Our lessons in leadership continue. These series of posts are based on the work of Myron Rush in “The New Leader.” We turn our attention...

19  Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord. He is a holy God; he is a jealous God. He will not forgive your...

“Teach the  wise , and they will become  wise r; inform the righteous, and their learning will increase.” – Proverbs 9:9 I have this...

My first call into ministry made it apparent that if this ministry thing would work out, I needed to be a better leader. Like so many...

In my work with congregations, besides stewardship programs and evangelism causing a rip in the congregational space and time continuum,...

As we continue this expedition to build the foundation for a church planting culture, we have so far unpacked several obstacles.  This...

At my last congregation in Milwaukee we had reached a critical place in our ministry, it was year six of our ten-year vision plan. As a...

Looking back in time I remember vividly embarking on my professional career.  Newly armed from all the training to debate theology with...

The role of the leader is not to do it all but instead to prepare others to participate in the ministry.  Every leader goes through three...

A truly humble man is hard to find, yet God delights to honor such selfless people. Booker T. Washington, the renowned black educator,...

It was July 25th, 1993. The day after I had been installed at my first congregation in Berea Lutheran Church in Detroit, MI.  I remember...

“God ain’t done with me yet” was my grandmother’s favorite saying as she got older.  She lived her life like the old man in this...

Every person and organization goes through a period of transition. We are facing one in the organization I serve.  As part of that...

One of the most vital challenges congregations face now are how do you involve the people in the pew and motivate them to use their gifts...

Is there a place for passion in the Christian life?  That is an interesting question.  I love this illustration. There is a tale told of...

Stop me if you have heard this: “We are a dying church.  The average age of our congregation is in the sixty plus range. We need young...

When we think of creativity, we picture a composer or an artist at work on a masterpiece. But creativity is a new approach to anything....

“Any change, at any time, for any reason, is to be deplored.” The Duke of Cambridge (late 1800s) The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians...

Friendly fire is an attack by a military force on a non-enemy, but their own, allied or neutral forces while attempting to attack the...

Every person and organization goes through a period of transition.  My current role in ministry is about to undergo a radical shift...