Good leaders are needed everywhere. Whether it is in your family, your team, your workplace, your church, or your community, our world needs more good leaders. But the funny thing about leadership is, at least in part, it has to be learned.
Leadership is difficult on any given day, but it seems as though 2020 has heightened that hardship. It has seemed especially so in my leadership context of a church.
2020 has been a decision fatigue inducer. Since March of this year, every decision I have made has immediately created more issues needing solutions...
I collapsed on the couch. My wife and I had just gotten our 5 young children to bed and I was exhausted. This is a routine that is not abnormal for my nights when I am at home. But this evening was different. It was a stress that I was unfamiliar with.
6 months. 185 days. 4,440 hours. This is how long we have been in the "new normal" also known as 2020 since COVID hit. Speaking honestly, this has lasted way longer than I ever expected...
Anyone who knows me realizes my borderline obsession with all things Ohio State. I grew up in the Buckeye state. I cut my teeth watching Ohio State University football games...