Soured Ambitions
Ambition is a lot like milk. It starts out tasty but sours quickly. And, though it may appear white...
Leaders, Let’s Not Lose Leaders!
Once I heard a radio interview with a Christian college professor contrasting college students today with those of the past. Decades ago,...
The Beauty of Replacing Yourself
“Lead the way!” Those are, essentially, Moses’s final command to Joshua. At 120 years, Moses was an old man. He had led and...
Slouching Towards Saul When Selecting Leaders
In 1 Samuel 16, we find Samuel weeping. God’s people have recently rejected the counsel of the...
Our Church Wants a Plurality of Elders, But We Don’t Know Where to Start
“A thrilling frenzy of restless exhilaration!” That’s how John described his life as a church planter. Living Faith Community, the...
Talented Pastors and the Plurality Principle
Apple employees coined the term “reality distortion field” to describe Steve Jobs’s ability to twist any fact to fit his own purpose....
The Call to Ministry and the Leadership Moment
This article was originally published on Desiring God. If I’m going to watch a movie,...
Lay Elders Are Not the Shepherding JV Team
This article has also appeared on The Gospel Coalition. My leadership teeth were cut in a denomination where non-vocational elders didn’t...
Pastor, Christ’s Resurrection Fuels Resilience!
It has been a long decade since March, hasn’t it? It feels like we’ve been caught in a state of suspended animation, except the one...
Whatever Gives You Joy in God: One Habit for Every Christian Leader
If you’re a leader and anything like me, joy is a reluctant resident within the soul....
