Real Leaders know that and don’t shrink back from the job. Whether it’s in business (been there), coaching (still there) or teaching (always there), when you’re the leader everyone has an opinion about how you’re doing your job. Whenever someone criticizes your leadership you know that at the very least you’re doing something.

I made several deserving trips to the dreaded Principals office during my Elementary, Jr High and High School years. For some reason the administration expected students to follow simple rules like keep your mouth closed when the teachers is teaching, keep the length of your hair according to school policy (boy, that sure reveals my age), and showing up for class was not optional.

Today two of the leaders in the Children’s Ministry Internet Blogosphere released Extreme Makeovers of their sites. If you’ve been involved with Children’s Ministry for any length of time Jim Wideman and Karl Bastian should be on your radar. These two men are pioneers in utilizing the web to extend their impact in the world of Children’s Ministry.

Too often in the church Good is the enemy of Great. We find something that we think works well and we just keep doing it without ever asking “could it be better?