SERVING STRONG

Character Of Integrity

2009-07-19T13:16:00-05:00

1. How do I exhibit Integrity in my daily life?

2. How can I better develop a willingness to possess more Integrity?

3. What blocks Integrity from working and being exhibited in me?

4. How can I make Integrity function better, stronger, and faster, even in time of uncertainty and stress?

These 4 questions (part of a larger article entitled, "The Character of Integrity") are what every people helping person must ask. After all, as Samuel D. Rima (author of the book, "Leading from the Inside Out: The Art of Self-Leadership") says, "You must lead your own life well before you begin to lead others." Without Integrity, you don't stand a chance in your profession.

CLICK HERE for the entire article, "The Character of Integrity."

With Integrity, you are Serving Strong!

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Senior Pastors Of Large Churches

2009-07-18T06:33:00-05:00

Leadership Network surveyed 232 pastors of churches with worship attendance of at least 2,000. There are 10 statements in an executive summary. Here are four:

__ Family stays at the top of mind when it comes to prayers

__ They are actively involved in sports

__ They find worship at their church helpful for personal spiritual growth

__ They're not thinking about quitting

These 10 statements come from a full report. To get that report, CLICK HERE.

Pastors: Whether you lead a small congregation or a large one, the more you know, the more likely you are to Serve Strong!

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Run Or Finish?

2009-07-17T06:36:16-05:00

A little semantics, perhaps. Perhaps not: My son and I are preparing for a half marathon in the Fall. Typically, we say we are "training to run a half marathon." Well, MY SON may be training to RUN a half marathon. I'M training to FINISH it. Big difference.

How are you approaching your life as a people helping professional? Are you trying to RUN? Or are you trying to FINISH? Some of us try to RUN because we think that merely FINISHing isn't good enough. But we try to go too hard too fast and end up never RUNning nor FINISHing because we've "spent our wad", as they say.

RUNning, in the context of this post, is equal to going full out without a consideration for rest and recreation. The mindset is to push, push, push. "There's work to be done," we say in dogmatic style.

FINISHing is a different strategy. Finishing doesn't mean settling for second best. It's a mix of going full out AND swinging back to rest, recreation, regeneration.

I talk with pastors all the time. Never have I met one whose desire is to finish weak. They all want to finish strong. This takes a concentrated effort to weave the habit of "swing" into the fabric of the journey. Swing from execution to planning. Swing from work to rest. Swing from doing to being.

Go for the finish and you'll be Serving Strong!

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