By the world's standards, success is about money, power, ratings, followers, etc. But for biblical leaders, success is so much more. Are you a successful leader? Check out the seven signs of successful, biblical leaders to find out!

2017 is officially underway. As we refresh and recommit to our goals, perhaps it is appropriate to consider what makes a person truly effective.

Most people abandon their New Year resolutions before January is over. Twenty-five percent give up by the second week! The solution: Stop making resolutions and start setting SMART goals.

There are many reasons people want to lead, but not all of them are the right reasons. What is your heart's motivation to lead?

Like flight attendants, leaders are responsible for the safety of those they lead. Are you working to keep your team safe and secure on the way to success?

In the age of technology, the world is becoming more oral and less written. But some things still rely heavily on the written word; one of them is setting goals for the future. Check out these five reasons you should write your goals today!

Setting goals works best when we take time to look back on the past, assess the present, and envision the future God wants for us. Check out these ten questions to focus your priorities and direct your resources in a way that glorifies God and gives the best results!

Great leaders set goals. Some of the best leaders even take time away from their activities to find a private place for an annual goalsetting retreat. Check out these five reasons you should plan your goalsetting retreat today!

“Everything rises or falls on leadership.” If this is true, the future of the women in our lives who may have breast cancer in the coming years rises or falls on our leadership during breast cancer awareness month and beyond.

Many live a reactive life that drifts aimlessly and doesn’t accomplish much. For leaders, this is a recipe for disaster. But perhaps we don't have to just slip through life...

Darren Reed is a pastor at Olive Knolls Church in California. In this podcast, Darren talks about the "magic of vision," and explains why it is central in the lives of leaders and the people they serve.

When things don't go as planned, the questions we ask could determine the outcome of our situation. While some questions are conducive in a crisis, some only make matters worse. What are good questions to ask when things go wrong?

From flying airplanes to shooting missiles to tracking endangered whales, a GPS has a way of guiding us to wherever we are aimed. As leaders, men and women of influence, and children of God who want to carry God’s vision and lead His people, the time to set our 2017 GPS and God-inspired goals for the coming year is NOW!

Velma Tim is a young leader from Cameroon who has spent time in the USA studying at Asbury Theological Seminary. She shares her experience with the American Church and offers an encouraging word to motivate American believers to really get engaged in sharing Christ, making disciples, and changing lives.

As leaders, we are often in situations where we get to listen to someone's story. The problem far too often is we just have too much to say. To be true servant leaders, we must be quick to listen and slow to speak; but how does one become a better listener?

There is a time to hold a conference and a time to respond to a crisis. When we truly have a Passion for the Harvest, we find that training leaders is not limited to a classroom.

In a fallen world filled with fallen people, obstacles are expected. A wise person once said that at any given moment in life, you are either walking towards, going through, or coming out of an obstacle. So, how do we respond when such muddy roads lie ahead?

“Leadership is one of the most observed and least understood phenomena on earth.” These words by leadership guru, George McGregor Burns, still echo in my mind more than a decade after I first read them. A quick search on Amazon.com for books on leadership brings up 232,882 results! How many of these books do you think you could actually read in your lifetime?

Suppose you board an airplane for a nine-hour transatlantic flight with three hundred other souls. After the usual announcements about stowing your luggage and fastening your seat belts, the captain comes on the speaker, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain. Today we will try to fly this plane all the way to Paris.” I don’t know about you, but if I heard such an uncertain announcement from the highest ranking leader on that airplane, I'm pretty sure I would get off and catch the next flight.

It's easy to feel limited in your leadership because of insufficient training or the right resources. Even many entry-level jobs these days require a degree or years of experience. At times, even I feel “ in over my head,” wishing I had a degree in management or something similar. Then again, maybe leadership isn't only for the naturally talented and the highly educated.