Why You Can’t Seem to Manage Your Time
Time management. Of all the people I know who ever focus on this concept, only a small handful are confident that they’re doing it well. Most of us feel out of control. We feel that our specialty is time mis-management. Why is this so? I believe it’s...
Warren Buffet Says You Need TWO Big Lists
People who are successful generally have goals. People who aren’t, don’t. Study after study proves this. But as James Clear recently wrote on his blog, Warren Buffet actually recommends you have two lists. His recommendation is simple. Make a list of the...
You Can't Get More Time, But You Can Expand Your Capacity
168. That’s it. You and I have exactly the same amount of time. Rich or poor, young or old, we each get 168 hours in a week’s time. With some of that, we need to rest, or we’ll get fewer total weeks in our short lives. With some of that time, we need...
The Power of Concentration for Doing a Little More
Are you busy? Of course you are! That’s life. It’s life for most of us, anyway. As a matter of fact, we love to boast in our busyness… all the way down to utter burnout! I believe that most of us can do more, need to do less, and that it’s...
3 Ministries of Every Church Staff Member
Some churches view the staff as hired workers. If that is the case in your church, respect your leaders and don’t blame any rebellious attitudes on what I am about to say about this. Other churches view the staff as interdependent creative thinkers and leaders....
Escaping the Rut, the Rat Race, and the Daily Grind
Hit the snooze button. Crawl out of bed after the second alarm. Hit the shower. Choose a shirt. Make the coffee. Start the car. Fight the traffic. Punch the clock. Meet the clients. Please the boss. Grab lunch. Please the boss some more. Punch the clock again. Fight...Hi. I’m Brandon.
I’m the Lead Pastor of Grace Hills Church in Bentonville, Arkansas, which my wife, Angie, and I planted in 2012. I’ve been blogging here since 2004. I formerly served as a Pastor at Saddleback Church and was the Editor and Online Community Facilitator for Pastors.com and Rick Warren’s Ministry Toolbox. I wrote a book called Rewired, about how churches can use social media to spread the gospel.