Three Keys to Partnering with Religious Vendors

by | Oct 12, 2011 | Opinion

I am a terrible salesperson. When I believe in an organization, I readily participate in it and support it, share its value with others and ask them to support it as well, but I am not naturally inclined to push people to buy or invest in something. An entrepreneur...

CBF’s Future: What Path Will They Choose?

by | Oct 6, 2011 | Opinion

With the announced retirement not only of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s executive coordinator, Daniel Vestal, but also longtime leader Terry Hamrick (who has at least three different titles on the website) and the upcoming report of the Hull Committee,...

Four Ways That Leaders Learn Leadership

by | Sep 20, 2011 | Opinion

In a previous column, I shared this quote from Harold Geneen: “Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.” Most of the time, leadership is learned in the crucible of action. When a person is thrust into the midst of a situation where he or...

How Does Someone Become a Leader?

by | Sep 14, 2011 | Opinion

When I was in seminary, we were asked in one class to introduce ourselves and share our vocational goals. I remember one student’s response: “Well, I guess I want to be a denominational leader.” His statement has always stayed with me not because of...