The Leadership Summit challenges me every year to be a better leader. This year was no different. This year’s faculty was phenomenal and they challenged me in many ways. In no particular order, here are highlights and points that caused me to reflect the most:  

1. Have an adequate personal replenishment strategy
2. Rogue waves provide the perfect conditions for greater ministry and our steepest learning curves.
3. Redemption and renewal are more important than church programs
4. Bring the gospel to people’s hearts instead of pounding their wills
5. Create an environment and context for the Bible to work
6. Celebrate what we have instead of complaining about what we don’t have
7. Love the fringe 
8. Relationships trump vision 
9. Our most courageous act of leadership can be done in our darkest moments
10. Live with a cause in your heart
11. Reflect on our leadership – Be a reflective practioner 
12. Read! Read! Read!
13. Understand and conquer your dark side
14. We might not have a person problem, but a situation problem
15. Big problems are solved by small solutions
16. Help people to anticipate adversity
17. Bright spots help people realize that they are capable of change

Here are a few “simple things” that I have recommitted to doing as a leader as a result of the Leadership Summit 09:

1. Spiritual: Bible, prayer, reflect and journal at least an hour a day
2. Physical: Go to bed by 10:30 each night
3. Physical: Workout 3-5 days a week
4. Emotional: Understand, articulate and conquer my dark side and flesh patterns as a leader by September 30th
5. Intellectual: Read at least an hour a day and journal my insights daily

These are not difficult goals, but they do require hourly, daily, weekly, and yearly consistency. These are the “simple things,” and if I am consistent, these habits can sharpen my leadership gifts and positively and powerfully change my leadership practices and trajectory.

What highlights above speak to your life and leadership the most? What are some “simple things” you can do to change the direction of your leadership?

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