Tweet I was talking with a board of a Christian nonprofit recently who wanted my help as they begin their new search for an executive director. It’s been a difficult…
Read More
Get New Blog Posts the moment they are released:
Tweet I ran my first and only marathon a few years ago. I’ve run lots of halves, but only one full. I hope to do another this fall. I chose…
Tweet Legacy It’s what we leave behind. Mostly after we’re gone. The memories… The witness… The example to follow… My grandfather died last night. He left a legacy. It’s sad,…
Tweet In great fear and distress Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, and the flocks and herds and camels as well. Genesis 32:7 NIV I…
Tweet Here is an example of a common question I receive: My church is not growing. People come but they do not stay. We’ve analyzed all the majors and feel…
Tweet It surprises me how many well-meaning, even nice people don’t know how to offer a complaint. One that actually gets heard. The Bible says “do everything without arguing or…
Tweet Sometimes I seem to contradict myself. I say one thing…then I say another. Yet, both are true. For example. I say: Sometimes a leader has to lead alone. Another…
Tweet What makes an effective leader these days? I was asked that question recently and I had to think for a moment. The question was asked in a way that…
Tweet And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it…
Tweet I believe the church is to be a cultural change agents in our communities, but the truth is that many coffee shops have taken some of that responsibility. Starbucks…
Tweet (I’m on vacation this coming week, and so for the next couple weeks I’m posting again some of my most read posts, but also ones I think are actually…
Tweet Abraham and Isaac: Radical Obedience from ron edmondson on Vimeo.
Tweet The calendar indicates a year has past since I began my new ministry position as pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church. You can read about it HERE. I left the…
Tweet If you are in leadership long enough, there will be days when you simply feel you are all alone and no one understands. You may feel overwhelmed. Unappreciated. Misunderstood….
Tweet A recent conversation on a Sunday went something like this: Staff member: Where is everyone? Me: It’s summer. Staff member: But, it still seems low, even for summer. Me:…