” When you discern where the momentum of the Holy Spirit is humming, your job is not to control Him, your job is to not screw...
by Derek Sanford | Aug 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Discipline of Curiosity There’s a famous axiom that says leaders are learners. John Maxwell adds that the moment we stop learning we stop leading. So, it is so important to read as a discipline. What you are reading today will make you better tomorrow? There are...
by Derek Sanford | Aug 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Discipline of Storytelling As a leader, one of your most important and unexpected roles, is you are Chief Storyteller. You are the carrier of the tale of what God is up to in your midst. A story will captivate the imagination of your team like nothing else. It...
by Derek Sanford | Aug 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
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 | Uncategorized
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...
