Posts with the category “authenticity”

Let me start with a question that may sound a little strange—yet it has the power to uncover something deeply formative in our lives as leaders and followers of Christ:Are you a “Jesus and” person?Mos...  Read More

When Heroes Leave… and When You Become OneIf you’ve walked with Jesus for any length of time, you’ve probably discovered something both beautiful and terrifying: God loves using ordinary people to rew...  Read More

If you’ve been in leadership for any length of time—whether in ministry, business, or simply leading your own family—you already know that leadership is rarely about the big, flashy decisions. It’s no...  Read More

There’s a haunting question posed by Andy Andrews in his book How Do You Kill 11 Million People? It’s the kind of question that stops you mid‑sentence, mid‑scroll, mid‑life. And Andrews begins with a ...  Read More

If you’ve walked with Jesus for more than about five minutes, you’ve already discovered this truth: God has a waiting room. And sooner or later, every one of us ends up sitting in it. Sometimes for a ...  Read More

If you’ve been around ministry for more than five minutes, you’ve probably noticed something: the church world today is overflowing with leaders who function like CEOs. Slick. Strategic. Vision‑driven...  Read More

If I could give only one gift to the ministry leaders of today, it would be a fresh dose of passion for the calling we are privileged to live out. It was once said, "The worst bankruptcy in the world ...  Read More

In the world of ministry, the path you travel consistently provides you with the opportunity to build one of two kingdoms: Yours or God's. When you start to build your own, you become the hero and any...  Read More

I still remember...we had just come off of our 3rd Year Intern Advance and getting ready to leave on Thursday for our 2nd Year Advance… in between we did a huge outreach night. During such times, as I...  Read More

We are trying to reach a generation that has seen very little commitment to standards and morals from their parents. So we should not be surprised that the word "commitment" is a nice word on a spelli...  Read More

If you're in ministry, remember, God doesn't call you to be His business associate, He calls you to be His son or His daughter. It is still agonizing to me how many people are in the ministry and don'...  Read More