An Open Letter to Andy Stanley From the Pastor of a Small Church
Dear Andy, First off, I love you. Seriously. I’ve spent a lot of time studying your way of...
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Category: Leadership
Dear Leader: Coaching vs. Catering
Dear Leader, We live in an interesting tension don’t we? Especially in the church world. I...
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How Do We Save The Church?
There’s a great blog/podcast for church leaders that I love to follow, Carey Nieuwhof. One...
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Theology Colored Glasses
How many times have you found yourself in a debate over theology? Maybe you’re not a pastor,...
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Believing the Bible Does Not Make You A Fundamentalist
There’s a group of idiots out there. Most of us know who they are. They’re known as...
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The Two Things Millennials Must Fix Now: WAKE UP!
Before you get all judgey with your self-righteous indignation, you need to know that I am a...
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No More Cookie Cutter Pastors, No More Cookie Cutter Churches. (Why you’re not a failure even though it feels like it.)
(Intro: This is a post I wrote in Sept of 2012, when I was fairly upset about some stuff, so I...
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Creativity the Missing Piece(s) – Part 4
Slowly, but surely, this series is going to get finished! I started the series in 2009! What the...
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The Blame Game Danger
“The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.” – Dale...
Read MoreLost Virtues: The Death of Humility – Part 2
“Count no day lost in which you waited your turn, took only your share and sought advantage over no one.” Robert Brault A couple of weeks ago, I started a series entitled “Lost Virtues.” And as I get into it just a...
Read MoreLost Virtues: The Death of Humility – Part 1
“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” ― C.S. Lewis There has been a lot of talk lately about how bad things are. Everything is getting worse, people are getting worse, the planet is...
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Dear Optimistic Leader
(To read more letters to leaders, Click here) Do you have a letter you want to write? Do you have...
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