Three Simple Things Going Into A New Year Of Student Ministry
Student Ministry has three big seasons: Fall, January, and Summer. These are great times to hit restart – to get things in order and check in on your progress. With … Read more
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Do You Attend Worship When You’re Out Of Town?
When I was young, people in our church would bring a bulletin back from churches they visited to get attendance credit. That allowed people who traveled to get perfect attendance … Read more
Six Ways Vacations Restore The Rhythm of Our Lives
Time off is invaluable. Sabbath time is a weekly rhythm you shouldn’t negotiate. Beyond Sabbath, we need extended vacation from work. Whether we take a huge trip or spend time … Read more
Celebrate The Ordinary
“God loves the ordinary. The world tries to seduce us with the extraordinary. The culture fills our minds with dreams of home runs, but life is about getting up every … Read more
Leadership Flows from Integrity, Skill, and Being Led
Leadership is often discussed in terms of vision, influence, communication, strategy, and responsibility. Those things are important, but Scripture continually reminds us that godly leadership begins before the public leadership … Read more
9 Strong Habits for Learning Like A Hummingbird
There is a big difference between the way hummingbirds and lions nourish themselves. Lions typically hunt their prey at night. They kill a large animal, feed on it, and … Read more
How To Become A More Charismatic Leader
You can learn to become a more charismatic leader. It’s about focusing on others. Here is some of what I learned from John Maxwell’s new book, The Charismatic Leader: 21 Skills … Read more
The Story Of The Prodigal Sons
One of the more surprising ideas in book, The Prodigal God, by Tim Keller, is that sin doesn’t always look like rebellion. Sometimes it looks like discipline, like staying, like … Read more
How To Gain Leadership Wisdom For Ministry or Business
There are no shortcuts to gaining wisdom. It takes time. You don’t gain wisdom in leadership because you set out to be a wise leader, but because your goals are … Read more
7 Ways To Be An Inspiration
People who inspire us typically aren’t setting out to do so. They are just faithfully living out their lives. Here are some of the actions they incorporate. All are actions … Read more