In last week’s The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of June 8th, Beth Riedemann wrote a post entitled An Open Letter To Mike Linch, Sr. Pastor at NorthStar. The title caught my attention because Mike is one of my dearest friends and one of the great pastors in America. You can follow him […]
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13 Practices Effective Leaders Can Learn From Jesus
Do you want to lead like Jesus? Who wouldn’t? Jesus is the greatest leader that ever lived. I love studying Jesus and the things He did during His earthly ministry. Because He is God, whatever insights I am shown are only be a small glimpse into His impact but I still love dissecting passages of […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of July 30th
What an incredible week of leadership this has been (and boy is that an understatement)! Between the outpouring of support, long lines, and record sales Chick-fil-A experienced on August 1st, the attacks from misguided government officials on private enterprise, the war on free speech, the firing of former Vonte CFO/Treasurer Adam Smith, Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook’s continued fall, and the Olympics, we […]
Something Many Pastors And Church Leaders Do Not Know
Today, Joe Sangl and I were having lunch at one of my favorite dining establishments, Outback Steakhouse. Our waiter was a young man who just graduated from college and was about to start his own business. The two of them began talking about websites, business plans, financing options, and personal growth. I just sat there quietly and enjoyed the precociousness and […]
9 Reasons Why Passion City Church, Louie Giglio, And Chris Tomlin Are A Contagious Epidemic
Passion City Church and the Passion Conference movement, led by Louie and Shelley Giglio, Chris Tomlin, and others is a full-fledged contagious epidemic amongst Christian students. And the contagion is infecting older adults as well. On Good Friday, April 6th, I was privileged to be part of the sold-out-weeks-in-advance crowd of 12,500 for a night of worship. […]
25 Ways Our Community Would Be Different If Our Church Ceased To Exist
Countless times in my life I have been to conferences or been in meetings and heard consultants say, “How would your community be different if tomorrow your church or business ceased to exist?”  You know what I have never heard? Someone actually provide a line-item, detailed answer. This would be better answered in the context of a […]
What One African-American Church Is Doing To Reach The Hispanic Community
One of the great joys I have is being able to see the creative ideas that churches utilize to deliver ministry and reach their communities. Today I spoke with a pastor who leads a predominantly African-American church just outside of Baltimore, MD. The location of this church is also in an area with a large Hispanic community. […]