9 Habits of Exceptionally Likeable People
Likeability is a highly underrated quality for success. Its also not what you think it is.
Bob JonesAugust 7, 2021
59 ONE ANOTHERS FOR YOU
The attraction of the early church was looking at how believers loved each other. People want to be a part of that kind of community. You find that community in the one anothers of the Bible.
Bob JonesMarch 20, 2021
3 THINGS I LEARNED FROM A MARATHON MOMMA
You become what you are committed to. Commitment may develop you or it may destroy you but it most certainly will define you. Jocelyn was committed to be a marathon momma.
Bob JonesFebruary 10, 2021
WHY CLARITY MAKES OR BRAKES LEADERS
How would you answer the question, “What do you want in a leader?” The number one answer? Integrity. Would you be surprised to know that’s not who we actually follow? According to Andy Stanley, we value integrity, but we follow clarity.
Bob JonesJanuary 9, 2021
DELIVERING HAPPINESS: TONY HSIEH
The world recently lost a pioneer of company culture, the shoe industry, web advertising, and a gentle soul. Tony Hsieh, former CEO of Zappos, will be remembered for the happiness he delivered to so many people, including me.
Bob JonesNovember 28, 2020
12 QUALITIES OF LEADERS WHO LAST
Spending five days with the leaders of some of the largest churches in Canada surfaces a lot of success secrets. Fifteen of the leaders have over 35 years of ministry and marriage experience. They've soared when so many others have flamed out. Here are 12 qualities I observed in them.
Bob JonesAugust 2, 2020
HOW A CRISIS CAN LEAD TO A RENEWED PURPOSE
In difficult days, it’s easy to drift into counting what you’ve lost but good leaders look to find what we’ve gained. And when you do, you’ll see how a crisis can be a catalyst for hidden ideas, sharper focus, new growth and a renewed purpose.
Bob JonesApril 16, 2020
8 LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM CYRUS THE GREAT
Historians refer to Cyrus as “the most amiable of conquerors,” and the first emperor to found his empire on generosity instead of violence and tyranny. At one point he controlled one of the greatest Empires ever seen - modern day Iran.
Jones BobJanuary 3, 2020
4 IRONIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COURAGEOUS
Courageous people share one common quality - they don't describe themselves as courageous. They talk about being afraid and scared. Some explain that they were "just doing their duty." Volodymyr Zelensky exemplifies courage.
Bob JonesOctober 29, 2019
PASTORS DON’T INDULGE IN HYPOTHETICALS: PETERSON
Over the last three decades, no one has done more to shape my pastoral imagination than Eugene Peterson. As readers of Peterson’s The Message translation of Scripture know, he had a love affair with well-chosen words. A year before his death on October 22, 2018 he discovered how inflammatory a single word could be.
Bob JonesOctober 17, 2019