Sharpening Leaders

Resources to Lead Different

What’s Your First Ministry?

(This month’s To The Point is an excerpt from Arrow President, Dr. Steve Brown’s new book, Leading Me – Eight Practices for a Christian Leader’s Most Important Assignment – www.leadingmebook.com) Just before I left home for university, I became a … Continued

Your Most Important Leadership

(This month’s To The Point is an excerpt from Dr. Steve Brown’s new book, Leading Me – Eight Practices for a Christian Leader’s Most Important Assignment) Remember the Parable of the Sower? There was some seed that was snatched before … Continued

So What’s Your Starting Place?

(This month’s To The Point is an excerpt from Dr. Steve Brown’s upcoming spring 2015 book, Leading Me – Eight Practices for a Christian Leader’s Most Important Assignment) King David’s resume was pretty impressive. A gifted musician and poet. A … Continued

60 Minutes of Year-End Reflection

The hectic ramp-up to Christmas is upon us. For many leaders this special season of celebration is primetime for strategic ministry opportunities, special events and family gatherings. However, somewhere in the midst of all this hustle and bustle, I invite … Continued

“Are You Hurt or Injured?”

Note: Dr. Taylor Williams serves as Director of Leader Engagement for Arrow Leadership and is author of this month’s To The Point. It was mile fourteen of the 2013 Akron Marathon when I felt something in my shoulder blade pop. … Continued

A Question I Won’t Forget

A Question I Won’t Forget I was new in my faith and new to university. I began attending a great church and after a Sunday service one of the leaders asked me to coffee. I wasn’t sure what I was … Continued

Three Big Bad Lies Leaders Need to Shatter

Being a leader can be lonely. If you are a leader, you know this and you’ve felt it too. You’ve felt it when you’ve walked into a room to deliver hard news. You’ve felt it waiting at the airport for a … Continued

Playing With Fire

Among God’s glorious obsessions, his concern for the generations to come ranks near the top. He cares about our sons and daughters, and their sons and daughters, all down through the ages. His promises are for us and for them. … Continued

Get Over It! Get On With It!

I’ll never forget my first few days in the Arrow Leadership Program. I wasn’t really sure what I had gotten myself into but I was excited about the journey ahead. I felt honored to be selected to the program and … Continued

Is That Your Shadow?

  I have a favorite mentoring practice. I ask the mentee to choose a biblical leader they feel especially drawn to, and then to plunge deep: to walk with that leader, to know their inmost heart, to scour their story … Continued