Influence Project

[This article is part of the “spiritual leadership today” study/discussion going on this year. For all articles in the series, click the Spiritual Leadership tab at the top of the page. To have them delivered, subscribe to The Brook Letter] How can we know when a God-given opportunity is opening up before us? Here are some […]

[This article is part of the “spiritual leadership today” study/discussion going on this year. For all articles in the series, click the Spiritual Leadership tab at the top of the page. To have them delivered, subscribe to The Brook Letter] You may have heard an aphorism that goes something like this: some people go through life

[This article is part of the “spiritual leadership today” study/discussion going on this year. For all articles in the series, click the Spiritual Leadership tab at the top of the page. To have them delivered, subscribe to The Brook Letter] Every leader at some point or another will be challenged by someone who asks: “what right

[This article is part of the “spiritual leadership today” study/discussion going on this year. For all articles in the series, click the Spiritual Leadership tab at the top of the page. To have them delivered, subscribe to The Brook Letter] Discernment is the ability to distinguish true and false versions of reality. Discernment is clear perception,

[This article is part of the “spiritual leadership today” study/discussion going on this year. For all articles in the series, click the Spiritual Leadership tab at the top of the page. To have them delivered, subscribe to The Brook Letter] Whenever you put the adjective “spiritual” in front of anything else, that may signal one of

Michael Hyatt offers thoughts about temptations Christian leaders face, including priorities, entitlement, resentment, and popularity.

[This article is part of the “spiritual leadership today” study/discussion going on this year. For all articles in the series, click the Spiritual Leadership tab at the top of the page. To have them delivered, subscribe to The Brook Letter] A senior leader handed me a book the day I was selected to be a leader

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I’m having very interesting conversations with Christian leaders from all walks of life these days. What I am asking them is: how do you think your life would be different if you had a renewal of spiritual leadership? Naturally, this prompts the question of what “spiritual leadership” means. Good question! When we begin this study

I appreciated the comment Angie Weszely made in FullFill magazine’s blog. She speaks of turning back to the Vine, and finding fresh wisdom for leadership there. Ever been there? “When I came into my current leadership position four years ago, I felt unprepared. No, actually clueless, about what I would need to do to lead an

On Saturday I was helping a friend move across town, and it brought to my mind a period in my life a long time ago when I was in a small group that seemed to have someone moving about once a month. It’s a big job, with a significant time commitment. So a couple of

1. Always use the word “change” as a positive term. 2. Talk about change frequently, so it is not seen as a threat. 3. Teach the biblical concept of change (growth, new life, radical commitment, leading of the Spirit). 4. Celebrate change whenever it accomplishes something good in the church. 5. See worship as a

James Patrick has a very helpful article on the very unfortunate topic of working with a narcissistic leader. “The key to understanding narcissists,” Patrick says, “is recognizing that they are primarily ‘self-referential.’ That is, they interpret the world only as it pertains to them.” Ego is a common-enough Achille’s heel of leaders, but true narcissism

[New to The Brook Network? You may benefit by having new postings delivered via email, RSS feed, or Twitter.] I’d like to tell you about something new for 2011 that I’m very enthused about. We’re setting up The Brook Network for a year-long study of a topic that has not been pursued adequately: spiritual leadership.

Tears don’t easily come to my eyes, but the few minutes this 18 year-old North Korean girl took to tell her story–of her faith, her sufferings, her country, and her hopes–made me and thousands of others cry at Cape Town 2010. The video has now been released to the public. This Thanksgiving weekend I am