Many Christians believe America and the world is poised for a revival in the Church and an awakening in the culture. The recent events in Ukraine as well as the past few years of the COVID pandemic have led to even more people expecting a revival in response to the...
Passive, Performance, or Prophetic Leadership
All leaders are motivated by something or someone. It is healthy for leaders to examine their motivation and motives. It is possible to start with the correct motivation and over time to experience motivation drift to a different reason or method for leading. Some leaders are passive leaders. They react to...
Keep It Moving
Jesus intentionally started a movement. He launched a movement that kept moving forward even after his return to heaven. Jesus empowered a small group of followers, and left them with a plan to permeate the entire earth with his message. If you and I had been one of the eleven...
Discipleship Communities
When Jesus wanted to change the world, he created a discipleship community of 12 people. He ministered in public and taught the crowds, but he used every opportunity to explain the in-depth meaning of his teaching in-person to his disciples. The primary way Jesus discipled was to be with his...
No Secrets
“And this is the message I proclaim—that the day is coming when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge everyone’s secret life.” (Romans 2:16 NLT) The news is constantly buzzing with the latest scandal among ministers and churches. Recently a high-profile minister admitted he had turned to alcohol in times of stress...
Why 30%?
Early in my leadership, I asked a well-known leader at a question-and-answer session how he stayed emotionally healthy in ministry. He didn’t answer the question very well, and later in his life he was involved in a moral failure. I recognized early on that I would need to address this...