I had never been through anything quite as deep, or frankly, personally frightening as my burnout back in 2006. Burnout moves fatigue and the darkness from a place where it was in your control to a place where you can…
Burnout. Been there? Seven years ago, I entered the darkest period of my life. People had always warned me I would burn out. I thought I could prove them wrong. And usually, I did. I would get tired – out…
When you lead an organization — especially when you are responsible for leading an organization like the local church — there is a temptation to ignore trends or minimize the impact they will have on how you operate. It’s so…
Almost every leader I talk to acknowledges that our culture is shifting. To reach a changing culture, the church needs to change. Rapidly. Don’t get me wrong, we don’t need to change the message. Just the method. One is sacred.…
I don’t know about you, but as for me, the longer I serve in leadership the more intentional I have to be at keeping my heart open and fully alive. That’s a polite way of saying that the longer I’m…
Integrity is something you desire, but how do you know if you have it? And what exactly is it anyway? Sometimes it’s easiest to think about something out of its immediate context. When something is well-built, we say it…