Today’s post is written by David Kinnaman. David is the president of Barna and has authored numerous books, including unChristian, You Lost Me, Good Faith and Faith for Exiles. David co-hosts the ChurchPulse Weekly podcast with Carey Nieuwhof as they…
If your social feed is like mine, it looks like people are losing their minds. Christians too. As the world has become more fragile than it has been in my lifetime, my feed has gotten more and more polarized, partisan,…
You probably already have some regrets as a leader. I know I do. Not only as a leader, but regrets as a husband, dad, and friend too. Leadership is so complicated that sometimes it’s hard to know what to focus…
You’ve heard people say that marriage can be hard, but you didn’t know it could be this hard. You married with the hope of sharing your life with someone who’s as pumped to make the most of it as you…
This post is by Jenni Catron. Jenni is a leading voice on how to create world-class organizational culture. Jenni is the Founder and CEO of The 4Sight Group and is a member of my Speaking/Consulting Team. By Jenni Catron This season is requiring…
So how are you doing, really? It’s a question I ask friends, leaders, family and myself more and more. Too many church leaders have died by suicide in the last few years, and I find it heartbreaking to see. It…
So you want to keep conflict low and passion high at work. How do you do it? Great question, and apparently a needed one. Gallup says 70% of Americans remain disengaged at work (aka they’re phoning it in). And, curiously,…
Let’s ask an awkward, difficult, and at times piercing question: What motivates your ambition? Is it selfish? That’s an important question to ask. Why? Because if you don’t ask it, I promise everyone else around you will. Mostly I don’t…
Leadership would be so much easier, the saying goes, if it wasn’t for people. And topping off the list of difficult people to work with or lead is toxic people. The hard part is, as much as we might wish…
A lot has changed in the last decade. In fact, things have changed so quickly it’s hard to remember how it used to be. For example, any idea what’s influencing how you think? Or let me ask it another layer…