I took my first church staff role when I was a few weeks from turning nineteen; I became the youth pastor at a church in Ruston, Louisiana, where I attended college. Though my roles have changed, I have been committed to leading and discipling kids and students through the local church ever since. Our kids…
Parenting
It Takes More Than a (Nature) Boy to Be a Great Dad
I was not a big wrestling fan growing up as a kid in the 80s, but on occasion, I would watch with some friends. I remember a few times, in elementary school, watching pay-per-view matches with friends and pretending to be Hulk Hogan in front-yard wrestling matches. One of the most popular wrestlers was Ric…
Kids Bible Reading: A Slam Dunk for Parents and Kids Leaders
I am honored to lead the Resources Division at LifeWay and serve with a team of leaders who are passionate to serve the Church in her mission of making disciples. Each Wednesday, I share the heart behind one of the resources our team has developed and give an opportunity for you to register to win…
My Current Top Three Resources for Engaging My Kids with the Bible
The problem in American Christianity is not that we don’t own Bibles, but that we don’t read the ones we have.
2 Big Reminders from 2 Weeks with Lots of Kids
This summer approximately 140,000 kids and students will attend one of our student or kids camps or mission trips. We hire 1,000 amazing summer staff who run the events, invest in kids and students, and work extremely hard to serve the kids and student ministries well. Each summer I speak at one of our camps,…
Links for Leaders 4/21/17
“Great leaders change us for the better. They see more in us than we see in ourselves, and they help us learn to see it too. They dream big and show us all the great things we can accomplish.” Travis Bradberry shares 12 habits of exceptional leaders. “Your competency will take you only as far…
Links for Leaders 7/1/16
Leading change is difficult. We’re going through a lot of change at LifeWay right now, and we’ve been learning a lot about how to navigate change effectively so that it doesn’t hinder our work any more than it has to. Sometimes, the speed of change is even faster than normal. Ron Edmondson shares seven of those…
Links for Leaders 3/11/16
Conflict resolution is an incredibly important part of effective leadership. Few people, if anyone, enjoy confrontation at all, let alone trying to resolve a conflict. Where do you start? What does successful conflict resolution even look like? Here is a helpful blog post from Selma Wilson, who shares four ways to resolve conflict at work….
Links for Leaders 1/15/16
Insecurity is awful, isn’t it? It’s awful because it has both internal and external effects. Insecurity affects the way in which you see yourself, and, as a result, it affects the way in which you relate to and work with others. Insecurity can seep into the life of a leader at any time, and the…
Links for Leaders 8/20/15
We need to be learning at all times. Leaders are never too powerful or important to be learners. Here are 10 unforgettable leadership lessons from Faith Whatley. “Sometimes we just feel stuck. Not that anything is really wrong, but more the sense that we’re not going anywhere. That place where you sense that things are…