What Leaders Learn When People Leave
It’s happened to all of us, too many times. The text chimes or the phone rings with news from a...
The Secret Strength in Seeing Weakness
If you read much of what I write, there is one word you’ll often hear: weakness. Why? Let me offer a few reasons that may help your...
Eldership and Plurality: More Than Synonyms
In church leadership, words carry weight. We often use terms like eldership and plurality as though they mean the same thing. They don’t....
How Do We Know When to Shut Down a Church?
The key dangles in your hand. The building is empty. The lights are off. As you lock the church...
Fear Never Leads Well: How We Keep Courage in Ministry
Twelve years ago, I was diagnosed with glaucoma — an eye disease that damages the optic nerve, darkening one’s field of vision. Test me...
Motivation 101: We Rise to What We Prize
“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14 Few of us wake up excited to...
Store Treasure in Clay
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and...
The Kingdom of God: The Invasion That Changes Everything
On June 6, 1944, more than 156,000 Allied soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy. D-Day marked the turning point of World War II....
Deleting “Sacrifice” from Our Vision of Service
“If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.” John 13:17 (ESV) There’s a temptation we all face: serve when...
Rugged Love and Your Prodigal
I have been pondering the old hymn Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing. There’s a line that has...
