By Chris Hodges I met John Maxwell a little more than 20 years ago at a critical time in my life. I was just starting a brand-new church and looking for mentors who could help me understand leadership. I had been introduced to John through his books several years earlier…

By Chris Robinson Attitude is a choice. Each day, we make up our minds to have a certain outlook on life. Most people allow their situations to determine what their attitudes will be. However, this hands over control to our circumstances. While we can’t control what happens to us, we…

Do you run from uncertainty and chaos? John the Baptist didn’t settle for a comfortable life with his family. He answered God’s call to be the “voice crying in the wilderness” to make way for the Messiah. The religious leaders held immense power; they were the civil and spiritual leaders…

By Traci Morrow “If I see you as hurting, I’ll try to heal you. If I see you as broken, I’ll try to fix you. But if I see you as valuable, I’ll serve you.” — John C. Maxwell Do we view others with a mindset to fix them? To…

By Joel Manby I wish I could tell you that fresh out of business school, I was introduced to leaders who modeled exceptional leadership. On the contrary, I spent the first 20 years of my career in the dog-eat-dog global automotive business, learning from my leaders how critically important the…

One of the most remarkable stories from the past few decades is what happened in South Africa. Two men became unlikely partners in turning destructive chaos into something more beautiful than anyone had imagined. Nelson Mandela, the son of a tribal chief, studied law and became one of the country’s…

Chaos is an inevitable reality if you are leading and doing anything worthwhile. If stability is what you’re after, you’re also after ineffectiveness and mediocrity. Throughout God’s Word, we can find numerous biblical figures that demonstrate to us how to (and not to) lead through chaotic times. …

By Brenda Chand Carl has two friends who seem to have landed from different planets. As long as Carl has known him, Rex has been a sponge, soaking in principles and practices from experts in every aspect of his life. The two of them have had dozens, probably hundreds, of…

Do you fear chaos? Do you let this fear of chaos prevent you from pursuing opportunities you otherwise would? From The Fall to the flood, things didn’t look good in the early days for people who were originally created “in the image of God”! But God had plans to put…