Posts with the category “significance”

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

Why Family Is the Secret Sauce of Every Healthy Youth MinistryThere are a few ministry truths that, if we truly embraced them, would change everything. And this is one of them: creating a genuine sens...  Read More

If you study the lives of truly great men and women—people who didn’t just dream big but actually lived big—you’ll find a common thread woven through every story. It’s not luck. It’s not talent. It’s ...  Read More

Ministry is beautiful, but it’s also brutal. It’s a calling filled with joy, heartbreak, growth, and grit. Over the years, I’ve learned some hard truths—lessons that didn’t come from a textbook or a c...  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

I recently received an email from a member of my Cadre who was wondering, "Am I asking the right questions?" Sadly, not too many people pause to ask those kinds of questions.Though the word-game has b...  Read More

Late one night my phone rang and before I could finish saying, "Hello," the voice on the other end frantically spoke."I'm so sorry to call you late. I don't know what to do. I love where I'm at. I jus...  Read More

As I write this, we are in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. This significant event has brought the entire world to its knees. I remember so well where I was 19 years ago, when America was in shock ...  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

In his book, Geeks and Geezers, Warren Bennis made a scientific study of leaders and what characterized them. He found, "The ability to find meaning and strength in adversity distinguishes leaders fro...  Read More