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Leadership by its nature makes one prone to take hits. Imagine how hard it is to be the U.S. president in these hyper-polarized...

So here’s an idea as we move into the Thanksgiving holiday… Paul’s short letter to the Philippian church underscored his belief that...

Of the four essential elements that every leader must exercise—Integrity, Passion, Servanthood, and Imagination—Servanthood seems like it...

Don’t get me wrong: apologetics are important. From the launch of the Church in Acts 2, Christians have proclaimed the uniqueness of...

Leadership is crucial, but not all leaders are the same. Over the last few decades there has been an emphasis on church leadership, with...

Play along with me for a minute and let’s use our imagination. If a twenty-something artist named Michelangelo could create something as...

Pray for Ukraine. The recent Russian invasion of Ukraine has been overwhelmingly condemned by world leaders, baffled by Putin’s shocking...

When I first became a Christian in my twenties, I worked with a guy who challenged me about the credibility of Christianity. His point...

Ernest Gordon was a Christian, author and former dean of Princeton Seminary who died a couple of decades ago. Gordon was the inspiration...

In my years of coaching pastors, I’ve found that the conversation will inevitably drift into one of three tracks that will determine what...

Last week I wrote about vulnerability…you can read it here. But I want to hammer on this a little more. And here’s why. I have seen too...

Does your church have a reputation for being generous? As a leader in your church, the buck (no pun intended) stops with you. Generosity...

As spiritual leaders, all of us want to have a sense that we’re operating in the will of God. Certainly we don’t want to lead outside of...

With long-term ministry—that is, ministry over the long haul—there is one big danger zone: Burnout. But burnout has two different faces. ...

YOU MAY BE LEADING…AND DON’T EVEN REALIZE IT! Eons ago I played in a little vocal-driven acoustic group consisting of a steel-six-string...