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Readjusting Our Focus in Ministry
Here is an article of mine on marriage and ministry that was recently published in the Gateway District (Foursquare) newsletter. Readjusting Our Focus in Ministry Marital Stress Marriage and...
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The relevance of irrelevance
A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of presenting a conflict resolution training to a group of leaders involved in planting a new church. It was thrilling to hear their vision and feel their...
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Perspective on being “good enough”
Hal Runkel, in his excellent resource on parenting Scream Free Parenting, shares the following perspective: “The most important thing she’d learned over the years was that there was no way to be a...
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Miscellaneous thoughts
Have a few miscellaneous thoughts floating around. Here goes: 1. I’ve been pondering the fact that the Bible was written to communities of believers. The original recipients of the Scripture heard it...
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Leading with temptations
In preparing for a message on the temptations Jesus faced in the wilderness (Matthew 4), I came across Phil Yancey’s observation in The Jesus I Never Knew. Yancey notes that Jesus was alone during his...
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Self-management and leadership
In the 30-plus years I’ve been involved in ministry, I’ve heard a lot about what makes a good leader. Vision, passion, enthusiasm, speaking and organizational skills are standard fare in the...
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Presence, gifts and courage
I recently participated in an interactive seminar. One activity involved participants verbalizing the gifts and strengths we observed in each other. A couple of insights surfaced for me. First, there...
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The “both/and” of ministry
I had the privilege this week to present to a group of leaders of a campus ministry. The room was full of up-and-coming talented leaders in their 20′s and 30′s. There were a few of us in our 40′s and...
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Leading by presence
This week I presented a parenting workshop for an area church. The group was comprised primarily of parents of teens. In my preparation I was again impressed with the impact and genius of the...
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A fraudulent vocation
I recently attended a pastors retreat where the speaker stated, “Ours is a fraudulent vocation.” That was eye-popping statement. If the speaker didn’t have my attention before, he certainly had me now....
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