Leadership The More Things Change…2 4 Mar 20173 Mar 2017 We need leaders. We need people who can lead the charge. We need people like Samuel and David in the Church. But we often miss the purpose of these leaders.…
Discipleship… The More Things Change… 3 Mar 20173 Mar 2017 I have been struck—again—by the truth of the old adage, “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” We have cars instead of horses, instant messaging instead of…
Discipleship… The Fear of Discipleship 5 Jan 20174 Jan 2017 Found this one in the archives of Learning to be Full of Grace and Truth. Originally posted way back in 2012 when my main follower was my mom. Since there has been the…
Leadership Leading by Following 30 Oct 201629 Oct 2016 Following Jesus means leading like Jesus. Leading like Jesus means having a heart like Jesus. The condition of your heart is going to determine your ability to lead. A leader’s…
Leadership My Thought for the Day (10/17/2016) 17 Oct 201616 Oct 2016 One of my favorite books on Leadership is Lead Like Jesus by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges. In their book, they argue that before we can lead we need to…
Church… Some great thoughts on servant leadership 17 Oct 2016 Tom Johnston is both a friend and a mentor of mine. There are some great nuggets in this five minute video. Definitely worth your time. As a pastor who is…
Church… Want to Reduce Conflict? 24 Sep 2016 One of the things I am often asked, is how to deal with conflict or how to keep conflict from escalating in church. One of my favorite tools for working…
Church… What Happens When You Divorce Grace and Truth 23 Sep 201624 Sep 2016 Yesterday I was pointed to a post by Jessica Fore in which she shares her side of a long struggle with her church and presbytery over dealing with finding out…
Discipleship… The Man in the Mirror 9 Sep 2016 How many of you know the song The Cat's in the Cradle? The song is from the point of view of a father and his relationship with his son. For…