On Tuesday morning, May 27th my dear friend Terry Ford was rushed to hospital suffering from a major heart attack. Terry and I serve on the Elder Board together at Fellowship Bible Church. It is a privilege to serve alongside him. In fact, he and I stand side-by-side, shoulder-to-shoulder each Sunday at the front of the […]
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11 Leadership Quotes And Principles From The October Baby DVD
“You saw me before I was born.” Psalm 139:16 (NLT) Last March I chose to go to  October Baby rather than Hunger Games and I am glad I did! With its dvd being released today, October Baby is an incredibly moving story that tells us the importance that every human life has. This film by Jon and Andrew Erwin […]
The One Thing Leaders Must Have To Survive Shocking And Unexpected Events
Have you ever been shocked? I mean really shocked? That is what came to my mind when I first watched the video above? I though “Wow!  Where did that come from? Was that shark really that close to land?”  It is truly a shocking video. Sarah Brame’s encounter with a bull shark while fishing off a deck in South Carolina brought back […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of August 6th
This has been an incredible week for leadership training! The Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit stretched me in ways I have not been stretched in a long time. You can read my favorite posts from that 2-day event by clicking here and here. In addition to the Summit, I also read a multitude of incredible leadership […]
The Most Horrifying Image I’ve Ever Seen And What We Can Do About It
What you are looking at are the effects of a disease called Podoconiosis. “Podoconiosis (”dust in the feet’) presents as bilateral asymmetrical swelling of the feet and lower legs. It is seen in susceptible families of bare-footed farmers in well-defined fertile volcanic highland zones of Africa, Central and South America, and Indonesia, and also in the lowlands […]
The Time When Leaders Are Most Likely To Fail
In the May 22nd edition of USA Today, it was reported that three climbers tragically died and two more were reported missing while descending from Mount Everest. Experts believe that exhaustion and altitude sickness in a place called the “death zone” were the causes. For leaders, I think it is important to look at WHEN and WHY […]
5 Questions To Determine If Your Church Is The Happiest Place You Could Ever Imagine
I recently was at a conference where North Point Community Church’s Andy Stanley asked the question “Why are so many 18-35 year olds leaving church?” His startling answer – “Because they’ve been to one.” Ouch! My wife and I are greeters at Fellowship Bible Church and it is alarming when people arrive looking like they do not want […]
The Top Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of May 28th
There is a difference between leader development and leadership development. Leader development has to do with the person God is molding and shaping you to be. Leadership development has to do with skills, task, and assignment. It has been an amazing week in terms of reading challenging content that has to do with leader development.  I have […]
11 Leadership Quotes And Principles From October Baby
“You saw me before I was born.” Psalm 139:16 (NLT) Today I chose to October Baby over Hunger Games and I am glad I did! October Baby is an incredibly moving story that tells us the importance that every human life has. This film by Jon and Andrew Erwin follows the story of a college student named […]
8 Results Of Fatigue In My Life As A Leader
This is the toughest blog I have ever written. It is tough because of the consequences of something that affects most, if not all, leaders including me. Leaders get tired. Because of the pace and rhythm at which leaders operate, fatigue is a constant companion. In worst case scenarios, burnout and depression set in. These […]
33 Leadership Quotes From Magic Johnson And The Announcement
“Because of the HIV virus that I have attained, I will have to retire from the Lakers today.” –  Thursday, November 7th 1991 We all remember where we were when we heard those shocking words come from Earvin “Magic” Johnson. ESPN Films recently did an amazing job recapping the events of Johnson’s announcement that he was […]
Information From Those Suffering From Burnout
I made an amazing discovery this week when I wrote the post The Top 20 Blogs Christian Leaders Need To Be Reading In 2012. My top recommended blog was Perry Noble which I noted is “Simply the best blog for Christian leaders on the Internet. No site is more transparent, raw, and applicable as Perry’s.” Those […]