Living From Approval, Not For Approval
Let me ask you a question: What do you think God feels about you right now? Irritation over your...
The Potential Saul Within Us All
Leadership scandals may be popular, but they are hardly new. The big-name leaders who splatter the pavement with drama are falling into a...
Soured Ambitions
Ambition is a lot like milk. It starts out tasty but sours quickly. And, though it may appear white and pure on the outside, it gets nasty...
Leaders, Let’s Not Lose Leaders!
Once I heard a radio interview with a Christian college professor contrasting college students...
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 old prophet. Samuel acquiesced to their...
Gospel Audacity Today
The word audacious hardly brings to mind serenity or comfort. Nobody ever claims to have an...
We Need You! The Cost of NOT Caring for Pastors
GCC’s annual Senior Pastors and Wives Retreat takes place this week. It’s one important way we try to express care for ministry...
The Day Pascal Caught Fire
In the lingo of modern sports, Blaise Pascal “had game.” But rather than an impressive batting average or vertical leap, his...
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...
