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...
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...
Faith and the Homesick Leader
Halfway down the hallway of faith, the writer of Hebrews stops and points to a counterintuitive...
Leaders, the Suffering You Hate Produces the Resilience You Need*
In 1941, imprisoned at Dachau, Polish craftsman Franz Kempa fashioned a violin from scraps of wood and makeshift tools. Hidden inside was a...
Leaders, Prepare for Difficulty
How would you respond if someone told you today, “Listen, I can’t give you details, but just know that the next few years are going to...





