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Nobody Hands Out Awards for What Matters Most
Explore what matters most in Christian leadership: lasting growth, deep relationships, and an eternal focus beyond attendance, applause, and quick results.

Greg Wiens
13h4 min read


Unmet Expectations: The Gap Between What You Expected and What You Got
Life doesn’t always match what you hoped for. How do you face disappointment, rethink your expectations, and remain open to what God is doing?

Greg Wiens
Oct 195 min read


Afraid to Be Who You Were Made to Be
Have you learned to hide parts of yourself to fit someone else’s expectations? Explore how fear can mute your God-given wiring—and three practical ways to make room for who you were created to be.

Greg Wiens
Oct 145 min read


You May Not Need to Become a Better Leader
Many faithful leaders keep adding skills and keep getting more tired. Here's why growth often starts with alignment: who you are, your role, and your mission.

Kurt Rahn
Sep 236 min read


Leadership for Humans, Not Heroes
What if healthy leadership isn't about becoming better at everything? Maybe it's knowing what can change, what needs to be managed, and where you need others around you.

Kurt Rahn
Sep 164 min read


What Young Washington Reminded Me About Leadership
I went to see Young Washington expecting a story about George Washington. I walked out thinking about ambition, brokenness, learning, service, and the kind of leader I want to become.

Greg Wiens
Sep 123 min read


Let God Be Bigger Than Your View of Him
We all see God through the filters of our personality, experiences, relationships and emotions. But what happens when we mistake our view of God for God Himself? Scripture invites us to hold tightly to what is clear while approaching the rest with humility, grace, faith, hope and love.

Greg Wiens
Sep 95 min read


The Two Changes Every Leader Needs (Most of Us Only Do One)
Real change takes more than a new perspective. It takes a new heart and a practiced response. Most leaders lean hard into one and neglect the other.

Greg Wiens
Sep 25 min read


Do I Need to Say It, or Do They Need to Hear It? How Leaders Handle Emotional Triggers
The hardest person to manage in a difficult conversation may be you. Learn how emotionally healthy leaders recognize their triggers, stay engaged, and ask one question before they speak.

Greg Wiens
Aug 105 min read


I Thought I Was Abiding. I Was Actually Exercising.
For years, I practiced spiritual disciplines believing I was abiding in Christ. Slowly, those good habits became performance. Here is what I learned about striving, freedom, and staying close to Jesus.

Greg Wiens
Aug 54 min read


The People You Overlook Reveal the Leader You Are
Anyone can be gracious to someone who can advance them. The truer test of leadership is how we treat the people who can do nothing for us, and whether we notice them at all.

Greg Wiens
Jul 274 min read


Why I Talk About My Death Before It's Staring Me in the Face
Most of us avoid talking about death until it is unavoidable. Losing a close friend reminded me that facing mortality can deepen life, prepare the people we love, and give grief a stronger hope.

Greg Wiens
Jul 225 min read


Why Trying Harder Won't Change Your Behavior
The behavior you want to change is only the visible bush. Lasting growth requires uncovering the assumptions and automatic reactions tangled around its roots, one small response at a time.

Greg Wiens
Jul 144 min read


The Cost of Good Enough: A Leadership Lesson in Self-Awareness
Good enough often works until it doesn’t. A personal story about paint, shortcuts, self-awareness, and why leaders need people who see what they miss.

Greg Wiens
Jul 74 min read


Your Spiritual Life Isn't a Domain. It's the Container.
What does it mean to be spiritual? Not miracles or retreats. A pastor's case that your spiritual life isn't one domain among many, it envelops them all.

Greg Wiens
Jun 234 min read


When God Picks Your Friends
A friend’s unexpected demotion became more than a leadership crisis. It became a reminder that some relationships are not merely chosen by us, but placed in our path by God, for counsel, courage, and Kingdom purpose in the moments we need them most.

Greg Wiens
Jun 163 min read


How to Navigate Family Cultures
After hosting thirteen family members under one roof, I began to see families as distinct cultures. This biblical lens reshaped how I understand marriage, parenting, conflict, and pastoral care and it may change how you lead.

Greg Wiens
Jun 104 min read


The Quiet Beliefs Driving You and Why You'd Disagree With Most of Them
Most leaders are not only driven by what they believe. They are driven by the quiet assumptions underneath what they believe. This reflection explores how hidden beliefs about performance, identity, admiration, and worth quietly shape how we lead.

Greg Wiens
Jun 104 min read


6 Biblical Shifts for Mastering Your Emotions
Emotions aren’t problems to suppress. They’re signals from God to steward. Ethan Kross’ Shift identifies six ways to regulate emotions in real time—and Scripture shows us God gave us these tools long before psychology did.

Greg Wiens
May 313 min read
How Jesus Modeled Every Conflict Style (and Why Leaders Should Too)
Jesus used all five conflict styles with purpose. Leaders who develop this range handle tension wisely.

Healthy Growing Leaders
May 143 min read
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