Today I had the privilege of being interviewed at a monthly lunch-and-learn event called Lunch With A Leader. This event is hosted by NorthStar Church and its senior pastor Mike Linch. Over 200 business leaders, first responders, coaches, educators, government officials, and ministry leaders attend each month and learn principles of spiritual leadership from Mike. […]
“And Moses said to the people, ‘Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.’ ” – Exodus 14:13-14 (ESV) These […]
An Important Speech Last week I had the privilege of being the keynote speaker for Metrolina Christian Academy’s athletic kick-off for the 2023-2024 school year. First let me say how impressed I am with athletic director Ronnie Plyler, his coaches, and the parents and student-athletes of this incredible organization. They have created as healthy a […]
A Historic Performance This past Sunday, April 30th, Steph Curry scored a Game 7-record 50 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 120-100 win over the up-and-coming Sacramento Kings. You can see the highlights in the above video. But what made Curry’s performance so memorable was not just the scoring record, but his […]
Haddon Robinson, in his fantastic book, Biblical Preaching points out an unfortunate reality in the early portion of his book. He points out what all of us have experienced: “Dull expository sermons usually lack effective applications.” In other words, we preachers can preach some boring sermons and what often makes them boring and ineffective is […]
Regardless of the size of the audience, many people who first begin giving speeches simply want to do a good job. They want to be engaging, not boring, and quite frankly, just don’t want to embarrass themselves. If you are like me, you were also looking for validation which came from the applause, standing ovations, […]
Leaders LOVE casting vision! A vision is a gift solely given to the leader. The team doesn’t get the vision, the leader does. As a result, a vision of a preferred future is so exciting leaders can’t wait to tell other people about it. They can’t wait to invite others to be part of it […]
