Category Archives: Leadership

21 Men (Not Named Jesus) I’m Thankful For

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

As Thanksgiving nears, I was thinking about things I’m thankful for. The first thing that came to mind was the men that God has used to sharpen my life over the years. We are shaped by those around us, and … Continue reading →

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Leveraging Your Uniqueness for God’s Purposes

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

I enjoy taking personality profiles and strength assessments. I find that they reenergize and refocus me. They clarify for me the things that I should invest my energy in, and they help me say no to other things. This is … Continue reading →

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Pastors: Is Your Soul Ready for Easter?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

If your life is like mine, the Easter season is very busy. Our days are consumed by an all-hands-on-deck time of planning special worship services and additional outreach efforts. You stack this on top of the probable heavy load of … Continue reading →

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How Important are YOU?

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

One of the great and humbling realities that followers of Jesus experience is this: God uses you. In his sovereign and eternal plan, God decided to bring about divine good in the world through broken people. As a pastor, I … Continue reading →

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Leadership in the Local Church – Elders #2

Posted on March 26, 2010 by

Sorry it’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve posted. It’s a busy but good season of ministry. We had a great time in our Biblical Understanding of Elders class. As a new church, this was an important time for us to … Continue reading →

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Leadership in the Local Church – Elders #1

Posted on March 3, 2010 by

When the Apostle Paul was planting churches in the first century, he wrote a letter to a church-planting partner named Titus. He wanted to make sure Titus had not been distracted from first-order business in the church. In the letter, … Continue reading →

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Engaging the New South with the Gospel

Posted on February 27, 2010 by

We launched our church because of the great need in our area for churches with both deep belief in the gospel of Jesus and deep love for the people in our area. Rather than retreating from our world, we wanted to be a … Continue reading →

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Soul-stirring MLK Day Reminders

Posted on January 18, 2010 by

I wanted to share with you three reminders that justice is worth the fight. I can’t listen to these recordings without having my soul profoundly stirred. Where justice demands our presence, may we love deeply, live boldly, pray constantly, hope vividly, … Continue reading →

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Lessons from the Texas Tech – Mike Leach Fiasco

Posted on January 2, 2010 by

As with most of the sports world, I’ve been sucked into the drama that has surrounded the Texas Tech football program over the last week. I won’t drift into sports reporting here, as everyone from the NY to LA is … Continue reading →

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Leadership, Self-doubt and Healthy Fear

Posted on December 16, 2009 by

I was reading in David McCullough’s fantastic biography of John Adams recently, and I ran across a section that I thought had relevance to all leaders. McCullough wrote: At the start of every new venture of importance in his life, … Continue reading →

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