Leadership

Devotional Leadership
Keeping Watch in Uncertain Times
March 27, 2023
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It might be an overstatement to say leadership is harder than ever today.  Moses, David and Paul to name a few might beg to differ. But it is not an overstatement to say leadership today is extremely challenging with unprecedented complex issues. I recently learned a new word – perseveration, which means to get stuck […]
Christian Life Church Leadership
Why People Leave and What To Do
April 25, 2022
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There has been a lot of discussion lately about why people are leaving church. Most of the surveys and research reveal four primary reasons: Geographic relocation Theological disunity Cliques within the church Relational conflicts So with all the moving and shaking going on, what are some things that the church can do to address these […]
Leadership Missional Theology
What is the Spirit saying to the Church (part 3)
March 29, 2022
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“An Explosion of Joy” I love that expression and I believe it wonderfully describes a healthy expression of evangelism and Christian mission in the world. Lesslie Newbigin, a British theologian and missionary to India once said, “Mission begins with an explosion of joy.” In this third part, I want to briefly talk about evangelism and […]
Leadership Missional Theology
What is the Spirit saying to the Church? (part 2)
March 6, 2022
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“God is not interesting enough for one to have an opinion about him. Scholars of religion call this attitude ‘apatheism.’” I am uncomfortable even writing that sentence, but sadly that is the growing attitude among many people in America today and a sure sign of our rapid secularization. Every week I try and walk into […]
Leadership Missional
What is the Spirit saying to the Church? (part1)
February 15, 2022
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In this new blog series, What is the Spirit saying to the Church? I will be exploring ideas that have been brought up by Tim Keller in his articles about the Church online at Life in the Gospel and by Stefan Paas in his book Pilgrims and Priests, Christian mission in a post-Christian Society. I […]
Leadership
Wisdom for Civil Discourse
January 9, 2020
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Is anyone hungry for civil, respectful and honest dialogue? Is anyone thirsty for engaging conversation that gets past personal and politicized biases? Is anyone longing for a wisdom that transcends human opinion and has the power to unify in the midst of so much diversity? We are in desperate need today for wisdom in how […]
Devotional Leadership
Making Space for LIFE
August 19, 2015
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I have noticed three major movements within the hearts of American Christians. First, in the beginning of our country we were still working through our new religious and political freedom and had high structure, integration into culture and a works based theology. This high structure developed into formalized denominational boundaries. So, what was critically important […]
Inspiration Leadership
What is the S.U.M of Your Life?
February 3, 2014
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Have you ever taken the time to sit down and take a piece of paper or your journal and write out all the main areas of your life – all the plates that you are spinning?  Let me encourage you to take some time to do this important exercise.  Once you have all the different […]
Church Leadership Theology
Politics and Heart Change
November 18, 2013
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Tomorrow is the 150thanniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg address. On November 19, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic two minute speech at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated […]
Devotional Leadership Missional
Stay Dusty!
October 21, 2013
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An ancient Rabbi was noted as saying, “we learn with our feet…and that we should stay in the dust of the Rabbi.”  Meshell and I recently returned from a two week study tour of Israel.  It was an amazing time of seeing and learning as we followed the Rabbi (Ray Vander Laan, of That The […]