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How to Avoid Family Regrets

I came across this picture on social media this past week. The message in the picture had an impact on me. I immediately thought of my two children; one now a sophomore in college and the other a sophomore in high school. I thought of my wife and the almost twenty-three years we have been married. As I thought of how quickly the time had passed between their birth and the present, I could hear the first verse of an old hymn…”Time is filled with swift transition, naught on earth unmoved can stand.” [Read more…] about How to Avoid Family Regrets

One Thing Guaranteed to Increase Your Success Rate

Leadership, Life, Productivity

The one thing that I believe all pastors and ministry leaders have in common is the desire to be effective in both life and ministry. Whenever I have an opportunity to talk to pastors, ministry leaders, or potential church planters, I share that I have discovered one thing that can increase their rate of success in these areas. There is a widely discussed, but underutilized thing that can immediately benefit every pastor, parishioner, parent, and leader. [Read more…] about One Thing Guaranteed to Increase Your Success Rate

3 Ways to Prevent Becoming Stranded as a Ministry Leader

Leadership

We’ve all seen it, a motorist stranded on the side of the road or a car abandoned on the highway with a white cloth dangling from the windshield. Someone has been stranded. Their vehicle has malfunctioned and left them stranded somewhere between where they began and their ultimate destination. Inevitably we wonder what became of them, did they make it safely to help? Inevitably, we whisper a word of thanks that it was not us as we motor toward our destination. A similar scene plays out daily in the lives of pastors and leaders of ministries.

Enough of the Fake Relationships Among Leaders

Church, Leadership, Life

As a leader, do you have relationships that you would consider brutally honest? The kind of relationship where your friend can tell you the truth and where you can do the same? If you are like many contemporary leaders, especially in Christian ministry, the answer is probably no. The fact that many leaders don’t have these kinds of relationships is not only hurting them professionally and personally, but also hurting their families and the people they are called to lead.

5 Life Lessons I Learned on a Field Trip

Leadership, Life, Productivity

You never know where you will find nuggets of wisdom to help you on your journey towards your future. You can even learn a lot on a field trip if you are careful to pay attention to what is going on around you. Recently, I had the opportunity to accompany my son on a trip to a student expo at W.L. Gore & Associates.