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Finding Your Writing Process

If you are a leader, you are in the communication business. That means, you need a process for putting thoughts into writing. Here's mine.

Dec 8, 2020

How do you lead the way forward when the rules change?

When the rules change, everything and everyone goes back to the drawing board. The challenge is, embrace change as opportunity not a threat.

Oct 20, 2020

PASSING THE BATON: # 1 // You Can’t Unring the Bell

How do you know when the time is right to hand off the baton of leadership to your successor? What are the signs that you’ve stayed too...

Oct 6, 2020

Leadership When a Pandemic Threatens the Church

Even though we are 6 months in, we still ride a roller coaster of unpredictability where church leaders must pivot over and over again.

Sep 26, 2020

The Connection between Courage and Results

I have a theory: courage is the sinew that connects behavior to results. And, fear is a sinkhole that sabotages the best of intentions....

Sep 18, 2020

Healthy Leaders Admit —They Don’t Know

The book of Job is a book of questions. Uncomfortable, hairy, galaxy-sized questions. I counted them all one time. Depending on how you...

Aug 14, 2020

Avoiding Mission Drift

Mission drift is a real thing and it doesn’t just happen to others. None of us have immunity. However, one consistent practice can help...

Aug 5, 2020

Great Teams Choose Tension

Great leaders and great teams learn to embrace creative tension and reject the simplistic solutions of “either/or thinking.” One constant...

Jul 18, 2020

The Church has Left the Building — 5 Leadership Responses

I remember a profound moment with my daughter ten or fifteen years ago. We were engaged in one of our “deep thought hour” conversations...

Jun 30, 2020

How to Thwart Change with TWO Words

If you’d rather avoid the risk of change, this is your lucky day! The easiest way to avoid change with the least amount of effort is by...

Jun 13, 2020

Just Courage

Here is one choice our heavenly Father wants us to understand as Christians. Do we want to be brave or safe? (p.113) The daily protests,...