Listening to a podcast episode in which Carey Nieuwhof is interviewing Francis Chan about what Francis learned when he left his position as the pastor of a megachurch, and spent several months overseas with his…
The following is a theology paper written for one of my courses in the Master of Arts in Leadership, Theology, and Society program at Regent College. It assumes an undergraduate-level understanding of basic theological themes…
Does the church exist to run programs or to multiply disciples? Of course, our primary goal is to multiply disciples, as indicated by Jesus’ final words in Matthew 28. But, no matter how we spin…
The following is an essay I wrote for a course in the Master of Arts in Leadership, Theology and Society (MALTS) at Regent College in Vancouver, BC. I have edited it for an online audience.…
The penalty that is most frustrating for any hockey coach is that of too many players on the ice. Just look at the face of the coach when their team gets called for this mistake.…
You are a leader if there is anyone in your life who’s decisions are impacted by your decisions. Most people are leaders to some degree. Assume you are a leader. Assume that there are people…
Take time to think! Oddly enough, dedicated thinking is one of the most important things leaders must do in order to be effective, yet it is often the most neglected tasks because it seems to…
A recent Barna study has reported that 4 out of 5 young adults say society is in a leadership crisis. The crisis is related to the number of quality leaders today. Young people are concerned…
There is a commonly made comparison between the lives of “Max Jukes” and Jonathan Edwards. Edwards lived a life of integrity and godliness, and Jukes lived a life of rebellion and ungodliness. Jukes was a criminal…
“You probably won’t like this, but I work at a liquor store.” I had asked this gentleman what he does for a living after just telling him that I was recently hired as a pastor.…
Brian Cosby is not proposing anything new in his book Giving Up Gimmicks. But, that’s exactly the point. Cosby is rightly concerned that the entertainment culture has infiltrated youth ministry. Giving Up Gimmicks, then, is written for…