I love watching my daughter play. She is at an age where she is generally carefree in whatever she does. Sometimes watching her play around the house is stressful, because I see a number of potential hazards or pitfalls that she is oblivious to. Whether she is running through the living room with her shoes … More 3 Pitfalls to Avoid as a Church Volunteer
I have been an Atlanta sports fan for most of my life. I’ve lived through the ups and downs of the 90’s Braves. I watched with excitement as Morton Anderson took us to our first Super Bowl – only to watch John Elway crush us. All the highs and lows of this city – I … More Do Not Bore Your Team
Let me start by saying I wish these thoughts were mine originally – because they are really good! A few years ago I sat in on a web conference put on by Newspring Church. During one of the sessions Perry Noble delivered thoughts on the 5 things we need if we want to create a … More 5 Things We Need to Create a Healthy Volunteer Culture
Sometimes my daughter gets confused. This world is a crazy place to live in and try to understand. The more you try to explain it the more you understand why little ones get confused. For instance, sometimes you take your child to the doctor because they are sick. They don’t feel good and need help, … More None of Us Avoid the Knife
Relationships can be the best thing in your life. They can also be the most draining thing in your life. The people around us have the ability to be our biggest blessing or our biggest frustration. They have the ability to be the most valuable thing in your life. In light of the power and impact … More Will You Protect the Relationship?
There is an ever-growing tension in our world today. It is a tension between two well meaning, but opposing views and it puts many of us in a tough place. To help explain this tension let me tell you about my daughter for a moment. My little girl is a preschooler. From a place of … More A Charitable Spirit is the Higher Ground
Great players win MVP awards. Great teams win championships. Those two things don’t have to be mutually exclusive, but it is important to understand the power of synergy on a team. Unfortunately we grow up placing greater value and focus on becoming an MVP. We imagine ourselves out on the field hitting the game winning … More Collaboration is King
Do the people you lead know that you care? Perhaps before asking that question it would be wise to take a step back and simply ask, “do you care about the people that you lead?” Care is one of those things which is vital to the health of a team yet is somewhat intangible. It … More Do you give a @#$%?
I have a friend whose journey over the last few months has been especially difficult. As we talk about the pain of loss and disappointment I’ve been reminded that our pain in this life is not void of purpose. Now that fact is about as helpful as a band-aide for a broken bone in the moment … More The Purpose of Your Pain
I recently filmed a brief (3 minute) teaching on the idea of capacity in our lives. Take a few minutes, listen in and consider where you might have more capacity than you realize. I believe there are 2 things that are true of you right now: God wants to entrust you with more responsibility – … More You Have More Capacity
Cory Lebovitz 