One way of generating insight isn’t just to look for what you’re not seeing. Too often, people only analyze the things that are visible, without giving thought to what is invisible. Some examples: Instead of asking successful people what they do...
“Every growing organization will have a leadership shortage.” When Pastor Steve Murrell said those words last week, I immediately felt a great sense of relief. His statement explained so much of our current challenges. No wonder we always needed to...
This blog is a reminder I received just this morning. I was trying to get out of a specific meeting. As someone with a lot going on, like many of you, I always evaluate how my time went and where it’s about to go. Before committing to anything, I...
It was a defining moment in our China campus ministry. The apostolic leaders of our churches there were empowering a young man to lead the campus ministry nationally. Like many similar moments with them their words were simple, but powerful. “You’re...
Here are some leadership thoughts from the past few weeks. Would love to hear any feedback, changes, or challenges to them. 1. Serving is not always leadership. But true leadership is always serving. 2. If you want more leaders, grow them...
We’re wrapping up the conference here in Japan and it’s been a great time. Always fun to connect with passionate believers from other nations. We’ve been freezing at night though so last Wednesday, I turned the heater up and we...
What do you do when an older leader makes a mistake? Everyone’s seen this. Maybe it’s one major mistake that you can’t get out of your mind. Or maybe it’s a series of mistakes. Maybe it’s a lifestyle of doing the wrong thing. For many people, it’s a...
I love watching cooking shows. The modern version are those cooking POV videos on Facebook. But it’s nothing like when you hear the sound of the sizzling garlic, or crackling of freshly baked bread, or the chef narrating his every action. The...
In my last blog, I mentioned the question and and answer portion of the conference we went to last week. One of the questions asked to Pastor Steve Murrell at the panel last week was, “Why did you come to the Philippines?” I think the person wanted...
Last Saturday, I got to attend the Equip and Empower conference where Pastor Steve Murrell was speaking. (Great conference and excellent group of people!) Pastor Gilbert Foliente and I were the drivers. In the afternoon, there was a moment for the...