Pastors

Encountering Storms Even in the Center of God’s Will

In short, nothing can prevent God from working in and through you. Even though demons are against you, the world hates you, carnal believers mock you, and friends and family may ridicule you, God is with you!

Beware the Black Robed Regiment Cosplay

Lauding the “patriot preachers” of the Revolution, one group aims to “stand for liberty as the 18th century church did.” But cosplaying Revolutionary clergy doesn't reflect sound theology.

Want To Become a Better Leader? Grow Some Self-Awareness

Sin is humanity’s great problem, but a wholesale lack of self-awareness (then other awareness) is a leading contributor to the problems and troubles we create for ourselves.

Strategic Flexibility – How Adding “For Now” Will Keep You Relevant Forever

The reason there are so many books, articles, and blogs on strategic flexibility is because we can’t seem to embrace one simple, two-word concept.

How To Experience God’s Presence

We need more than a theology of God's presence: we need the experience of his presence. He is here, now. Are we awake?

Is Being ‘Nice’ a Requirement for Leadership?

Looking back over my career, the greatest leaders I’ve had the honor to work with weren’t always very nice. They were driven, passionate, and hated doing work that was less than the best we could do.

3 Reasons You Should Learn From Different People

Here's a question I’m working through about learning from different people: Does the breadth of your learning impact the depth of your learning?

How to Get Speaking Engagements at Churches

If you're available for speaking engagements, public speaking events, organizations looking for speakers, engagements at schools, engagements at colleges, here are 8 strategies to set yourself in a great position for landing them.