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Archive for the ‘Young Leaders’ Category
Quick + Crowd = Greatest Impact?
By: Jock Ficken
What’s the quickest way to the greatest impact? For the sake of the Mission of God? Maybe “quickest” and “greatest” are not compatible when it comes to impact. Leaders often … Continue reading
The 5 Courage Killers
By: Jock Ficken
Here are 5 courage killers that any leader, woman or man, needs to know and confront. They’re embedded in who we are. (And they’re adapted from Heifetz, Grashow and Linsky’s … Continue reading
Some Faces of our 1000 Young Leaders!
By: Jock Ficken
Earlier this month Phil and Kyrie Klopke, PLI’s 1000YL Directors, and the PLI team welcomed 35 young women and men to Nashville for the first annual gathering of 1000YL. It … Continue reading
Don’t Face Goliath in Saul’s Armor
By: Jock Ficken
Too many leaders are like David trying to face Goliath in King Saul’s armor. Nearly 20 years ago Peter Drucker claimed that “successful careers are not planned. They develop when … Continue reading
Get In The Game
By: Jock Ficken
Get yourself in the mission game if you’re not there already! Don’t wait for all those folks to one day wake up and decide they should ask you about Jesus. … Continue reading
4 Mistakes I Made as a Young Leader
By: Jock Ficken
4 Mistakes I Made as a Young Leader… Or, 4 “Do Overs” I’d like to have back! NOT ANCHORING MY IDENTITY AS A BAPTIZED CHILD OF GOD My identity was … Continue reading
Impact Through Authenticity
By: Kyrie Klopke
We all desire authenticity, yet it’s hard to find in our culture today AND — dare I say? — even harder to find among Christians or in the church. It’s … Continue reading
1,000 Strong – Guest Blog and Poem
By: Phil Klopke
I’d like to share a blog post and poem my friend, Tanner Olson, wrote for 1,000 Young Leaders. Tanner is a writer, speaker, and spoken word poet. He is the creator … Continue reading
Change Is Hard for Me
By: Phil Klopke
Have you ever noticed how hard it can be to make change in your life? I have. The gap between the change I want to see and the actual change … Continue reading
The Conspiracy of Silence… The Leader’s Biggest Mistake
By: Jock Ficken
Leaders across the church…not all leaders but plenty of leaders, women and men, denominational officials, pastors, God-fearing leaders…they don’t speak up and define: Here’s our reality. Here’s what this means. … Continue reading