by Derek Sanford | Oct 17, 2022 | Articles
As you look across your ministry, where do you have momentum? Where do you lack momentum? And what the heck is momentum? We typically recognize it by experience and not definition. We feel it in a sporting contest when everything starts going your team’s way. Or in a...
by Derek Sanford | Oct 10, 2022 | Articles
I have been a pastor for almost 30 years. I’ve seen it all. I recently heard a young staff person say, “You have no idea what It’s like to have ministry stress like I have.” Actually… well I’ll leave that there for a minute. It got me thinking about the difference...
by Derek Sanford | Oct 3, 2022 | Articles
Many Christians and especially pastors are doing God’s work at a pace that is destroying the work of God in our own souls. While we are diving deep into preaching and leading and helping others, we are just barely skimming the surface when it comes to our spiritual...
by Derek Sanford | Sep 26, 2022 | Articles
Most ministry leaders want to see their ministries grow. I refuse to believe the narrative that this is all about ego or self-aggrandizement. Sometimes it is. But in most cases I think ministry leaders truly do want to see more people impacted for God’s kingdom. We...
by Derek Sanford | Sep 19, 2022 | Articles
One of the most challenging aspects of leading in ministry is spending time and energy reacting to everything that’s being thrown at you. Reacting to the constant drumbeat of another Sunday coming, reacting to moral failures and personal crises, reacting to meetings...
by Derek Sanford | Sep 12, 2022 | Articles
Insecurity is a normal emotion when we’re exposed to something new or something that seems beyond us. However, if we’re not careful as leaders, it can create drama, havoc and pain in the lives of those we lead. In this video, Pastor Derek Sanford discusses the...
by Derek Sanford | Sep 5, 2022 | Articles
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 | Articles
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 | Articles
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 | Articles
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...
