5 Paradoxes Leaders Must Embrace

Jim Collins, leadership researcher and consultant, coined the phrase “genius of the ‘AND’” in his well-known book Built to Last as an exhortation for leaders to reject the “tyranny of...
A series of questions I often receive from other church leaders centers on how to choose the number of worship services a church offers and the days and times for...
We know biblically and experientially that there is a deep connection between our gratitude and our joy. The more grateful we are, the more joyful we are. The apostle Paul...
The cliché “love at first sight” emphasizes, well, sight. External beauty. This cliché can hurt those who are single and those who are married, encouraging a single person to prioritize...
I recently had a conversation with Dr. David Allen on his podcast, Preaching Coach, about sermon preparation for messages that are considered offensive or counter-cultural on topics like sexuality, gender,...
Leaders are restless by nature. A common experience is we set a goal, see the goal realized, and struggle to celebrate because we are already focused on the next goal....
Here are two scenes of two twenty-five-year-old young men. Scene one: A 25-year-old sits alone in his apartment, swiping through dating profiles on the phone. At it for an hour....
Eden, my oldest daughter, is now in her senior year of high school. She just turned eighteen years old! For years, especially during the early teenage years, helping her see...
Luke gives us two powerful progress reports in the early Church. “Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple, and broke bread from house to house. They...
Sigmund Freud, in his “Question of Lay Analysis,” speaks of the power a therapist has over you, even more than a pastor or priest, because of the one-on-one nature of...