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Series: True Leadership Superpowers - Week 2 Last week, we explored the power of surrender—releasing our white-knuckled grip on control and discovering strength in yielding to God. This week, we're diving into another counterintuitive power that culture dismisses but Christ exemplified: stillness. The Tyranny of Constant Motion You know the feeling. The treadmill is moving, and you're running just to stay in place. Your calendar is a Tetris game of back-to-back meetings. Your

Leadership can be a slippery slope when focus turns to acquiring power – however it represents itself in your sphere of influence. If the word "power" bothers you, let's reframe it. This could represent a desire for influence, a pursuit of higher authority and prestige, the pursuit of better and bigger, or the innate desire for acceptance and recognition. Power comes with a plethora of possible representations and disguises—just as fear can masquerade as control. Kingdom-alig

You've set your rudder. You've calibrated your authenticity. You're guarding against the 1% drift. There's one more rudder you need—and without it, everything else becomes exponentially harder. You cannot do this alone. The Isolation Trap Leadership naturally creates isolation. The weight of decisions, the contraction of your peer group, the challenges others can't fully understand—it all adds up. For Kingdom-aligned leaders, this isolation intensifies. You're not just naviga

My pastor once said, "Sin is always fun. If it's not, you're doing it wrong!" I've never forgotten that line because it cuts straight to the heart of why leaders drift off course. The wrong thing always looks right. It shows up new, exciting, justified, even noble. Power feels like influence for good. Money promises security and generosity. Success validates that you're on track. Pride masquerades as confidence. Fear disguises itself as wisdom. This is how Satan works—not wit

As we move deeper into January 2026, many leaders have begun to wrestle with the desire to stay grounded in our values while successfully navigating the demanding pace of leadership. The question being, “How can I still be me, no matter what?” This week, I want to address a tension that nearly every leader experiences but rarely names: the challenge of remaining authentically ourselves while wearing different hats throughout our day. You're a church leader on Sunday morning,

Imagine for a minute that you're standing at the ocean's edge and you watch a massive wave building as it moves water toward the shore. You probably have experienced the mixed emotions watching waves - and sense of excitement, awe, and some fear when you see it build... For leaders, January feels like that. There's a surge of possibility rolling toward you: fresh goals, untapped energy, a calendar not yet cluttered with compromise. It's exhilarating. But if you've led long en