leadership – Kurt W. Bubna

What to Do When Grieving the Loss of Friends

June 16, 2020June 17, 2020 by KurtBubna

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Recently, I had two painful experiences with friends. One is leaving our church because I am too conservative on an issue, and another threatened to leave because they thought I’m too liberal on another subject. Sigh. Both encounters hurt. I lost sleep and a lot of tears over…

5 Things Every Leader Should Remember When Rejected

August 1, 2019 by KurtBubna

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We pastors and church leaders are a strange lot. We have been called and commissioned by God, empowered beyond our own resources, and granted the privilege of caring for His flock. And yet we still struggle with fear and insecurity. We still wrestle with our own flesh. And we will…

3 Insights about Leadership, Change, and Depression

July 17, 2019 by KurtBubna

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Leadership anywhere is tough, but leading a ministry or a church is daunting at times. The demands are typically high, and the expectations are often extreme. Nowadays, it seems as if a leader is required to be strong yet sensitive, vulnerable yet invincible, and flexible yet resilient. The boomers…

My Biggest Leadership Pet Peeves

June 20, 2019July 1, 2019 by KurtBubna

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Someone once asked me, “What’s your biggest pet peeve when it comes to leadership?” I didn’t need to think about it. I said, “When a leader says one thing and does another, or they don’t mean what they say.” I try to live by the axiom: Say what you…

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