Church
Clarifying the gospel
The other day I was giving feedback to a young preacher who asked for it. He had preached a sermon and it was great. Filled with good teaching, good stories, and great flow. He was an engaging communicator. I told him there was only one problem. For someone committed to want to preach the gospel…
Read MoreOpportunity & Decisions
Leadership guru Bobb Biehl points out the following advice which has helped me immensely in my life: “A mature person asks good questions. Maturity is putting process between opportunity and decision. For example: The immature person gets the opportunity to buy a car. The person selling the car says, “Hey, how do you like my Jaguar?”…
Read MoreViolence & Carrying on
This week I met with Ed Wilson – the Executive Director of International Justice Mission, Canada. The mission of IJM is to rescue victims of violence and protect the poor by strengthening their justice systems. They do this in 18 countries around the world. Ed was in town because the founder of IJM, Gary A.…
Read Moreblogging & encouragement
We’ve entered a great season as a church. The staff are amazing and the church is leading and serving more than ever, all of which gives me a chance to do my role better (teaching and preaching, vision, developing leaders and staff, etc.,) part of which is getting to study and write more. This will…
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