Archive | January, 2012

20 Lessons From My 3 Churches

Yesterday I provided you a picture into the mind of a young teenage Christian in a composition paper written by my 13-year-old daughter Anna.  She creatively called this paper “My 3 Churches”.  Because of what they have been exposed to and how they view social justice and the world, I cannot wait to see how God [...]

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My 3 Churches Part 1

Any regular reader of this site knows my appreciation for NextGen (18-23 year old) leaders.  What you may not know is that I also have a deep appreciation for a group called FutGen Leaders.  These are the 13-17 year-old future Christian leaders.  One of these individuals would be my 7th grade daughter Anna. Recently, she wrote a paper for her [...]

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Survey Results On Burn Out And Who A Leader Really Is

Recently, I posted two surveys on this site.  The first centered around the issue of leadership burn out.  What prompted me to do this analysis was in response to my post The Top 20 Blogs Christian Leaders Need To Be Reading In 2012.   The 2nd most clicked blog was Serving Strong which I recommended for anyone suffering from burn out.  It obviously [...]

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I Want To Be A Disrupter In My Local Church…And So Should You!

Leaders want to make a difference.  They want to make significant positive change.  They want to do something memorable and not feel like they have wasted time, resources, or opportunity.  They want to leave a legacy of positive change and growth.  I know that I do and I am sure you do as well. As [...]

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The Sobering Reality Of Leadership – It Is Temporary

“You get hurt. They cart you off. They blow the whistle. The game continues.”  – Tom Brady In the January 25th edition of the USA Today, I was struck by two uncomfortable articles in the sports section.  One was covering the funeral of Joe Paterno and the other on whether Peyton Manning will remain as the [...]

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