Leadership and Self-Awareness
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...
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Nov 22, 20222 min read
What's Your Attitude Indicator?
So here’s an idea as we move into the Thanksgiving holiday… Paul’s short letter to the Philippian church underscored his belief that...
Nov 14, 20222 min read
The Secret of Servant Leadership
Of the four essential elements that every leader must exercise—Integrity, Passion, Servanthood, and Imagination—Servanthood seems like it...
Sep 27, 20223 min read
Are Apologetics Dead?
Don’t get me wrong: apologetics are important. From the launch of the Church in Acts 2, Christians have proclaimed the uniqueness of...
Jul 5, 20222 min read
Leadership Is Crucial, But...
Leadership is crucial, but not all leaders are the same. Over the last few decades there has been an emphasis on church leadership, with...
Jun 14, 20222 min read
How Big Is The Church?
Play along with me for a minute and let’s use our imagination. If a twenty-something artist named Michelangelo could create something as...
Mar 1, 20222 min read
Leadership Under Fire
Pray for Ukraine. The recent Russian invasion of Ukraine has been overwhelmingly condemned by world leaders, baffled by Putin’s shocking...
Sep 28, 20212 min read
Authority & Trustworthiness
When I first became a Christian in my twenties, I worked with a guy who challenged me about the credibility of Christianity. His point...
Aug 11, 20212 min read
Where the Revolution Begins
Ernest Gordon was a Christian, author and former dean of Princeton Seminary who died a couple of decades ago. Gordon was the inspiration...
Jul 16, 20212 min read
So What Does A Coach Do? Depends.
In my years of coaching pastors, I’ve found that the conversation will inevitably drift into one of three tracks that will determine what...
Nov 17, 20202 min read
Is It Time For The Searchlight?
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...
Jul 3, 20202 min read
A Generous Church
Does your church have a reputation for being generous? As a leader in your church, the buck (no pun intended) stops with you. Generosity...
May 26, 20202 min read
Leadership & the Will of God
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...
Apr 15, 20203 min read
Managing Burnout
With long-term ministry—that is, ministry over the long haul—there is one big danger zone: Burnout. But burnout has two different faces. ...
Jun 10, 20192 min read
You’ve Probably Been Operating In Your Calling For Some Time
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...
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