Posts with the tag “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

Someone once privately asked me an interesting question. "How do you build something in youth ministry that will really last, Jeanne?" the guy said quietly. The intensity behind his voice and the seri...  Read More

On a cold December night, I said farewell to the youth ministry I'd led for 13 incredible years in Rockford, Illinois. On my last night at the church, the team members I was leaving behind organized a...  Read More

It's the secret, unspoken fear of many of youth ministry's finest and most experienced leaders...they are concerned that they are getting "too old." Since I myself am a part of the Baby Boomer crowd w...  Read More

If you've never read Jim Collins' bestselling leadership book, Good To Great, I highly recommend it. In his book, he tells a story that is very profound and gives us wisdom as we look at our current t...  Read More