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An Essential Equipping Principle

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I had the privilege of keynoting the Kidmin track at the CMTA Convention this past weekend.  We had a couple of great sessions & I was honored to connect with some wonderful Kidmin leaders after each session.  There’s not too many things I love doing more than equipping leaders and learning from them. I got an…

Audacious Realism

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how we reconcile two seemingly opposite realities in ministry. 1. Big Hairy Audacious Goals The term was popularized by Jim Collins & Jerry Porras in their book Built To Last.  In a nutshell, it means defining a crazy big goal!  You can see some examples that various companies have…

Change In Your Pocket

A concept that has stuck with me for years is the image of change in your pocket.  John Maxwell used to tell us to make sure we collected change for our pockets because there was going to be times as a leader when we needed to give some of it back. What he meant was,…

Quitting

Quitting…is not an option. per·se·ver·ance ~ noun steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement . We all want to quit sometimes.  Discouragement can be daunting. Hurt.  Disappointment.  Fear.  And a number of other emotions can bring us to our knees.  We want…

The High Ground

Last week my son & I had the privilege of visiting many Civil & Revolutionary War sites. We learned of many battles that took place and actually stood on the ground where many of them occurred. A recurring theme we were reminded of was the necessity to take the “high ground” in the battle.  It…

Top 5 Leadership Books

I try and read a lot.  In fact, long ago I made the commitment to read at least one chapter a day.  I don’t always get that done, but I found you can get through an amazing amount of reading if you just practice that one small habit.  I love reading on ministry, children’s ministry…

Commitment

For years I’ve displayed a little laminated card on my bookshelf that I received from John Maxwell when I served under his leadership at Skyline Church.  He used to say that if he gave us something was laminated, we’d better pay attention! This particular card was entitled “Commitment is the Key”, and it has a…

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