Tweet One of the controversial issues of our day involves sexual identity. As a pastor, and now working with pastors, I realize we don’t always know how to address the…
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Tweet I am excited about the 3 books we helped publish at Leadership Network so far this year. Through our partnership with Thomas Nelson/HarperCollins, we are addressing topical issues of…
Tweet I’m convinced the biggest battle in leadership is often within the emotions of a leader – and equally powerful – the emotions of those we lead. The biggest battle…
Tweet Whether or not they are successful at it, most leaders understand the importance of delegation and empowering of leaders. (I wrote previously about leading leaders and not followers. Read…
Tweet Pastor, there are some things your church can’t do for you. They simply can’t. Please understand. I love the church. Greatly. I’m a local church guy. I was in…
Tweet I’ve written previously about the first seven years of marriage. We don’t know why necessarily — I have some theories — but the years between 6 and 8 of…
Tweet Hezekiah ruled over Judah and was a good and faithful king. Hezekiah often became the target of warring nations. The king of Assyria, which was a much more powerful…
Tweet I love leadership. I feel called to it. I realize the need for good leadership, but the fact is leadership is hard. In my last pastorate, I met regularly…
Tweet Leadership is not about having all the answers. One sign of a great leader — in my opinion — is to be bold enough to say, “I don’t have…
Tweet Over 25 years ago, I took a month to read through the book of Jeremiah. Two verses stood out to me then that have continued to produce spiritual growth…