You are the most important and difficult person you lead every single day. That being the case, here are three ways you can completely sabotage your future self. 1.Caring too much about what others think about you. If you are doing big, adventurous, faith-filled and curious things, there will always be people who feel […]
I am currently in the Dominican Republic with a cohort of pastors on a “Next Level Leaders Retreat” sponsored by GO Ministries. It has been an amazing week experiencing multiple expressions of culture shaping local ministry. God is at work through the church plants, seminary, nutrition centers, sports teams, kingdom businesses, medical centers and local […]
When I find organizations that have a benevolent brand and missional mind I get excited. These are five organizations that I love, trust and support. Check em’ out.
I have been a Laker fan for more than a decade and continue to be a Lamar Odom fan. What is playing out for the public to metabolize is so painful to me. I understand, while a man is in the hospital fighting for his life … this is not a good time to make […]
Many people I know are trying to discern where God is calling them to love, lead, live and serve in the future. When I talk to leaders young and old it is not uncommon to hear the refrain … I’m just not sure where God is calling me to lead. I wish I knew where […]
Do you remember the first time you were exposed to explicit or questionable content? I do … it was my first day of first grade. I was 6 or 7 years old, and I was walking home from school with two friends; I can still remember their first and last names, but I won’t mention […]
As my son Cole heads to high school today, I have been wrestling with how I have prepared him for this new season of life. Have I done enough? I know for a young man there may be no greater challenge these days than navigating the high school experience. This is the season of life where […]
The Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit took place the past few days on August 6th & 7th, 2015. I have set aside this weekend to marinate on these leadership quotes & principles. My prayer is that as you seek to live and lead curiously, these leadership axioms will also add value to your life. Here […]
How do you know if you are living a curious life? 1. You get up early. When you love the life you are living, you are anxious to wake up and live it. 2. You are exhausted but energized. Being energized and refreshed does not come from an absence or lack of work, it […]
Over the course of the last two decades, I have been blessed to be around some phenomenal leaders and some very phony leaders. In an effort to avoid becoming a phony leader, I have kept a list of terrible leadership characteristics on my Evernote. Here are five ways I have learned that leaders can destroy their leadership equity and […]
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